ugnet_: Don’t misinterpret Bible, Mr President -Monitor letters

2004-01-08 Thread gook makanga
LettersJan 9, 2004 Don’t misinterpret Bible, Mr President During the end-of-year prayers at State House, Nakasero, President Yoweri Museveni read the parable of the talents and made his interpretation of it: Africans were given this vast, rich continent but are not using it. So the Asians,

ugnet_: Who, after Museveni, is about to get the vision?

2004-01-08 Thread gook makanga
Hello Mr President By David Ouma Balikowa Who, after Museveni, is about to get the vision? Jan 9, 2004 Writing recently in The Monitor, Prof. Ogenga Latigo said he “had no intention whatsoever of entering an arena where two elephants, President Museveni and Eriya Kategaya were fighting

Re: ugnet_: How widespread is hypocricy among us Catholics?

2004-01-12 Thread gook makanga
Anyamokolo, Please , what has this got to do with "Baganda"? Kisubi is a school where all nationals attend, At least the last time i checked that was the picture.(Could M7 have "fundamentally" changed even this?) For your own edification "fargots" are found everywhere, they come in all

ugnet_: Vision alone will not save Uganda

2004-01-12 Thread gook makanga
Vision alone will not save UgandaBy Yoga AdholaJan 13, 2004 In his presidential epistle, Kategaya Wrong On Origin Of Third Term, published in The Monitor, December 28-Jan 3, 2004, President Museveni wrote: "Mr. Kategaya would like us believe that the vision for the future of Africa is so

ugnet_: Empire Or Africa

2004-01-13 Thread gook makanga
The article below is from ZNet. It was sent by a third party, whose address is indicated in the FROM: line of this email. You have not been placed on any list. ZNet | A Community of People Committed to Social Change Empire Or Africa ZNet Top Africa Home Most

ugnet_: Third term agitation dishonest

2004-01-14 Thread gook makanga
Third term agitation dishonest By Abbey B. Mushega Jan 15, 2004 The third term debate has reached a new crescendo with President Yoweri Museveni "disgusted" over Mr Augustine Ruzindana's remarks about his role in the struggle against dictatorship in Uganda. As such, Ugandans need to determine

ugnet_: Talk to rebels outside Uganda

2004-01-14 Thread gook makanga
Talk to rebels outside Uganda By Sev. A Obura Jan 15, 2004 There is logic in the question, is the war in the north a complex political emergency? Your answer, correct or wrong, shall depend on how you see the situation. When journalist Robin White of the BBC recently asked President Yoweri

ugnet_: Bidandi says no to referendum

2004-01-15 Thread gook makanga
Bidandi says no to referendumBy Carolyne NakazibweJan 16, 2004 KAMPALA – Veteran politician Bidandi Ssali is opposed to government’s plan to hold a referendum on the return to multipartyism and the scrapping of presidential term limits. “The easiest thing a politician can do is to manipulate a

ugnet_: Museveni fears MPs, misses Ankole shield

2004-01-15 Thread gook makanga
Cannibali fears MPs, misses Ankole shield By Ssemujju Ibrahim Nganda an 14 - 20, 2004 December saw Ugandans retreating to villages to celebrate Christmas and the beginning of New Year. President Yoweri Museveni followed suit but his new year activity and information from western Uganda

ugnet_: What is Museveni's vision for Uganda?

2004-01-17 Thread gook makanga
What is Museveni's vision for Uganda?By Andrew M. Mwenda Jan 18 - 24, 2004 For sometime now, President Yoweri Museveni has been arguing that any discussion of a possible transition from his leadership to his successor should have a "vision" as the central element. Dr Rwanyarare By

ugnet_: Museveni should go, says Bidandi

2004-01-19 Thread gook makanga
Museveni should go, says BidandiBy Emmanuel N. Mugarura Mercy NalugoJan 20, 2004 Everyone has a vision KAMPALA – A former Cabinet minister has said that President Museveni should retire at the end of his term in 2006. Speaking on CBS radio on Sunday, former Local Government minister Bidandi

ugnet_: Baker of Teso meets Mumias cane farmer

2004-01-20 Thread gook makanga
Ear to The Ground By Charles Onyango-Obbo Baker of Teso meets Mumias cane farmerJan 21, 2004 This is a story about two friends, a bakery, sugar farming peasants, and political food. A good friend has a thing about bread. When he used to visit his old folks in Kumi district, he found

ugnet_: Let Museveni keep ruling, say Ministers

2004-01-20 Thread gook makanga
Let Museveni keep ruling, say Ministers THIRD TERM: energy minister Syda Bumba dancing at ssembabule on Saturday By Eddie Ssejjoba, In Ssembabule Four Cabinet ministers and about 28 MPs danced and chanted slogans supporting the third term at a rally in Sembabule on Saturday. They said

RE: ugnet_: Remember what happened before when Uganda's Constitution was Changed by Obote? 2

2004-01-21 Thread gook makanga
And some people tell us these things where never discussed? That there was no democracy then? What then is this? Ssemakula, thank you for exposing the lies of such people! Rgds Gook "You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."- Malcom X Add

ugnet_: A Pillar of UPC passes away BUT the spirit lives on!

2004-01-21 Thread gook makanga
Matembe attacks Otafiire at funeralBy Otushabire TibyangyeJan 22, 2004 MBARARA - Ms Miria Matembe on Monday clashed with Col. Kahinda Otafiire at a burial. The two politicians were attending the burial of Mr Kesi Kabakyenga, a prominent elder in Mbarara. Trouble began when Otafiire, who was

Re: ugnet_: Kabaka to Meet Sudan Elders Over LRA Rebels

2004-01-23 Thread gook makanga
Vukoni, I agree with you here, but yet again you should have been in Luwero when him and Mu7 went about preaching about the new change they would usher and the methods they would use to bring about that change. They, him and M7, hade clearly identified whom their enemies were. Hoes, pangas and

ugnet_: Assessing the revolution through Nakiryowa, Museveni's cook :- Serves her right?

2004-01-25 Thread gook makanga
Assessing the revolution through Nakiryowa, Museveni's cook By David Kibirige Jan 25 - 31, 2004 They fought and conquered. They proudly marched to Kampala. We are talking about the National Resistance Army (NRA) fighters led by President Yoweri Museveni, who captured power in 1986 after a

RE: ugnet_: Kabaka to Meet Sudan Elders Over LRA Rebels

2004-01-25 Thread gook makanga
You are right on Mulindwa! Gook "You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."- Malcom X Original Message Follows From: "Mulindwa Edward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>CC: <[EMAIL

ugnet_: Uganda's Benevolent Dictatorship -J.OLOKA-ONYANGO

2004-01-26 Thread gook makanga
Uganda's Benevolent Dictatorship J. OLOKA-ONYANGO J. OLOKA-ONYANGO teaches at Makerere University in Uganda and was recently a visiting professor at Harvard Law School. His latest book is The Dynamics of Constitutional Politics in Uganda (Dakar, Senegal: CODESRIA, 1997). Few contemporary

ugnet_: 'Tri-Star boss incompetent'-Not M7?

2004-01-27 Thread gook makanga
'Tri-Star boss incompetent' By Emma Mutaizibwa Jan 28, 2004 KAMPALA - The Managing Director of Tri-Star Apparels, Mr Vellupillai Kananathan, is not fit to run the firm, a senior presidential adviser has said. Tri-Star Apparels exports garments to the United States under the African Growth and

ugnet_: Onegi-Obel wants Govt to take over Tristar-M7's vision for Uganda?

2004-01-27 Thread gook makanga
Onegi-Obel wants Govt to take over Tristar By Irene Nabusoba and Mary Karugaba THE Government was advised last year to acquire a stake in Apparels Tristar to save it from collapsing. Senior presidential advisor on AGOA Jeff Onegi-Obel told a parliamentary committee yesterday that he advised

ugnet_: Shock, surprise, as Americans,Ugandans chat

2004-01-28 Thread gook makanga
No-Holds-Barred By Peter G. Mwesige Shock, surprise, as Americans,Ugandans chat Jan 29, 2004 BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA-Last Saturday, a Ugandan colleague and I went out with two American women who have recently returned from Uganda. Our conversation turned out to be one of the most riveting

ugnet_: Looking inside the DP; Uganda’s ‘unwilling party’

2004-01-28 Thread gook makanga
Looking inside the DP; Uganda’s ‘unwilling party’ By Hussein BogereJan 28 - Feb 3, 2004 This is Week Two of our series of articles discussing political transition in Uganda; what is on the ground and the direction the country should be taking as we get closer to the end of President Museveni’s

ugnet_: ‘Movement is not safe choice for stability’

2004-01-28 Thread gook makanga
‘Movement is not safe choice for stability’ By Ssemujju Ibrahim NgandaJan 28 - Feb 3, 2004 The Odoki Constitutional Commission wrote a report outlining the merits and demerits of the Movement political system. SSEMUJJU IBRAHIM NGANDA reproduces what the commission reported. MERITS: The

ugnet_: Another Victory for the Opposition?

2004-01-29 Thread gook makanga
News just coming in from the Constitutional court room isthe DP petition has beenwon by the opposition by a unanimous verdict – 6 Justices agreed the law (Referendum Amendment) was either improperly passed or is irrelevant.More after I get the detailsAnne Mugisha Gook “The strategy of

ugnet_: DP defeats govt in Supreme Court

2004-01-29 Thread gook makanga
DP defeats govt in Supreme Court By Halima Abdallah Jan 30, 2004 Act amending Constitution in 2000 nullified KAMPALA - The Democratic Party yesterday scored another victory against government when the Supreme Court nullified the Act that amended some articles of the Constitution. In 2000, the

ugnet_: MPs boo SemakulaKiwanuka

2004-01-30 Thread gook makanga
MPs boo SemakulaKiwanuka By Felix Osike STATE minister for Luweero Triangle Prof. Semakula Kiwanuka was yesterday booed by MPs and forced to abandon his speech as he tried to defend the granting of more powers to the president to dissolve parliament in case of a stalemate. It was

ugnet_: Bundibugyo mourns slain Nkayarwa

2004-01-30 Thread gook makanga
Bundibugyo mourns slain Nkayarwa The 18th NRM celebrations in Bundibugyo nearly flopped after residents leant that Major George Nkayarwa had died in a Pader rebel ambush, reports Frank Kibulya. Wananchi at the poorly attended celebrations at Boma Grounds struggled to contain tears as

ugnet_: Orombi takes over as Kampala bishop today

2004-01-31 Thread gook makanga
Orombi takes over as Kampala bishop today By Grace Naisamura Feb 1, 2004 KAMPALA- The Archbishop of Church of Uganda, the most Rev. Henry Luke Orombi is to be enthroned today as the bishop of Kampala diocese. He replaces Rt. Rev Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo who has retired after nine years as

ugnet_: Who are our heroes today?

2004-02-05 Thread gook makanga
Who are our heroes today?By William TayeebwaFeb 6, 2004 Survey shows surprising results KAMPALA – President Museveni may be unpopular to a cross-section of people for his supposed third term project, but 44 percent of Ugandans consider him their living national hero. The Monitor commissioned

ugnet_: State House dragged into coltan saga

2004-02-07 Thread gook makanga
State House dragged into coltan sagaBy David KibirigeFeb 8, 2004 Rugunda calls crisis meeting KAMPALA - State House has been dragged into a very ugly scandal involving coltan from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The coltan scam involves several Congolese, Rwandans and Ugandan business

ugnet_: It is his first term, not third, not fifth

2004-02-08 Thread gook makanga
It is his first term, not third, not fifthBy James TumusiimeFeb 7, 2004 After months of being fed on anti-third term rhetoric, there is now an explosion of pro-third term sentiments. Almost everyday, a senior public figure comes up with a reason why President Museveni should have at least one

ugnet_: Ugandans name their heroes

2004-02-09 Thread gook makanga
Ugandans name their heroesBy William TayeebwaFeb 6, 2004 Following press reports that two disgruntled state guests, Prof. George William Kakoma and retired Major Kanuti Akorimo had turned down an invitation to a state dinner because they were not honoured as national heroes, Minister for the

ugnet_: The good politics of Kony and the Hague.-DOB

2004-02-10 Thread gook makanga
Hello Mr President By David Ouma Balikowa The ‘good politics’ of Kony and The HagueFeb 6, 2004 An American friend recently wrote to me and as he often does, throwing in a remark about Uganda’s politics. He wrote: “I notice [President Yoweri] Museveni has given up on [Joseph] Kony. He

ugnet_: Why lift the restrictions on terms alone, not age?

2004-02-10 Thread gook makanga
Letter to A Kampala Friend: By Muniini K. Mulera In Toronto Why lift the restrictions on terms alone, not age? Feb 9, 2004 Dear Tingasiga: Once again one hovers between tears and laughter as one reads reports of the latest offerings from some of the ruling National Resistance Movement

ugnet_: Civil servants amass wealth amidst poverty

2004-02-10 Thread gook makanga
Civil servants amass wealth amidst povertyBy Badru MulumbaFeb 8, 2004 MUNYONYO - Public servants are growing richer even as the average income of Ugandans falls. This revelation left delegates to a World Bank summit on poverty, wondering how civil servants could do so well yet poverty has gone

ugnet_: Govt blocks Tinye ghost-soldier report

2004-02-10 Thread gook makanga
Govt blocks Tinye ghost-soldier reportBy Halima AbdallahFeb 6, 2004 COURT – Government got a High Court injunction yesterday stopping The Monitor from publishing details of Lt. Gen. David Tinyefuza’s inquiry into ghost soldiers in the army. It is the second time in four months that government

ugnet_: Govt in new 200bn scam

2004-02-10 Thread gook makanga
When shall all this thuggery end? gook Govt in new 200bn scamBy Daniel Kalinaki Andrew M. MwendaFeb 7, 2004 KAMPALA - Government has signed an agreement to guarantee a private vegetable-oil company, Bidco, a loan of Shs 200 billion (US$ 112m) without parliamentary approval. The loan, which

ugnet_: Kategaya, Besigye wanted coup, says Kakooza Mutale

2004-02-10 Thread gook makanga
Kategaya, Besigye wanted coup, says Kakooza Mutale ACCUSED: Kategaya By Martin Kaahwa The original aim of forming Kalangala Action Plan (KAP) was to foil an attempt by Col. Kiiza Besigye and Eriya Kategaya, Maj Roland Kakooza Mutale said on Saturday. The former presidential advisor

ugnet_: Here's how M7 can happily be chief until 2015

2004-02-11 Thread gook makanga
Ear to The Ground By Charles Onyango-Obbo Here's how M7 can happily be chief until 2015Feb 11, 2004 When we were young, before we became "real' men, it was usual for a group of us to gather and wonder why some guy, a known womaniser, a "thug" who - like a minister who shall remain

ugnet_: NRM-O is the party to beat come 2006 elections

2004-02-11 Thread gook makanga
NRM-O is the party to beat come 2006 elections By Semujju Ibtahim NgandaFeb 11 - 17, 2004 This is Week Four of our series discussing the direction the country should be taking as we get closer to the end of President Museveni's last term in office SEMUJJU IBRAHIM NGANDA looks at the prospects

ugnet_: When going to court is a crime

2004-02-13 Thread gook makanga
When going to court is a crime By James Tumusiime Feb 14, 2004 Movement functionaries are not only angry that Democratic Party President Dr Paul Ssemogerere scored an important Supreme Court victory, nullifying the Constitutional (Amendment) Act 13 of 2000 last week; they are also crying foul

ugnet_: British MPs table motion on 3rd term

2004-02-14 Thread gook makanga
British MPs table motion on 3rd term By Badru D. Mulumba Feb 15, 2004 KAMPALA – A British minister for African affairs has said Britain is looking forward to the publication of the Ssempebwa report. This development comes in the wake of Britain’s lawmakers tabling a motion that puts Uganda’s

ugnet_: Third term project, a political comedy

2004-02-14 Thread gook makanga
http://www.monitor.co.ug/oped/oped02152.php Gook “The strategy of the guerilla struggle was to cause maximum chaos and destruction in order to render the government of the day very unpopular” Lt. Gen. Kaguta Museveni (Leader of the NRA guerilla army inLuwero)Help STOP spam with the new MSN 8

ugnet_: What are Museveni's numbers on third term?

2004-02-14 Thread gook makanga
What are Museveni's numbers on third term? By Andrew M. Mwenda Feb 15 - 21, 2004 Do President Yoweri Museveni and his pro third advocates have the numbers to get a constitutional amendment to remove term limits on the presidency through parliament or the referendum? If they get the amendment,

ugnet_: Ssempebwa wrote a ‘minority report’

2004-02-17 Thread gook makanga
Ssempebwa wrote a ‘minority report’By Daniel K. KalinakiFeb 18, 2004 KAMPALA – The chairman of the Constitutional Review Commission, Prof. Frederick Ssempebwa, wrote a minority report to government opposing the lifting of the term limits, The Monitor can reveal. A very senior official in

ugnet_: Wafula retires, Nkutu new boss

2004-02-17 Thread gook makanga
Wafula retires, Nkutu new bossBy Monitor ReporterFeb 18, 2004 Mr Conrad Nkutu has been appointed managing director designate of Monitor Publications Ltd. Mr Wafula Oguttu yesterday met top Monitor staff and announced his retirement from the position of Editor-in Chief and Managing Director of

ugnet_: What's the difference between Ssempebwa Reports I, II, III, IV?

2004-02-17 Thread gook makanga
Ear to The Ground By Charles Onyango-ObboWhat's the difference between Ssempebwa Reports I, II, III, IV? Feb 18, 2004 If published, it will become evident that the chairman and Owor weren't party to it Interesting. Chris Mullin, Britain's Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs,

ugnet_: Witch doctor uses cock to identify dead bodies

2004-02-18 Thread gook makanga
Witch doctor uses cock to identify dead bodiesWith just a few hours left to bury in a mass grave the remains of the people who perished in the Valentines Day accident at Najjembe along the Kampala –Jinja highway, a traditional doctor has used a cock to identify the bodies of his tribesmen. At

ugnet_: AFRICAN ECONOMIC WEB DOCTRINE

2004-02-19 Thread gook makanga
AFRICAN ECONOMIC WEB DOCTRINE KEYNOTE SPEECH BY DR. CHIKA A. ONYEANI AT THE MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY'S BILL OF RIGHTS/TRANSAFRICA CONVOCATION. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2000. 11:00 A.M. CARL MURPHY FINE ARTS AUDITORIUM TOPIC: TRUTH, HONESTY AND FRANKNESS Good morning. President Earl Richardson,

ugnet_: Suddenly the courts of law matter a great deal

2004-02-19 Thread gook makanga
Suddenly the courts of law matter a great deal By Simwogerere Kyazze Feb 18 - 24, 2004 Well, isn't it nice to live in a democracy? It seems like eons ago when we bitterly complained about the judiciary's frailty in the face of a Godzilla-like executive branch of government, (see, 'It's

ugnet_: Profile of a coalition choice against Movt

2004-02-19 Thread gook makanga
Profile of a coalition choice against Movt This That: By Henry Ochieng Feb 20, 2004 It could not have been said any better than in the minority reports of Prof. Frederick Ssempebwa and Mr Sam Owor of the Constitutional Review Commission. The professor said: "... the people had seen an elected

ugnet_: 'We know what Nkangi and Ocheger are up to'

2004-02-21 Thread gook makanga
'We know what Nkangi and Ocheger are up to' By Alex B. Atuhaire Feb 22 - 29, 2004 Mr Peter Walubiri is a member of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC) Presidential Policy Commission and deputy leader of the opposition group, which has been named the G-7. Sunday Monitor's Alex B. Atuhaire asked

RE: ugnet_: AFRICAN ECONOMIC WEB DOCTRINE

2004-02-22 Thread gook makanga
cle troubling. I think it is stupid. What do you think? Mitayo Potosi From: "gook makanga" Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],[

ugnet_: Let Uganda's heroes die quietly in their villages

2004-02-22 Thread gook makanga
Let Uganda's heroes die quietly in their villages Naughty and Nice: With Nabusayi L. Wamboka Feb 21 - 27, 2004 There is something strange about Uganda's heroes. If there are any Ugandans out there who think they are doing a great job and want to be recognised they had better think again. I

ugnet_: Where power does not lie

2004-02-22 Thread gook makanga
Where power does not lie Ronald Mutebi says he is a king without power. Tina Turyagyenda asks just how far he is willing to go to get it... FORGET the ecstatic ululations at Naggalabi, Budo in 1993 when Ronald Mutebi was crowned Kabaka. The event, 24 years after Mutebi had succeeded his late

ugnet_: Ssemo wants fight for Kabaka power

2004-02-22 Thread gook makanga
Ssemo wants fight for Kabaka power By Robert Mwanje Feb 23, 2004 MUKONO - The head of the Democratic Party, Dr Paul Ssemogerere, has told the Baganda to fight for the Kabaka's powers. The Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, last week complained about his lack of meaningful authority.

RE: ugnet_: BBC: Army blamed for Uganda massacre

2004-02-24 Thread gook makanga
Mr. Ssemakula, Just leave Obote out of this mess. Have you ever heard Gen. Kaguta apologize for the deaths in Luwero? Gook “The strategy of the guerilla struggle was to cause maximum chaos and destruction in order to render the government of the day very unpopular” Lt. Gen. Kaguta Museveni

ugnet_: New York Times archives reveal a history of racist fabrication

2004-02-25 Thread gook makanga
Inventing Africa New York Times archives reveal a history of racist fabrication By Milton Allimadi When New York Times reporters such as Lloyd Garrison in the 1960s and Joseph Lelyveld in the 1980s filed news stories from Africa, editors at the Times routinely fabricated scenes and

ugnet_: Times Concocted 'Darkest Africa'

2004-02-25 Thread gook makanga
Times Concocted 'Darkest Africa' Posted Dec. 30, 2003 By Shayla Bennett Allimadi has appointed himself unofficial ombudsman and takes the so-called "newspaper of record" to task for what he deems to be a pattern of distorted coverage of Africa. The New York Times is under fire

ugnet_: Parliament declares north disaster area

2004-02-25 Thread gook makanga
Parliament declares north disaster areaBy Emma Mutaizibwa Mercy NalugoFeb 26, 2004 KAMPALA – Parliament yesterday carried a motion declaring northern Uganda a disaster area. Mwenge South MP Dora Byamukama tabled the motion, which was fought unsuccessfully by the executive on Tuesday. Ms

ugnet_: Is there any respect for the law in Uganda?-Mutale sued for defying court

2004-02-25 Thread gook makanga
Mutale sued for defying courtBy Angella LwangaFeb 26, 2004 COURT – Former presidential advisor Maj. Kakooza Mutale and MP Sebalu Sitenda have been sued for defying a court order. Sitenda is the MP for Kyadondo East. The complainant, Mr Bosco Angol, filed the suit in the High Court at Nakawa

ugnet_: The other side of the federo demand

2004-02-27 Thread gook makanga
The other side of the federo demand I’M POWERLESS: Mutebi OPINION KABAKA Ronald Mutebi II was quoted in the media to be saying that he is ineffective (byoya bya nswa) to initiate development because he lacks political power. According to him, Mengo cannot undertake development

ugnet_: Northern war claimed 3,000 last year - US

2004-02-27 Thread gook makanga
Northern war claimed 3,000 last year - US By Badru D. Mulumba Feb 27, 2004 KAMPALA - The rebellion in northern Uganda claimed 3,000 lives last year, a United States report on human rights says. Secretary of State Colin Powell released the report yesterday, which partly highlights the suffering

ugnet_: An ex-rebel answers UPDF on recent claims of victory

2004-02-27 Thread gook makanga
An ex-rebel answers UPDF on recent claims of victoryBy Richard M. KavumaFeb 24, 2004 As the UPDF and government officials speak of victory in the 18-year war, an ex-rebel leader tells Richard M. Kavuma that “people should stop saying ‘we defeated this one or that one”. Kony Paco means ‘help

ugnet_: Obote speaks on attacks

2004-02-29 Thread gook makanga
Obote speaks on attacks By Nabusayi L. Wamboka March 1, 2004 KAMPALA - Former President Milton Obote has laid the blame for the recent Barlonyo rebel massacre on President Museveni's shoulders. Mr Obote said the February 21 massacre, in which an estimated 200 people died, was meant to show

ugnet_: Govt rejects 1,000 Green Cards

2004-02-29 Thread gook makanga
Govt rejects 1,000 Green Cards By Patrick Onyango March 1, 2004 PARLIAMENT - Government rejected an American offer of Green Cards to 1,000 Ugandans, MPs have learnt. Bukoto East MP John Nsambu told the committee on Presidential and Foreign Affairs on February 26 that government rejected the US

ugnet_: National shame in the killing fields of north

2004-02-29 Thread gook makanga
Letter to A Kampala Friend: By Muniini K. Mulera In Toronto National shame in the killing fields of north March 1, 2004 Dear Tingasiga, Fifty Ugandans murdered at Abia in Lango on February 5. While some call the killings a massacre, President Yoweri T. K. Museveni calls them a hiccup.

ugnet_: Sectarian politics: a step backwards

2004-03-02 Thread gook makanga
Sectarian politics: a step backwardsEditorialMarch 3, 2004 Two Cabinet ministers were at the centre of an ugly fight last week over who should be elected woman Member of Parliament for Bushenyi. On one side, the Minister of Water, Lands and Environment Col. Kahinda Otafiire was urging the

ugnet_: Museveni Gives 25 Cows To Obote Kin

2004-03-04 Thread gook makanga
Museveni Gives 25 Cows To Obote Kin By Patrick Opio PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has donated 25 heifers to the family of exiled former president Milton Obote’s brother, Obadiah Akaki. Akaki, 80, Obote’s elder brother said he received the cows through state minister for wildlife and antiquities

ugnet_: 'Kompyuta mu Luganda'

2004-03-04 Thread gook makanga
First Local Language Internet Browser in offing The first ever Luganda Internet browser is now set for testing. Experts undertaking the 'Kompyuta mu Luganda' project in Bwaise, Kampala say they will be publicly testing the brwoser before end of March. The MD of Linux Solutions James Lunghabo,

ugnet_: Aliro plans own paper?

2004-03-04 Thread gook makanga
Aliro plans own paper Barely three months after resigning unceremoniously from The Monitor where he was the news editor, firebrand journalist, Ogen Kevin Aliro is set to bounce back into the media industry. But this time, he will be running his own newspaper. Snoops have it that the paper,

Re: [Ugandacom] RE: ugnet_: Luwero Killings: Acholis to Say Sorry to Buganda

2004-03-04 Thread gook makanga
ver.. Appoprå "1986" coup, who were they you got in mind? Unfortunately, our politicians and leaders or their emotivityalways bed for insinuation and speculations. So is it even this time around. Yogga bende noc'l From: "gook makanga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: SV: ugnet_: Our struggle has only just started -

2004-03-04 Thread gook makanga
Mw. Bwanika, Are these your own words/thoughts or are they borrowed (quotations)?If the later kindly acknowledge the source. Gook “The strategy of the guerilla struggle was to cause maximum chaos and destruction in order to render the government of the day very unpopular” Lt. Gen. Kaguta

Re: ugnet_: Are the Days of Prophet Kony numbered?

2004-03-05 Thread gook makanga
Mr Wire, I see you have also joinedthe risky game of giving ultimatums to Kony. I put this to you, from where do you get this new found confidence? I know you as a Linux man..the business of predicting Kony's demise has traditionally been an ISO,CMI,UPDF/NRA pastime. A year is not such a long

ugnet_: Genesis Of Barlonyo Massacre- Gen. M7

2004-03-05 Thread gook makanga
Here is our own good president boosting of a "bumber harvest" this year. And remember its just march ..how many more before the year is over? How many since his Luwero bush days? This fellow must be enjoying himself. Doing want he loves best..killing "those primitive, backward..northerners"!

RE: SV: ugnet_: Our struggle has only just started -

2004-03-05 Thread gook makanga
iv_reader_2/mar x.html"http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~wldciv/world_civ_reader/world_civ_reader _2/marx.html -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of gook makanga Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 8:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: SV: ugnet_: Our str

Re: ugnet_: Are the Days of Prophet Kony numbered?

2004-03-05 Thread gook makanga
Wire, You seem to have something in common with kony then...and M7 even b4 you! He tells us he too was once a "spiritual" man. Now its the madam Janet who, like youand and Kony, is spiritual. Kony kills in the name of the lord..you predict his demise in the same lords name.Wire..which lord do

ugnet_: Violence disrupts PAFO meet

2004-03-06 Thread gook makanga
Violence disrupts PAFO meetBy Isaac Mufumba March 7, 2004 JINJA - Violence on Friday morning disrupted a workshop on national dialogue here - organised by the Parliamentary Advocacy Forum (PAFO) at the Crested Crane Hotel. The workshop, which began at around 2 p.m., close to 6 hours after it

ugnet_: Who Killed Kayira?

2004-03-06 Thread gook makanga
Who killed Kayiira?By David KibirigeMarch 7, 2004 KAMPALA - For 17 years now, mystery still surrounds the gruesome murder of former minister and guerrilla leader Dr Andrew Lutakome Kayiira. Kayiira was the Uganda Freedom Movement (UFM) military leader with lawyer Francis Bwengye as head of

ugnet_: Mob Beats PAFO--New Vision

2004-03-06 Thread gook makanga
Mob Beats PAFO CHAOS: Musumba (centre) roughed up by the irate youth. Katuntu (left) and Ruzindana (centre) are led out of the hotel compound by the Police. By Henry Mukasa, Hamis Kaheru and Abubaker Mukose A mob chanting pro-Movement slogans yesterday disrupted a Parliamentary

ugnet_: What price will northern ministers pay for silence?

2004-03-06 Thread gook makanga
What price will northern ministers pay for silence?By Sam AkakiMarch 7, 2004 Literally translated from Luo, “Bar-lonyo” means “The Field of Wealth”. The local name was not randomly selected. The area is so climatically endowed that you could throw a seed by the roadside and in no time it would

ugnet_: Who Killed Kayira?

2004-03-06 Thread gook makanga
Who killed Kayiira?By David KibirigeMarch 7, 2004 KAMPALA - For 17 years now, mystery still surrounds the gruesome murder of former minister and guerrilla leader Dr Andrew Lutakome Kayiira. Kayiira was the Uganda Freedom Movement (UFM) military leader with lawyer Francis Bwengye as head of its

ugnet_: Commissions of inquiry a mockery of justice

2004-03-06 Thread gook makanga
Commissions of inquiry a mockery of justiceBy Andrew M. MwendaMarch 7 - 13, 2004 So, the commission of inquiry into corruption in the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) became a theatre for personal fights and recriminations instead of helping us grasp the political and institutional sources of

ugnet_: The bare bones of Hima love making

2004-03-06 Thread gook makanga
The bare bones of Hima love making By Mzee FDR Gureme After a gruelling period of remorse and incense I have decided to add my voice to the on-going debate on Bahima and sex, led by a one Rukoroboza Rwa Mayuya (obviously a pseudonym) in his article, Bahima Women Can Do It On The Roadside (The

ugnet_: State of disaster in North meaningless

2004-03-06 Thread gook makanga
Take It or Leave It With Austin Ejiet State of disaster in North meaninglessMarch 7 - 13, 2004 I salute H.E the President for upholding Article 110 of the 1995 constitution which makes it the prerogative of the chief executive to declare a state of emergency in affected parts of the

Re: ugnet_: How come all has gone quiet?

2004-03-08 Thread gook makanga
Richard, Who is /are "we" here? Tell Ugandans who Adhola is. Adhola told Ugandans who M7 was or wasn't in Fronasa..Ugandans therefore deserve the right to know who he is or wasn't in Fronasa. Let Ugandans also know if by "we" M7 is part of that so that when the Adhola'as also reply they have

Re: ugnet_: How come all has gone quiet?

2004-03-08 Thread gook makanga
Richard, Yes, it may sound funny but chits or no chits..when you borrow something..you take it back. You don't retain it for good.To permanently deny anyoneof the possession of his property is known in common parlance as theft and the person who so denies such an owner of the use of his property

ugnet_: We were beaten by State House - Ruzindana

2004-03-09 Thread gook makanga
We were beaten by State House - Ruzindana By Emmanuel N. Mugarura Elias Biryabarema March 10, 2004 PARLIAMENT - The Parliamentary Advocacy Forum, Pafo, has accused State House of engineering the chaos in Jinja last Friday. "We got information that certain State House operatives had been sent

RE: ugnet_: Fw: Who put Lule in power?

2004-03-10 Thread gook makanga
Ed, You tell us even one instancewhereOwen may have been confused:-You seem to be the expert! Gook “The strategy of the guerilla struggle was to cause maximum chaos and destruction in order to render the government of the day very unpopular” Lt. Gen. Kaguta Museveni (Leader of the NRA

RE: ugnet_: Fw: Who put Lule in power?

2004-03-11 Thread gook makanga
ot;Ed Kironde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: RE: ugnet_: Fw: Who put Lule in power? Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 00:08:27 -0700 Gook Makanga I thought that it was clearly mentioned in the article and would hate to patronize you leading t

RE: ugnet_: Is Kony due to Luweero Massacres?

2004-03-12 Thread gook makanga
Ed, I hope by talking of "Switching sides" from NRA/M to another group you are not referring to my good friend like Dr. Mulira? He is one of those who could even eat you alive if you even whispered the truth that NRA killed people in Luwero! Now..to hear him talk..you think he was UPC! This

Re: ugnet_: interesting view of a northern Ugandan

2004-03-13 Thread gook makanga
Ochan, I remember this article well when Otto first posted it. Does he still hold this view? rgds Gook “The strategy of the guerilla struggle was to cause maximum chaos and destruction in order to render the government of the day very unpopular” Lt. Gen. Kaguta Museveni (Leader of the NRA

ugnet_: Kiyara: Ssemo speaks but keeps mum!

2004-03-13 Thread gook makanga
Who killed Kayiira remains a question? By Paul K. Ssemogerere March 14 - 20, 2004 In your special report on "Who killed Kayiira?" (Sunday Monitor, March 7 by David Kibirige, insinuations were made against me as if to suggest, among other things, that I was hiding something I might have known

ugnet_: Quote of the day

2004-03-13 Thread gook makanga
"Men who babble and stutter as if their tongues were once beaten with the testicles of a he-goat have been all over the airwaves exulting at the latest glorious victory by cadres of the revolution over reactionary forces. " Take It or Leave It: With Austin Ejiet

ugnet_: Litmus test for Uganda democracy -By Sheila C. Kulubya

2004-03-13 Thread gook makanga
http://www.monitor.co.ug/insights/ins03145.php Gook “The strategy of the guerilla struggle was to cause maximum chaos and destruction in order to render the government of the day very unpopular” Lt. Gen. Kaguta Museveni (Leader of the NRA guerilla army inLuwero)Help STOP spam with the new MSN

ugnet_: NRM/A fight children?-Inside the UPDF Mamba

2004-03-13 Thread gook makanga
Inside the UPDF Mamba By Richard M. Kavuma March 14 - 20, 2004 It started like any other Friday but turned out like no other day before. For me, it was a day of firsts that will last long in my memory. On March 5, at 5.49pm, I saw for the first time ever the body of an LRA rebel killed by the

ugnet_: Pafo lost political virginity in Jinja

2004-03-13 Thread gook makanga
Pafo lost political virginity in Jinja By Norbert Mao March 14 - 20, 2004 Jinja was a baptism and PAFO must now be born again as a solid opposition group or at any rate a shadow political party rather than a single-issue parliamentary caucus The honorable members of PAFO boarded their vehicles

ugnet_: Minister insults US diplomats

2004-03-15 Thread gook makanga
Minister insults US diplomatsBy Emma Mutaizibwa Frank NyakairuMarch 16, 2004 Splashes red wine on guests Walks out on ambassador KAMPALA – A Cabinet minister stunned guests at a fete thrown by the US embassy yesterday when she hurled insults and splashed wine on guests. State minister for

ugnet_: Abject fear symptomatic of autocracy

2004-03-15 Thread gook makanga
Many years ago when M7 had just shoot his way into power i called him Hitler...i was then called all sorts of names including but not limited to deranged! Now a decade and half later this once ardent M7 supporter wakes up to see the similarity btwn M7 and Adolf Hitler! Time is the cure all? Read

  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   >