RE: ugnet_: ACHOLI CHIEF APPEALS TO LRA
Interesting. Elucidate your meanings. Who are "KACOKKE MADIT" people? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ugnet_: ACHOLI CHIEF APPEALSTO LRA Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 13:29:16 -0400 Kacoke Matidi people!! Mk Aholi Chief Appeals to LRA Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site New Vision (Kampala) May 6, 2004 Posted to the web May 6, 2004 Milton Olupot Kampala THE Acholi traditional leader, Rwot David Onen Acana II, has appealed to the LRA to come out and embrace President Yoweri Museveni's offer to talk peace with them, reports Milton Olupot. Museveni recently expressed government's readiness to engage in peace talks with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels that have wrecked havoc in the north and eastern parts of the country for 18 years. In a statement issued by the paramount chief yesterday, Acana appealed to the LRA to embrace the new developments and start the process of negotiations. "As a follow up of these positive developments in search of lasting peace, kindly listen to this humble appeal by your people and seize this opportunity to save thousands of lives being lost in this country," he said. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan recently welcomed the President's move to negotiate with the LRA. to peacefully resolve the conflict in the region. Relevant Links East Africa Civil War and Communal Conflict Uganda Peace Negotiations and Conflict Resolution The African Union has also appealed to Uganda and the international community to step up humanitarian assistance and efforts for peaceful resolution of the war-ravaged region. AU peace and security commissioner Djinuit said humanitarian assistance was as vital as the search for a lasting solution to the war. This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug Veckans Pollenprognos hittar du nu på MSN Väder Klicka här This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
Re: [AcoliForum] RE: ugnet_: ACHOLI CHIEF APPEALS TO LRA
The writer meant Kacoke Matidi people. At 11:52 AM 5/7/2004 +, NOC´LADUMAS GEORGES wrote: Interesting. Elucidate your meanings. Who are KACOKKE MADIT people? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ugnet_: ACHOLI CHIEF APPEALS TO LRA Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 13:29:16 -0400 Kacoke Matidi people!! Mk Aholi Chief Appeals to LRA Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site New Vision (Kampala) May 6, 2004 Posted to the web May 6, 2004 Milton Olupot Kampala THE Acholi traditional leader, Rwot David Onen Acana II, has appealed to the LRA to come out and embrace President Yoweri Museveni's offer to talk peace with them, reports Milton Olupot. Museveni recently expressed government's readiness to engage in peace talks with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels that have wrecked havoc in the north and eastern parts of the country for 18 years. In a statement issued by the paramount chief yesterday, Acana appealed to the LRA to embrace the new developments and start the process of negotiations. As a follow up of these positive developments in search of lasting peace, kindly listen to this humble appeal by your people and seize this opportunity to save thousands of lives being lost in this country, he said. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan recently welcomed the President's move to negotiate with the LRA. to peacefully resolve the conflict in the region. Relevant Links East Africa Civil War and Communal Conflict Uganda Peace Negotiations and Conflict Resolution The African Union has also appealed to Uganda and the international community to step up humanitarian assistance and efforts for peaceful resolution of the war-ravaged region. AU peace and security commissioner Djinuit said humanitarian assistance was as vital as the search for a lasting solution to the war. This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug Veckans Pollenprognos hittar du nu på MSN Väder Klicka här Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/acoliforum/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Ochan Otim NB: I hope you will find time to read and sign a petition to stop the Northern Uganda carnage at: http://www.petitiononline.com/savacoli/petition.html inline: 3ebf4b.jpginline: 3ebfe1.jpg
ugnet_: Defence badget up by 60 Billions shillings.
Fellow Citizens: Now this is what happens when you have a government whose very existence depends on the Army. It has to spend close to 180 Million US Dollars just to ensure that the dictatorship maitains power. Think of what 180 Million US dollars can do to an improvished country such as our nation. How many schools , hopitals, roads, airports, housing can be established and or funded to improve the well fare of our people. Matek Defence Budget Up By Shs 60bn Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site The Monitor (Kampala) May 7, 2004 Posted to the web May 7, 2004 Mercy Nalugo Parliament The Ministry of Defence budget will rise by Shs 60 billion to Shs 367 billion in the next financial year. However, Defence minister Amama Mbabazi said yesterday that this money is not enough to cater for the modernisation of the army. The ministry's requirements are many yet the resources are limited, Mr Mbabazi said while presenting his ministry's budget estimates for the 2004/5 financial year. We have in fact phased out the plan for modernisation of the army and so many activities which we would desire to have tomorrow or even today. The Ministry of Health will take Shs 330 billion while that of Education will eat a bigger share at Shs 559 billion in the 2004/5 budget. Mbabazi appeared with his deputy, Ms Ruth Nankabirwa, and Permanent Secretary Gabindadde Musoke. President Museveni has always talked about creating a professional army that is well trained, well equipped and above partisan politics. Of the Shs 367 billion, Mbabazi said, the wage bill for the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces is Shs 138 billion up from Shs 133 billion, and that of the Ministry of Defence is Shs 430 million up by Shs 15 million over the current financial year. The development expenditure will eat up Shs 37 billion, which is an increment of Shs 16 billion over the current year. Classified expenditure will gobble up Shs 109 billion up from Shs 89 billion. Mbabazi attributed the increase to the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces Bill 2003, which is now before the Defence Committee. He said the money is needed to implement provisions of the bill, which creates more structures and more senior offices. Mbabazi said the whole process of professionalising the army would take 18 years. Nankabirwa had earlier said that the cost of additional equipment and infrastructure for the army and the ministry is estimated at Shs 4.1 trillion within three years. Given our level of growth, this is not feasible, Nankabirwa said. Mbabazi also said there is no money to retire army officers. Meanwhile, Shs 1.4 billion is for the construction of the new headquarters for the Ministry of Defence in Mbuya in Kampala. The ministry has been sharing offices with the UPDF in Bombo. Mbabazi said the army would remain in Bombo. Most MPs expressed concern over the ex-servicemen who have not yet been paid. Relevant Links East Africa Economy, Business and Finance Uganda Arms and Military Affairs But Mbabazi said the Ministry of Public Service has set aside Shs 45 billion to pay only those who served in the army before independence and continued to serve in the UPDF. Cabinet had increased the Defence budget to Shs 398 billion but, Mbabazi said, the figure was cut back after an explanation from the Finance ministry that there would be a fall in revenue as a result of the recent signing of the East African Customs Union. This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
ugnet_: Army must prepare for peace Time
Army Must Prepare for Peace Time Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site The Monitor (Kampala) OPINION May 6, 2004 Posted to the web May 6, 2004 Izama Angelo Kampala There is a very melancholy side to the roadside businesses along the highway to northern Uganda. Signs like 'God is Great Bar', 'Lubanga Tia Restaurant' and 'Trust in God' introduce one to the small shops as one approaches the conflict zone. These shops are named in what appears to be an expression of the trauma suffered by the local population as a result of the 18 years of insurgency in the middle north. The frustration here is almost beyond words. Considering the language of ordinary businesses, the pain of this Joseph Kony-led war has permeated into the psyche of the society, which is now like the scarred acid victim unable to look into the mirror to confront what he or she has become. The fear and anxiety lingers in various disguised forms, the little hope left is kicked by the wayside here where dusty villagers eke a living out of the leftovers of a brutalised society. Life, it seems has gone numb in this part of the world. Mothers must mourn their unborn children dreading the day they will be born only to walk into the trap of one mad man called Kony. Assurances from the army leadership that the war will soon are more of a mockery to these suffering Ugandans. Well, the war has not ended but another protocol between the two governments of Uganda and Sudan is being pursued, this time allowing Uganda an opportunity for both ground and air assault on the rebels inside Sudan, where they reportedly have rear bases. Many sceptics will adopt the attitude, it is not over, till it is over since the rebels despite several near defeats by the army continue to survive even within Sudan. Kony seems to be the embodiment of as long as you have not been defeated, you have another chance to win. Doubts persist among pessimists in the opposition of the capacity of the army or the political leadership to end this war. The rebel Lord's Resistance Army has come to resemble the Aids scourge in the minds of the usually apathetic Ugandan. At first, Kony kills, maims, rapes, cuts off peoples lips and boil's them alive was greeted with horror. Now people have grown used to news of the brutality. It is like HIV/Aids, terminal yes, but you can live with it. It would indeed be a sad day yet when Ugandans wake up to find that the victims of the war have grown accustomed to the brutality and resigned themselves to the fact that their countrymen do not really care for them. Recently, there have been opinions that nothing short of a regime change can galvanise the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces into taking the decisive action needed to deal effectively with Kony. Like most analysis on how to end the war, there is almost always a partisan twist to how the facts are presented. A danger lurks here because it means while one can perceive the problem, but without being alive to of the larger picture, the search for a solution is lost. There are currently tow arguments on how the rebellion can be brought to an end; peace talks or war but the dynamics of how to bring the country around to appreciating these points is still a complex, political, economic and social conundrum. Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi has even suggested that the issue requires investigation from an academic point of view with university dons putting their heads together. We however, must not lose sight of the central role that the army plays in this conflict because in one way or the other, they too are victims. Those soldiers are human beings too and it is ironic that while we mourn that they are ill-equipped (many times pictured in tattered uniforms) and endure untold hunger, disease and aware of the fact that they may never see their loved ones again, we still blame them for failing to kill Kony. There is a paradox here. No soldier would like to be at the frontline because war is often a last resort when it comes to the defense of a nation. No soldier however brave would like to dwell on the prospect of death. The blame for the collective failure of the army should be one borne by the leadership of the army, no one else. Leadership failure in the army can be exemplified by the massive corruption revealed in the ghost soldier scandal and the current efforts to understand it through the court martial. The conclusion of many battles may rely on stratagy but often it has been shown that in the north pure motivation and facilitation are lacking. Ugandans are paying a high price for the ambivalence of the military leadership; more sons and daughters are left dead at the frontlines. One gets the feeling that the army leaders often talk like tourists or expatriates in this life and death struggle. It is said that fortune favours the prepared and the bold. If the UPDF is going to crush its
ugnet_: Museveni prepared to send Troops to Burundi
Museveni Prepared to Send Army to Burundi Email This Page Print This Page Visit The Publisher's Site The Monitor (Kampala) May 3, 2004 Posted to the web May 3, 2004 Badru D. Mulumba State House President Museveni has signalled that the UPDF is ready to go into Burundi. Burundi's civil war has left an estimated 300,000 people dead since 1993. Addressing a joint press conference with his Burundian counterpart Domitien Ndayizeye at State House at the weekend, Mr Museveni, the chairman of the Burundi Peace Summit, however said that sending troops to Burundi would have to be agreed with regional leaders. Everything should be done to support [Burundi], Museveni said when The Monitor asked him if he would send troops to Burundi. For Uganda, we want to be able to support them for anything that the region agrees upon. A peace deal brokered a year ago paved the way for elections, but Burundi's transition government warns that plans for elections could be scuttled because some 20,000 former combatants are still armed and could easily resume war. Asked by a BBC journalist about reports that Rwanda has placed troops along Burundi's border areas, Mr Ndayizeye said: There are very good relations between Burundi and Rwanda. He added that the Rwandan troops are meant to intercept Interahamwe. Secondly, Rwanda is afraid about Interahamwe coming from DRC and they think that some elements from DRC are passing through [Kibila], he said. So in our case, we have no fear. Ndayizeye said that he was happy with the conduct of the principal sides in the conflict. Twenty-three groups have accepted the peace deal paving way for elections next October. But I am not satisfied with FNL, he said. They talk of a truce, but still they don't want to get engaged in dialogue. Museveni said that the Burundi Peace Summit would decide what to do with the obstinate rebels. Relevant Links Central Africa East Africa Conflict, Peace and Security Uganda Arms and Military Affairs Burundi At one time, [former President Pierre] Buyoya was difficult. He did not want to negotiate and we put him under sanctions, Museveni said. If we can put sanctions on a government in power, why [not FNL]? (Due to some technical problems, the largest part of this story was not run yesterday, necessitating a re-run. ED) This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
ugnet_: Malaria control 'needs united approach'
Malaria control 'needs united approach' 7 May 2004Source: Nature Science Update Efforts against malaria are failing, and the situation calls for a new united approach against the disease, leading scientists have warned. Writing in this week's British Medical Journal, David Molyneux, a disease expert at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom, and Vinand Nantulya, an advisor to the Geneva-based Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, argue that combining anti-malaria initiatives with other disease-control programmes such as vaccinations and mass de-worming could be an effective strategy for meeting targets set by the Roll Back Malaria programme and the 2002 meeting of African heads of state in Abuja. The tools for malaria control insecticides, bed nets and effective drugs exist, but their distribution is inadequate, they say. Linking their delivery to other health campaigns can greatly improve speed and extent of coverage, as recent joint mosquito net and measles vaccine distributions in Ghana and Zambia have shown. Link to full news story in Nature Science Update Link to the full paper in the British Medical Journal Related SciDev.Net articles: Weak leadership threatens anti-malaria driveRoll Back Malaria risks rolling overRelated links: World Heath Organisation Roll Back Malaria programme- FN Lugemwa Do you Yahoo!?Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs
ugnet_: Gwowonya eggere yalikusambya
Calm down, Pulkol IN Luganda we have an apt proverb to deal with the noises emanating from Mr David Pulkol, twice Director General of External Intelligence, difficult though it is to envisage how this came about. The proverb goes, Gwowonya eggere yalikusambya. Whose putrifying foot you cure is the one who kicks you with it afterwards. A few years ago, Mr Pulkol was serving outside Uganda for a branch of the United Nations. However, it became clear the contract would not be renewed. And what do you suppose this selfless, upstanding son of Karamoja did? He sought out the same President Museveni, whom he is now busily kicking in the media, and told him that he was coming back to Uganda because his work was here. Lucky fellow, he fell straight into the director generalship. I bet Museveni smelt like the choicest rose to him at that moment. Where and when did it go so wrong? I remember a day more than a year ago when a meeting was called to discuss the China Keitetsi affair. (Keitetsi was causing a furore at the time, but in part because of our committee which was set up to look into her misdeeds, her evil star waned rapidly.) The meeting included Mr Pulkol as Director General. When it came his turn to speak his delivery was in the manner of a tremendous waterfall. At the end, I discovered I had understood less than ten percent of his over-passionate contribution. Now with his talk of people trying to kill him by asking waiters whether he drinks his tea at the Africana Hotel with milk or no milk (surely it would be most wrong to kill you in either case), I think I can see where the gentleman is headed. And indeed when you read intelligence thrillers, it is often the case that many of the characters soon get paranoid, with delusions in the moonlight that every bush and tree will kill them. What a difference from the carefree guy Pulkol was about seven years ago! Then his cry was, I am Pulkol from Karamoja. You pull and you call! We loved it. May he soon return to those golden days. Sad that through all his recent whining it wont have been before he gave Andrew Tsetse Fly Mwenda the chance to write in Wednesdays Monitor the headline, Tough serving a dictator, with a grinning Pulkol beside it. Pulkol a dictator; whatever next? * * *
ugnet_: WE NEED MORE MONEY FOR IRAQ
$25 Billion More Sought to Fund Wars By Jonathan Weisman Washington Post Thursday 06 May 2004 White House Hoped to Delay Request Until After Election The White House yesterday asked Congress for an additional $25 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for the fiscal year that begins in October, reversing course on its plan to wait until after the election to seek more money. White House budget director Joshua B. Bolten and Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz made an unscheduled trip to Capitol Hill yesterday afternoon to lay out the request in a meeting with House and Senate Republican leaders. The administration's request was driven by unanticipated combat, higher-than-expected troop levels and rising political pressure, White House and congressional aides said. "While we do not know the precise costs for operations next year, recent developments on the ground and increased demands on our troops indicate the need to plan for contingencies," President Bush said in a statement. "We must make sure there is no disruption in funding and resources for our troops." Virtually all the money would go to Army operations and maintenance, White House spokesman Trent Duffy said. But a senior administration official speaking to reporters said the $25 billion will be treated as a reserve, to be tapped only at the president's request. Bush included no war funding in his fiscal 2005 budget, and he had hoped to avoid such a request until after the November election, fearing a divisive debate over the war's conduct and future, Republican congressional aides said. Congress has approved two wartime emergency spending laws totaling $166 billion - including $149 billion for Iraq. But in recent weeks, military officials publicly stated that U.S. forces were experiencing financial problems and would be likely to run out of money even before Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year. Accounting tricks probably could patch those spending holes, they said, but it was unclear how the military could wait until January or February, when the administration planned to detail its next war spending request. Democrats and some Republicans have urged Bush to detail the cost of operations and request additional funding as soon as possible. The Democrats used their weekly radio address Saturday to air a critique by 1st Lt. Paul Rieckhoff, who spent 10 months in Iraq. "There were not enough vehicles, not enough ammunition, not enough medical supplies, not enough water," he said. "There was not enough body armor, leaving my men to dodge bullets with Vietnam-era flak vests." The White House conceded yesterday that the $25 billion it is seeking is likely to be only the first installment. "We will pursue a full FY 2005 supplemental request when we can better estimate precise costs," Bush said. That will probably be early next year, Duffy said. In February, Bolten said the president would seek as much as $50 billion next year. But at that time the Defense Department expected U.S. troop levels in Iraq to be about 115,000 by now, and about half that number by the summer of 2005. Now, the Pentagon is preparing to maintain a force of 138,000 for at least the next 18 months. House and Senate budget negotiators already agreed to include $50 billion in the budget blueprint for 2005, but defense experts say even that amount will fall short. One House Appropriations Committee aide, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the full cost of war in 2005 will be around $65 billion, more than 21/2 times the president's request. Rep. David Obey (Wis.), the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, said that with the cost of securing embassies and building a new embassy in Iraq, the cost would reach $75 billion. "Given the increased tempo of operations as seen in April and the need for the long-term deployment of troops, it is clear that this is not enough money," Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), an Armed Services Committee member, said yesterday. "It is unfortunate that the administration spends so much energy and time in denying the fact they need any help." Duffy said the administration is making no such denials. "This is a bridge," he said. Sophisticated munitions, combat intensity and the high cost of an all-volunteer army have made the Iraq war expensive. With an additional $25 billion, the war's cost exceeds the inflation-adjusted expenditures of the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Spanish-American War and the Persian Gulf War combined, according to a study by Yale University economist William D. Nordhaus. At $174 billion, the Iraq conflict would be approaching the inflation-adjusted, $199 billion cost of World War I, a level it will almost certainly pass next year. Such numbers figured prominently in the contentious debate last fall over Bush's $87 billion request for war and rebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan. But a House
ugnet_: New Vision: Govt to pay IDP fees
Govt to pay IDP fees By John Odyek Joyce Namutebi THE Government will pay school fees for children in post primary schools whose parents currently live in Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs) camps in the north. Lt Gen. Moses Ali, the Minister of Disaster Preparedness, told Parliament yesterday that the fees would be paid initially for a period of two years with each child receiving between sh150,000 to sh200,000. He was presenting a statement on the Governments efforts to address the humanitarian situation in northern Uganda. However, the sessional committee on social services responsible for scrutinising the Ministry of Education budget said if the arrangement was to be implemented in the next financial year, there was no budget for it. Parliament on April 8, 2004 requested the Government to provide more information on activities being done to alleviate the situation in the IDP camps. Ali said the Government had developed a comprehensive recovery and development plan for northern Uganda. He said since January 2003, the government had released sh2.471b for relief food, sh300m for resettlement and over sh13.67m for security roads. He said the main challenge to improve the situation was insecurity. He said this had complicated and slowed down interventions and restricted field assessment visits outside the towns. Improving the living conditions of the IDPS is also another challenge. The congestion in the camps has resulted into poor sanitation, persistent overcrowding at water sources, environmental degradation and high risk of fire outbreaks, he said. The House, however, deferred the debate on the statement until the select committee probing the humanitarian situation in northern Uganda finalises its report. The Deputy Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga, directed the Clerk to Parliament to make financial arrangements to enable the committee travel to northern Uganda to assess the situation. Ali said the emergency situation in the north and parts of east was so complex but the Government had planned to address it through several strategies. He said the conflict in northern Uganda was a combination of the LRA rebels and the armed cattle rustling stretching from Kitgum to Kapchorwa in the East and within Karamoja sub-region. Published on: Friday, 7th May, 2004 Acholi, Lango leaders sign peace pact PEACE: Onen (left) and Odur sign on behalf of their tribes By Ali Mao LANGO and Acholi clan and cultural chiefs have ironed out the conflict between the two tribes. The conflict was highlighted during a Lira peace march to mourn the people massacred in Barlonyo and Abia camps on February 25. After a three-day meeting at Hotel Pan Afric in Lira recently, peace resolutions were signed by the Won Ngaci of Lango, Yosam Odur and the Lawi Rwodi of Acholi, David Onen. We have settled our differences and resolved to cement our relationship, the resolution read. The resolution, read before state minister for northern rehabilitation Grace Akello, asked the Government to be committed to ending the war peacefully. Published on: Friday, 7th May, 2004 _ Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-uspage=hotmail/es2ST=1/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
ugnet_: New Vision: Banyoro want Kibaale back
Banyoro want Kibaale back Some Bunyoro Kingdom tribesmen including the spokesman want the High Court to reverse the 1900 Buganda Agreement and recover Kibaale district from Buganda Kingdom, reports Jude Etyang. Kibaale comprises Bugangaizi and Buyaga counties which the colonial British government through the 1900 Agreement, gave Buganda. The spokesman, Henry Ford Miirima and eight others, on Tuesday applied to the High Court for permission to represent 514,000 Banyoro tenants of Baganda absentee landlords in Kibaale. The group claims they held meetings with elders and leaders of Kibaale and agreed that a suit be filed to redress the injustices allegedly caused by the agreement. Since there are too many people interested in the same suit, we whose names appear in this application file a suit on behalf of and for the benefit of the people of Kibaale, said Kyabangi. Ayena Odongo who is representing the group said they were seeking to sue the Central Government, Buganda Kingdom and Baganda absentee landlords. The application which was heard by the deputy registrar, Godfrey Namundi, stated that the residents of Kibaale were affected by the alienation of their land under the 1900 Agreement. They also claimed it would be expensive to serve each of them personally. Published on: Friday, 7th May, 2004 _ Watch LIVE baseball games on your computer with MLB.TV, included with MSN Premium! http://join.msn.com/?page=features/mlbpgmarket=en-us/go/onm00200439ave/direct/01/ This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
Re: ugnet_: New Vision: Govt to pay IDP fees
What a pile of crap!!! Em Toronto The Mulindwas Communication Group With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy Groupe de communication Mulindwas avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie - Original Message - From: J Ssemakula [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 9:46 PM Subject: ugnet_: New Vision: Govt to pay IDP fees Govt to pay IDP fees By John Odyek Joyce Namutebi THE Government will pay school fees for children in post primary schools whose parents currently live in Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs) camps in the north. Lt Gen. Moses Ali, the Minister of Disaster Preparedness, told Parliament yesterday that the fees would be paid initially for a period of two years with each child receiving between sh150,000 to sh200,000. He was presenting a statement on the Government's efforts to address the humanitarian situation in northern Uganda. However, the sessional committee on social services responsible for scrutinising the Ministry of Education budget said if the arrangement was to be implemented in the next financial year, there was no budget for it. Parliament on April 8, 2004 requested the Government to provide more information on activities being done to alleviate the situation in the IDP camps. Ali said the Government had developed a comprehensive recovery and development plan for northern Uganda. He said since January 2003, the government had released sh2.471b for relief food, sh300m for resettlement and over sh13.67m for security roads. He said the main challenge to improve the situation was insecurity. He said this had complicated and slowed down interventions and restricted field assessment visits outside the towns. Improving the living conditions of the IDPS is also another challenge. The congestion in the camps has resulted into poor sanitation, persistent overcrowding at water sources, environmental degradation and high risk of fire outbreaks, he said. The House, however, deferred the debate on the statement until the select committee probing the humanitarian situation in northern Uganda finalises its report. The Deputy Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga, directed the Clerk to Parliament to make financial arrangements to enable the committee travel to northern Uganda to assess the situation. Ali said the emergency situation in the north and parts of east was so complex but the Government had planned to address it through several strategies. He said the conflict in northern Uganda was a combination of the LRA rebels and the armed cattle rustling stretching from Kitgum to Kapchorwa in the East and within Karamoja sub-region. Published on: Friday, 7th May, 2004 Acholi, Lango leaders sign peace pact PEACE: Onen (left) and Odur sign on behalf of their tribes By Ali Mao LANGO and Acholi clan and cultural chiefs have ironed out the conflict between the two tribes. The conflict was highlighted during a Lira peace march to mourn the people massacred in Barlonyo and Abia camps on February 25. After a three-day meeting at Hotel Pan Afric in Lira recently, peace resolutions were signed by the Won Ngaci of Lango, Yosam Odur and the Lawi Rwodi of Acholi, David Onen. We have settled our differences and resolved to cement our relationship, the resolution read. The resolution, read before state minister for northern rehabilitation Grace Akello, asked the Government to be committed to ending the war peacefully. Published on: Friday, 7th May, 2004 _ Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-uspage=hotmail/es2ST=1/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
ugnet_: New Vision: Banyoro want Kibaale back
No No No You are absolutely wrong. Bunyoro has taken only this step but it will not further it by taking step two of suing Buganda for reparations and to those who were murdered by Mutesa. Bunyoro will not do that, and trust me I am stating this from a point of experience. Federalism The only Uganda Pill. Em Toronto The Mulindwas Communication Group With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy Groupe de communication Mulindwas avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie - Original Message - From: J Ssemakula [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 9:48 PM Subject: ugnet_: New Vision: Banyoro want Kibaale back Banyoro want Kibaale back Some Bunyoro Kingdom tribesmen including the spokesman want the High Court to reverse the 1900 Buganda Agreement and recover Kibaale district from Buganda Kingdom, reports Jude Etyang. Kibaale comprises Bugangaizi and Buyaga counties which the colonial British government through the 1900 Agreement, gave Buganda. The spokesman, Henry Ford Miirima and eight others, on Tuesday applied to the High Court for permission to represent 514,000 Banyoro tenants of Baganda absentee landlords in Kibaale. The group claims they held meetings with elders and leaders of Kibaale and agreed that a suit be filed to redress the injustices allegedly caused by the agreement. Since there are too many people interested in the same suit, we whose names appear in this application file a suit on behalf of and for the benefit of the people of Kibaale, said Kyabangi. Ayena Odongo who is representing the group said they were seeking to sue the Central Government, Buganda Kingdom and Baganda absentee landlords. The application which was heard by the deputy registrar, Godfrey Namundi, stated that the residents of Kibaale were affected by the alienation of their land under the 1900 Agreement. They also claimed it would be expensive to serve each of them personally. Published on: Friday, 7th May, 2004 _ Watch LIVE baseball games on your computer with MLB.TV, included with MSN Premium! http://join.msn.com/?page=features/mlbpgmarket=en-us/go/onm00200439ave/direct/01/ This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
