Mulindwa, It shows your claims are bogus and pure pokopoko.
--- Mulindwa Edward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > People > Again NRM has been throwing numbers at us from day > one, remember Museveni has killed more Ugandans than > all previous leaders combined but the totals of > Ugandans as a whole went up, please explain that to > me. > Em > The Mulindwas communication group > "With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" > ----- Original Message ----- > From: joseph.adrigwe > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 12:41 AM > Subject: Re: ugnet_: Get Thee to the Bedroom and > start making babies > > > One should also consider lack of electricity and > other forms of lighting as a cause of the higher > than expected population > i am however very sceptical about these figures > how reliable are they > > Adrigwe > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Patrick Bwamiki > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 12:14 AM > Subject: Re: ugnet_: Get Thee to the Bedroom and > start making babies > > > Can we trust these figures? How good a job did > the census guys do in the North while guns a roaming > the land? 71% increase??? What is the confidence > interval for this 71% change? Hey man, be careful > with these population figures, behind the scenes > might be politics. Next time if a vote is rigged, > they will throw population figures at us!!! > > David. > > At 02:45 PM 10/17/2002 -0700, you wrote: > > > THE EAST AFRICAN-NAIROBI-KENYA > > > Opinion > Monday, October 14, 2002 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Get Thee to the Bedroom and > Start Making Babies! > > > > By JOACHIM BUWEMBO > > It is now official: War is a catalyst for > population growth and peace causes populations to > decline. That is the most striking conclusion from > the Uganda 2002 preliminary census results released > last week. > > Since the last census, just over a decade ago, > the northern region, which has been embroiled in war > and suffering, has produced more babies than any of > the other three regions, namely eastern, western and > notably the central region, which has known > uninterrupted peace for nearly 17 years. > > The central region, which corresponds to the > old kingdom of Buganda, had 4.8 million people in > 1991 and has only managed to add 1.7 million in the > decade since, to reach today's 6.6 million - a 35 > per cent increase. > > The north, on the other hand, grew from a mere > 3.1 million people in 1991 to 5.3 million in 2002, > adding 2.2 million, or 71 per cent! The east added 2 > million to its 4.2 million over the decade to reach > 6.2 million (48 per cent) while the west added 1.8 > million to 1991's 4.5 million to reach 6.3 million > today (40 per cent). > > The least populated north thus realised a > greater population growth than any of the other > three regions. Other things remaining equal, > indications are that in another 10 years' time, the > country's population will have grown from today's 24 > million to about 36 million, with the eastern region > having most people, followed by the north, Buganda > and the west in that order. > > Officials from the bureau of statistics said > that the lives of people in northern Uganda had been > so disrupted by Joseph Kony's rebellion that they > had little left to do other than make babies. > > They have fewer choices, to borrow the > economic term that the statistics officials used. On > the other hand, the statisticians say, the people of > Buganda have been enjoying peace and relative > prosperity for so long that making babies has ceased > being their priority; they have other choices. > > Before the statisticians discovered this > trend, however, the Buganda kingdom officials had > already noted with concern that the Kabaka's > subjects were no longer having enough children. > > So the kingdom radio, CBS, starts the day > every morning by reminding the Baganda to have as > many children as possible in order to ensure their > society's survival. Any Baganda couple that has a > baby and lets the station know is congratulated on > air and showered with praises befitting of heroes. > One case that was hailed for days on air was that of > 80-something monarchy official, Sheikh Ali Kulumba, > whose wife recently presented him with a bouncing > baby boy. > > It is not only the monarchy that is urging > people to have more children. Even staunch > supporters of the ruling Movement tend to share > their views. According to Luwero district chairman > and ex-freedom fighter Alhajji Abdul Nadduli, the > family planning campaign is a racket by Western > nations to encourage Ugandans to become extinct. > > Other, less bold Movement leaders also > privately express the view that the country's > population is too low in relation to its enormous > development potential and its ability to feed its > people with minimum effort. > > The leaders of the Buganda kingdom have a > different reason for urging the Kabaka's subjects to > reproduce faster. For several years now, they have > been demanding federal status, which has been > denied. They simply lack the numbers to get a motion > through in their favour, be it in parliament or in > the district councils. > > Buganda leaders now say they will only be > taken seriously when they become the majority in the > country. The recent figures must therefore be a big > blow to the monarchy. For while Buganda had 29 per > cent of the country's population in 1991, its share > has now fallen to 27 per cent. > > The problem, as the statisticians noted, is > too many choices for the relatively affluent and > stable region. Today, for many men in Kampala, > following British Premiership football is a higher > priority than being home with their wives. > > The country's leading cartoonist, Mr Ras, for > his part blames the decline in Baganda numbers on > the women in the affluent central region. According > to him, the women do not want their men to "mess up" > their hair after they have visited the salon. By > thus avoiding physical contact, the women are > causing the extinction of their tribe. > > By the same token, according to Ras, whenever > Kony strikes in the north, couples respond by coming > together in a fervent desire to replace their > murdered brethren. > > At this rate, the Kabaka of Buganda may soon > have to ban his subjects from visiting beauty > parlours and watching European soccer on TV. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Joachim Buwembo is Editor of The Sunday > Vision of Kampala. > > > Comments\Views about this article > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & > more > faith.yahoo.com > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com
