Those scribes would better look for one who has been there, done it and now probably wishing he had done it differently, our Ugandan Henry Gombya who was a BBC "International reporter" in playing Musevenis' deception in the Luwero war and the destruction of our country. Untill Kayiras death in Gombyas' very house for a supposed thiefs going after Sh10,000. withdrawn from the bank earlier that day,when he found himself in exile in the UK. Gombya got a rude awakening by finding he was being told he does not qualify for asylum, his life was not threthened in Uganda!!! leave alone he was not even good enough to clean the BBC offices or toilets!!. I wonder if BBC still ring him!
African think hard before you go it with a white man chances are you will be the last to be destroyed after you have finished the rest. Be scaptical of a whiteman pat on your back, it is not what you always think it is! Toro ----- Original Message ----- From: Mitayo Potosi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 9:34 PM Subject: ugnet_: Scribes spy for BBC > SUNDAY MAIL > December 22, 2002 > > Scribes spy for BBC > > THE British Foreign Office has allegedly hired some Zimbabwean journalists > to > work for the BBC as underground staff whose duty is to shoot television > images > and send them to the station's head offices in London, where voice-overs > are done. > > The Government banned the BBC from operating in the country following > allegations that the station was publishing falsehoods about the country. > It is > then that they devised the plan to recruit locals. > > Documents in possession of The Sunday Mail show that a local reporter, > Lewis > Machipisa, is now working for the BBC and SW Radio. He is allegedly going > into > the rural areas to secretly shoot images for the BBC, write the voice-over > material and send the films to London, where the voice-overs are done by > staff > at the station's head office. > > An impeccable source close to the operations of the BBC said: "Lewis > Machipisa > is now going underground in the rural areas shooting images for the BBC > and > writing the voice-over material. The films are then voiced over in London > by BBC > staff at the television centre. > > "This is the plan they have devised to go around the ban on the BBC. He > has been > given equipment and is now working full time for the BBC since he left > IPS." > > The Sunday Mail is reliably informed that the British Foreign Office > authorised > money to be released to Machipisa through a South African account or cash > deposited through accounts in London. The payment system is overseen by a > Mr > David Amanu, who is based at Bush House, and Mr Robin White. > > It is understood that when interviewing farmers, Machipisa uses the > contact book > of Mr Joseph Winter, a former BBC correspondent in Zimbabwe. > > Machipisa is also allegedly supplying pictures to SW Radio, a station that > churns out anti-Zimbabwe propaganda. He is working for the station after a > Ms > Violet Gonda approached him. > > It is alleged that Machipisa is using a digital camera that he received > from the > BBC to take still pictures and sending them by e-mail to the SW Radio > website. > > In a communication he allegedly sent to the BBC, which seems to confirm > the > allegations, Machipisa wrote: > > "George Charamba called me to ask about my clandestine activities . . . > BBC TV > reporters. I refused the claim and offered to meet him to cover up the > problem. > > "I suspect that they have bugged my cellphone, that is the only way they > could > have got this information. I have contacted Brian Hungwe (SABC) to warn > him and > I am trying to convince his cameraman Nathan Dodzo to help us take video > pictures of the dreadful situation on farms. > > "He has refused saying he has a good working relationship with Jonathan > Moyo. I > suppose with a little bit of more money we can . . . using Chris from AP. > > "Brian Hungwe is worried because his bosses are trying to get a Zimbabwean > (sp) > journalist sympathetic to the government to join SABC in Harare. > > "He used to be with the BBC at Focus on Africa; best friends with Supa > Mandiwanzira, a state broadcast news reader. This might make it difficult > to use > SABC equipment because this guy is a government supporter. He is in London > but I > am not sure what he is doing at the moment. > > "I hope the state will not refuse to register me as a BBC correspondent > because > they have stated that the BBC is banned as an organisation. I will call > you and > let you know about what George Charamba says if and when I meet him." > > Contrary to Machipisa's claim that the information could have got to Cde > Charamba because his phone could be bugged, there is a paper trail that > has been > unravelled by this paper's investigations. > > After receiving the communication from Machipisa, the BBC head for Africa > and > Middle East, Barry Langridge, wrote a letter to Cde Charamba on December > 11 > trying to dismiss the allegations against Machipisa. > > He wrote: "I am writing to express the deep concern of the BBC at certain > unfounded allegations about our work and that of our reporter in Harare, > Mr > Lewis Machipesa. > > "I write because we are concerned for the reputation and safety of Mr > Lewis > Machipesa, whom we regard as a reporter of the highest standards. > > "There has recently been some suggestion that the BBC is either connected > with, > or directly responsible for, the output of a private radio station, SW > Radio > Africa. > > "The BBC has no connection of any kind with that organisation ; no > financial, staff or training relationship of any kind, or in terms of > equipment > or delivery of signal. The wilder rumours seem to suggest that some of our > staff > own or control the station concerned. This is a complete fabrication," > said > Langridge. > > Cde Charamba responded to Langridge's letter saying: "Many thanks for your > letter which, quite frankly, was both unexpected and unwarranted. > > "I suppose you think the mighty BBC can interpose between two Zimbabweans > communicating in confidence and, what is more, ensure 'reputation and > safety' of the other. > > "Your patently convoluted claims of distance (vis-a-vis SW Radio) and > professionalism for BBC are, I am sure, meant to be a bad joke, especially > given > that you know or should know your interlocutor. I certainly know much more > than > BBC's wish image and feel insulted by any invitation to view it in claimed > light as opposed to a real one. > > "I am sure you credit me with a measure of thought and gauge the disbelief > I am > willing to suspend. > > "I do not expect any response to this communication and please let me not > have > it." > > Efforts to contact Machipisa were fruitless. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > "Ivinicus factus sum veritabem diceus." ( I have become an enemy for > speaking the truth ) St Paul! > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Mitayo Potosi > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail&xAPID=42&PS=47575&PI=7324&D I=7474&SU= > http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg&HL=1216hotmailtaglines_addphotos_3 mf > >
