No. The money was diverted into private pockets using the pretext that it is for a war in the north. These NRA bandits are busy emptying the Uganda coffers that is why they can not allow anyone else apart from the historicals to have big jobs like army leaders. Museveni can do nothing to remove them because they can easily remove Museveni. Just a den of thieves.
Oracha ----- Original Message ----- From: Lutimba Matovu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 11:05 AM Subject: Re: ugnet_: Lack of Funds Delays Diplomats' Posting > Kipenji, > > The current budget for most ministries was cut > sometime back and the resources diverted to help > contain LRA mayhem. MOFA was also affected. > > LM > --- Owor Kipenji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > After reading all this I do believe we are really > > independant and self reliant as Mu7 promised > > Ugandans > > in 1986.May we continue with this very trend of > > independence and self reliance. > > God bless Uganda. > > Thanks. > > Kipenji. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- > > --- Omar Kezimbira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > THE EAST AFRICAN -NAIROBI-KENYA > > > > > > Regional > > > Monday, January 20, 2003 > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Lack of Funds Delays Diplomats' Posting Reopening > > of > > > the country's key embassies of Paris, Tehran, Bonn > > > and Moscow has been put on hold until the Treasury > > > releases funds > > > > > > > > > By WAIRAGALA WAKABI > > > THE EASTAFRICAN > > > THE LONG delayed posting of new Ugandan diplomats > > > abroad has once again been put on hold, as the > > > Ministry of Foreign Affairs is yet to secure funds > > > from the Treasury for the exercise. > > > Ministry sources said the much awaited reopening > > of > > > the country's key embassies of Paris, Tehran, Bonn > > > and Moscow had also been put on hold until the > > > Treasury released funds the ministry requisitioned > > > in the 2002/03 financial year. > > > Financial difficulties forced Uganda to close its > > > embassies in those countries over two years ago, > > but > > > both the Cabinet and President Yoweri Museveni are > > > now convinced of the need to re-open them. The > > > president has just drawn up a list of nominees for > > > the new postings, including those proposed for the > > > missions in the four nations. > > > A spokesman of the Foreign Ministry, David Etuket, > > > said funds for the new postings and reopening of > > the > > > missions had not been received, adding that his > > > ministry was engaged in talks with the Treasury to > > > work out the monies needed to expedite its > > release. > > > "The political decision has been taken to open the > > > missions so we are sure the Treasury will release > > > the funds," said Mr Etuket. The decision to reopen > > > the Paris and Berlin missions was made necessary > > by > > > the fact that the two are among Uganda's leading > > > development partners. Uganda also hopes to market > > > its tourism to investors from France and Germany. > > > The Ministries of Agriculture, Animal Industry and > > > Fisheries, Works and Communications, Education and > > > Health are said to have realised a fall in donor > > aid > > > following the closure of the missions. > > > The parliamentary committee on foreign affairs > > > headed by Nathan Nsaba Buturo has accused the > > > Finance Ministry of failing to adequately fund the > > > country's missions abroad. > > > "The committee is deeply concerned that certain > > > officials in the Ministry of Finance charged with > > > managing the country's purse have limited > > > appreciation of the vital role of the Ministry of > > > Foreign Affairs," said the committee in a > > statement. > > > "These officials see this ministry as a consumer > > > ministry." > > > Two years ago, Uganda rescinded a decision to > > close > > > the mission in Tokyo after Japan reportedly > > > threatened to shut down its projects in the > > country. > > > Documents at the Foreign Ministry show that Japan > > > had in 2000 slowed down disbursement of bilateral > > > assistance funds to Uganda until Kampala's Foreign > > > Minister James Wapakhapulo travelled to Tokyo and > > > promised to keep the embassy open. > > > The embassy in China, which had also been > > earmarked > > > for closure, was kept open when Beijing objected > > to > > > the move. Subsequently, China in 2001 gave Uganda > > > funds for construction of the ministry's > > > headquarters and agreed to partially reduce the > > > debts Uganda owed it. Uganda subsequently tasked > > its > > > Beijing mission with promoting Ugandan commodities > > > there, which resulted in the establishment of > > > Ugandan coffee shops in the country. > > > The protocol department of the Foreign Ministry > > said > > > last week that few governments had responded yet > > to > > > nomination of Uganda's new envoys, which was also > > > expected to delay the postings. > > > Paris has reportedly been top on the list of the > > > missions Uganda wants to reopen after the French > > > government made a "direct appeal" to President > > > Museveni to reopen it. Increased co-operation > > > between Paris and Kampala in seeking peace in the > > > Great Lakes region had also made it critical to > > > reopen the mission. > > > The Foreign Ministry's funding proposal for > > opening > > > the new missions and posting new envoys was sent > > to > > > the Finance Ministry separately from the Foreign > > > Ministry's annual budget but has not yet been > > > approved by the Treasury. > > > Uganda has also decided to open a mission in > > Tehran > > > in order to tap the rich Middle East, which is > > > increasingly becoming a source of markets and > > goods > > > for the country. > > > "There is a lot of potential for trade and > > > investment in this region. The Islamic Development > > > Bank is a source of both soft and commercial > > loans. > > > There is also the Organisation of Islamic > > > Conference. However, our mission in Riyadh, with > > its > > > small staff and insufficient resources, cannot > > > effectively cover the region," a document on the > > > restructuring of foreign missions says. > > > Uganda is increasingly selling its goods to the > > > Middle East, including coffee, fish and > > > horticultural products. The region supplies Uganda > > > with electronics, textiles and automobiles. > > Regular > > > flights by Emirates and Gulf Air have helped to > > > strengthen the trade. > > > Comments\Views about this article > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > > now > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > > http://uk.my.yahoo.com > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. 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