--- Mulindwa Edward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Mwaami Matovu we have a population of more than 22 million people, let us ask them who they need for a leader.
Mulindwa, Ugandans were asked that question of who they want for a leader just over a year ago and they chose YK Museveni. I think you remember very well. The constitution says that question should be asked every 5 years and wait till 2006, the same question will be asked and Ugandans will decide. As of now lets work for a solution which will bring peace in Northern Uganda. Lets put pressure on Kony to end the war and end the perennial suffering of our people. LM > Matovu > > One of the things I made perfectly clear, was that I > have not decided to > carry out this discussion for I am looking for a > person to blame. But to see > that human beings in Gulu Kitgum Apach and so on > have the same rights as > any other Ugandan. This is not about Konny it is not > about Your government, > it is about two people who have messed up our nation > so bad and in the > process they became what our president calls > politically bankrupt. Mwaami > Matovu your government claims that if the population > is left in the > villages, Konny comes and terrorises them, therefore > the introduction of IDP > camps, which are in a way safe places to keep > Ugandans free from the Konny > terror, in a way it makes sense and I agree with the > logic. But then after > the population puts trust in their government and > they come into those > camps, the army comes and feeds on their wives and > daughters. Many are > pregnant and very many have babies with out known > fathers, for in essence > they were raped by the army that was supposed to > protect them. So who is > better, the army or Konny? That is why you see I > started by stating that let > us not start by blaming. I am in this discussion to > find a solution which > you and I need and very desperately. For at least > you have publicly called > for peace in Northern Uganda. > > Just how will your government facilitate the rebels > with food clothing and > medicine, when it can not deliver those items to > Ugandans? You see to me all > those are gimmicks which have all but failed. But > there is more blame to > your government for it has an upper hand, and a > responsibility of putting > peace in every Ugandan home, if LRA has refused the > offers and this problem > had gone on for a full year, then the right thing > again as I said in my > first posting, would have been to get out of power. > But we are talking about > 20 years here. Mwaami Matovu we have a population of > more than 22 million > people, let us ask them who they need for a leader. > I strongly believe that > there is a Ugandan out there who can put peace in > Uganda. A mission your > government has failed to achieve. > > In one of your postings, you claimed to have > achieved peace in Eastern > Uganda and in West Nile, and I ask, why are you > arresting politicians from > those areas? You see one of the thermometers to find > out how good or bad is > a government, you check on a case laid page . The > moment you see that there > are more treason cases laid than petty thefts, then > you know the government > has failed. I am sorry to inform you that your > government is now in that > category. > > In the meantime as this discussion is taking place, > we have children who > need a roof on top of their heads, we have pregnant > women who need to attend > clinics that they do not have, we have schools which > are empty, but we have > people dying of malnutrition. Mwaami Matovu this > call is very urgent, we > need a solution and we need it now. Let us get a new > blood in the leadership > of our nation. Let us inject in some new thoughts. > Look here we have a > leadership which can all but die of heart attack in > one week any way, Yoweri > Museveni, Appolo Nsibabi, Eriya Kategaya, Chair man > Kigongo, Ruhakana > Rugunda, on and on. May be they have ran out of > ideas as well. What is wrong > with putting in new ideas? Mwaami Matovu your > government and Konny must give > Ugandans a chance to have a government they so > desperately need and today. > Em > The Mulindwas communication group > "With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy" > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lutimba Matovu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 3:40 PM > Subject: Re: ugnet_: LRA war a health disaster > > > > Mulindwa, > > > > I think you are being unfair on me. I have > > consistently deplored the suffering of the people > of > > Northern Uganda and I totally agree with you this > > suffering is unexcusable. > > > > However you still back the wrong horse by shifting > > blame away from Kony and his LRA. The one source > of > > this suffering is Kony. The government has made > many > > overtures to LRA rebels including an Amnesty, a > > ceasefire, and proposed areas for them to assemble > and > > be facilitated with food, clothing and medicine > while > > peace talks start, all these have been shunned and > > thrown back in the face of govt. > > > > I do not agree with you that the government has to > > step down before we achieve peace. There is no > > guarantee kony will ceasefire. This government is > the > > best placed to bring peace as it has done in West > > Nile. > > > > Let Kony swallow his pride and agree to end the > > suffering of the people. Kony war will not end > unless > > Kony ends it. He started it afterall so he has the > > power and capacity to end it. > > > > LM > > --- Mulindwa Edward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Matovu > > > One of the solution on this never ending > problem, is > > > to assess where your > > > government is coming from, is Northern Uganda > better > > > today than let us say 5 > > > or even 10 years ago? And I will say no. I one > time > > > wrote a piece that you > > > laughed at which had a heading Northern Uganda a > > > liability to Uganda. What > > > are you sensing in this posting? There is no > sign of > > > light any where and > > > there has never been any. > > > > > > So I think let us get out of the blaming game, I > do > > > not care whether it is > > > Your Government or Konny, the fact of the matter > is > > > that the suffering in > > > Northern Uganda is totally un-excusable and we > all > > > must find a solution for > > > it. Personally I think you have started to do a > very > > > great job for you have > > > moved from the Lutimba Matovu who was scorning > at > > > every thing we posted > > > showing the sufferings of the people in Northern > > > Uganda, to now a new > > > Madonna who actually accepts that there is human > > > suffering in Northern > > > Uganda, although 20 years down the road. That is > a > > > bold move. > > > > > > So why don't we take both Your government and > Konny > > > out of Uganda's picture? > > > For if your government is not in power there can > > > never be a Konny. Then we > > > take these matters to Ugandans them selves and > they > > > elect a government which > > > has the strength and good will of the population > to > > > stop this tragedy! For > > > your government has lost both, and you and I > know > > > it. I think that if both > > > of you take this step you can go in history as > > > people who care about the > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
