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Ssemakula
Because we have failed to address the national
problems in Uganda, because we have failed to look at Uganda as our nation, we
have started to walk aim aimlessly we are wobbling in a desert, it is even
interesting that today you can have people marching to the conference centre to
take amendments to a constitutional assembly, which you and I know that the
moment Museveni goes that document is history, some people are now telling us
that they know the solution of Uganda's problem, let us get federalism and all
will be alright.
But what about the Ugandans who are murdering other
Ugandans, what does that have to do with Federalism or unitary? So we go in
circles, now if we get a national language we ill be on the road to
heaven.
I will not forget a friend who stated that Uganda
today needs a brutal military government to clean up and we start a fresh, there
is too much joking and taking things for granted. We get a military government,
we rebuild a public service system back, we re open our pathetic embassies, fire
ambassadors hired for they are Rwandees and replace them with Carrier diplomats,
lift the crane back to the air, Uganda Air Lines, close the useless embassies
and combine some of them, reopen Makerere University, close much of those crap
so called universities, open up as many polytechnic colleges as possible,
release all prisoners from all jails for much of their cases are flimsy and then
arrest a good number of movements who have killed our people in the name of
Konny. But do not forget one thing, Just kill Museveni, for the sake of
it.
Wow he thinks out loud.
I think let us get a national language it is better
for now we will solve our problems.
Em
The Mulindwas communication
group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy"
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 7:31
PM
Subject: ugnet_: Re: [FedsNet] More on
language
Netters,
Personally, I think UPE
is an unmitigated complete waste of of money, at this time, and only
serves to highlight Kaguta's myopia and mediocrity. Like all white-elephant
projects, it has its beneficiaries. But, that is another
story.
It is pure fantasy
for ne to even dream that "
UPE
to succeed so it can produce functionally literate graduates
(hopefully) in English". In fact, I think that ostriches will
fly before this happens.
As for English, national languages, etc I think
the forum is simply misguided, very badly too. We are just wasting time.
A stupid and/or illogical idea in Luganda, is
still a stupid and/or illogical idea in English, and also -- surprisingly --
even in Swahili. I suspect that the same may be true, if the language happened
to be Mandarin or even French. What an astounding idea!
I do not see how the ability to insulting each
other in Swahili is going to help us. We are doing fine in English.
This might come as a
surprise to some, but the fact is that there is no language on
earth or anywhere else -- not even in heaven for those who believe in
Judeo-Xtian myths, that will ever do anything about our poor
(inter-tribal) relations, suspicions, jealousies, pettiness, etc. About
the only exceptions to this simple truism, are folks who live on mars or
some other dreamland.
Again I ask, why do we need a
national language? Is it worth it to continue spinning
our wheels on this? Or is it that we just like rubber
cookies?
Some souls have this silly notion that, if
we speak Swahili, all of sudden we'll be able to trade with each other,
just like that, as if by magic. I do not know where or how such naivety
arises. There is absolutely no emperical evidence to support it, not even a
scintilla -- other than an incapacitating dose of wishful thinking
and pipe-dreams. Little wonder that just about any idiot can rule Uganda
for donkey's years!
Who or what says that
at this time trade between Kenya and Uganda or Uganda and TZ is hampered
because Ugandans do not have Swahili as their national language or cannot
speak Swahili? Or even that Kenya and TZ are doing roaring trade (on which
poor Uganda is necessarily missing out) because they both speak
Swahili?
Does anyone on
this forum know that right after the collapse of the EA Community, the two
SWAHILI speaking countries and former partners -- Kenya & TZ -- closed
their borders to each other, and that this went on for YEARS? What had
happened to this magical Swahili then?
If Swahili, why not Lingala (a Bantu Language,
with no hatred baggage, that's likely be popular in ie E & Central
Africa)?
ssemakula
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wrote:
Mr. Odong:
Pray for UPE to succeed so
it can produce functionally literate graduates (hopefully) in
English, the official language of instruction. If that happens then
English could become both the official and national language but do not count
on it.
The assumption being that all Ugandan children will go to
school, learn english under UPE and then the wishes of those who favour a
national language will be met. You should therefore concentrate your
efforts on making UPE work for all.
But even if that were to
happen (sadly it won't) we would still have the Kenyan situation
Matovu's dreams notwishstanding.
Do you think English has
helped to move us closer to unity as a country? Is it not true that the chaps
who are actually detribalized are those who can't speak English? Is it not
true that the elite, the english speakers are the ones who incite those folks
against their fellow ugandans? You go to Owino /St. Balikudembe market,
or any local brew joint be it in Mbuya, Masese, Kabale, Mbale or Gulu and you
will find Ugandans from all over the country happily sipping away their brew
without much thought to where one comes from. They are happy together,
but then enter the english or swahili speaking types and hell breaks
loose. That happened in Kenya under Moi's watch in the now infamous
"ethnic cleansing" clashes, clashes I may add were fully backed by the Moi
regime. Infact some of the leading proponents were Cabinet
Ministers.
Don't you find it
paradoxical that the elites, us, the english speaking types are the ones
working against the unity of the country? If that is true and it is,
what then would be the merits of a national language? What will a
national language do what English the official language (the national language
of the elite) has failed to do in Uganda?
Over to
you. Kyijomanyi
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