Is this a joke or what? I did not see the third point. Anyway it does not matter. But was this a joke? Bwambuga.
"Mitayo Potosi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > � � � � � � � � �Binaisa's 3-point solution to Kony war > > � � � � � � � � �By GODFREY LUKONGWA BINAISA > � � � � � � � � �July 7, 2003 > > � � � � � � � � �The time to act is now and not to continue apportioning >blame, but to save our > � � � � � � � � �country form disintegration. Unless we swim together now, >we shall sink separately. > > > � � � � � � � � �Unless our government comes up with a solution now, the >war in the north may > � � � � � � � � �become an African version of the 30 years war that ravaged >Europe from 1618 to > � � � � � � � � �1648 when it was ended by the Treaty of Westphalia. The >nations that were involved > � � � � � � � � �ran out funds, there was a terrible loss of life and >destruction of property. This is > � � � � � � � � �what is happening now in the north. > > � � � � � � � � �The time to act is now and not to continue apportioning >blame, but to save our > � � � � � � � � �country form disintegration. Unless we swim together now, >we shall sink separately. > � � � � � � � � �A three point programme is suggested: > > � � � � � � � � �The president should send a high powered delegation to >Britain, to plead with the > � � � � � � � � �British government and convince that government, that for >its role in Uganda before > � � � � � � � � �independence when it practised the old Roman adage of >divide et impera a-k-a divide > � � � � � � � � �and rule and filled its Uganda army, the King's African >Riffles, with soldiers from the > � � � � � � � � �north, who Britain claimed were great warriors. > > � � � � � � � � �The first British appointed Ugandans were ignored, >officers such as Capt. Ashe > � � � � � � � � �Mukanga, a Muganda who served in World War 1, Capt. Daudi >Chwa II, the Kabaka of > � � � � � � � � �Buganda, Lt. Prince Yusuf Suna, Lt. Prince George William >Mawanda both from > � � � � � � � � �Buganda, Lt. George Rukidi, the Omukama of Toro were all >left in limbo. At that time > � � � � � � � � �the northerners who were preferred were given one roomed >grass huts, three > � � � � � � � � �blankets for a mattress, and the third with which to cover >their bodies, they were > � � � � � � � � �made to sign on for nine years, at the end of which they >received neither gratuity or > � � � � � � � � �pension, but were only exempted from paying a head tax of >Shs 15 per year. The > � � � � � � � � �northerners who did not join the army, joined the police >and prison services. The rest > � � � � � � � � �worked in the sugar estates of Lugazi and Kakira. > > � � � � � � � � �After independence, their firm grip on the security forces >was used by them to stage > � � � � � � � � �two coups in 1971 and 1985. President Yoweri Museveni >ended their grip on the army > � � � � � � � � �in 1986. Leadership of the army reverted to the >southerners. > > � � � � � � � � �It is this loss of leadership of the armed forces, which >had hitherto been used by the > � � � � � � � � �northerners to grab political power and unleash reigns of >terror, that is responsible > � � � � � � � � �for the war. This loss of the big jobs made the likes of >LRA leader Joseph Kony to > � � � � � � � � �resort to war. Unless Ugandans clearly understand the >reason Kony is fighting, they > � � � � � � � � �will not be able to win the war soon. The northerners want >their jobs as leaders of > � � � � � � � � �the armed forces back right now before they can be >persuaded to stop the carnage. I > � � � � � � � � �believe that the leadership of the armed forces shall >continue to be based on merit > � � � � � � � � �only. > > � � � � � � � � �Secondly, the British government should be requested to >pay for what I call a mini > � � � � � � � � �Marshal plan similar to the American plan after World War >II for western Europe. It > � � � � � � � � �could be called the Tony Blair Plan, if you prefer. > > � � � � � � � � �The reason for such a plan is firstly that Uganda stands >on high moral ground in > � � � � � � � � �making the request. It is a well known maxim of equity >that equity imputes an intent > � � � � � � � � �to fulfil an obligation. The purpose of this request would >be to compensate Uganda > � � � � � � � � �for the wrong the British government committed more than >40 years ago when they > � � � � � � � � �left their weapons of mass destruction in the hands of >people who had no experience > � � � � � � � � �to handle such weapons, besides wantonly using them to >gain power and riches. > > � � � � � � � � �Uganda does not have the money in its budget to pay for >what it will cost to > � � � � � � � � �rehabilitate more than 60 years of misrule and >mismanagement of the British army in > � � � � � � � � �Uganda before independence. It is further suggested that >Uganda government may > � � � � � � � � �permit the British to stay in Uganda to supervise their >money until the end of the > � � � � � � � � �plan. > > � � � � � � � � �Such a plan would be two-pronged; > > � � � � � � � � �(a) Military to engage Kony's troops. > > � � � � � � � � �(b) Non- military - this would be the most important and >urgent - would be directed at > � � � � � � � � �winning the hearts and minds of Kony's troops as well as >all youth in the north, > � � � � � � � � �between the ages of 12 and 35, to persuade, cajole, and do >everything to win them > � � � � � � � � �over to the side of peace, and thus deny Kony the field >from which he recruits his > � � � � � � � � �fighters. This may entail recruiting civilians from all >parts of the country to go to the > � � � � � � � � �north as missionaries of peace. > > � � � � � � � � �All of us have been to the same schools with northerners, >we have played > � � � � � � � � �together and stood together throughout the period we were >a British colony. We > � � � � � � � � �have to create thousands of jobs and job training centres >for the thousands of > � � � � � � � � �unemployed youths, who are hungry and suffering from all >kinds of diseases that are > � � � � � � � � �curable but for the malnutrition. These youth look to Kony >to break their boredom. > � � � � � � � � �The plan would include building the infrastructure and new >schools and dispensaries > � � � � � � � � �to make everybody in the > > � � � � � � � � �north feel that he is a Ugandan. > > � � � � � � � � �The writer is a former president of Uganda > > > � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �� 2003 The Monitor Publications > > > > >Mitayo Potosi > >_________________________________________________________________ >Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online � >http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > -- He it is Who created for you all that is on earth...He is the All-knower of everything. Swaddaq Allahu Al-Adhim. Michael Bwambuga. __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. 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