On the Luganda I see flying both on Ugandanet and Fednet, to the extent of
posting full articles from Bukedde, I would have left this pass, but hey the
language was from Northern Uganda, why don't we kill a fly with a sledge
harmer? What is the most complicated term to define? "Freedom of speech."
That is why I never use it.
Em
The Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in anarchy"
Groupe de communication Mulindwas
"avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans l'anarchie"
----- Original Message -----
From: "emmanuel musaazi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: ugnet_: Murder: Gulu Plans to Sue Government
> Netters, can we all agree that the use of vernacular should be reduced or
> prohibited....i don't see the use of putting up postings that are not
> comprehensible to every Ugandan....we are Ugandans and the official
language
> of Uganda is english.....and please this is not meant to reduce or in any
> way shape or form diminish the seriousness of Mr. Ochan's article. I have
> been discouraging people from using luganda when responding to me. The use
> of vernacular is tolerable if it is one or two words but beyond that it
> becomes discomfiting to some of us who do not understand.
>
>
> >From: Ochan Otim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: ugnet_: Murder: Gulu Plans to Sue Government
> >Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 17:54:52 -0700
> >
> >Translated from Rupiny Wednesday, 30th July, 2003
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------
> >Gulu Plans to Sue Government over murder
> >Murder
> >
> >Odwong Wod Ayo
> >
> >Gulu District Council has voted to take the government to court over the
> >destructive murder that the UPDF have committing in Gulu. Gulu Chairman,
> >Lt. Col. Ochora has requested religious leaders in Gulu District to
provide
> >the district attorney with the names of everyone murdered and the places
> >where these murders occurred so that legal action can be initiated
against
> >the government.
> >
> >"Many UPDF soldiers have shot people in their own homes. The population
is
> >very upset that these murderers are still roaming the streets", Lalolgi
> >Councillor Ben Acellam told the members.
> >
> >The Gulu DLC resolved to take the 'big' government (meaning GOU) to court
> >on behalf of their kins who have been murdered by UPDF soldiers.
> >
> >One the other hand, Arthur Okot writes that Odoch Athi LC 5 councillor of
> >Pabbo sub county informs that UPDF soldiers reached Akonyi Bedo PS school
> >and caused destruction.
> >
> >Other crimes that Rupiny has unearthed is that there is a man in
Bungatira
> >sub-county who was tied up with a rope for three days until his hands
began
> >to rot: his hand were amputated later in the hospital.
> >
> >Lalub RDC Semei Okwir said that there other crimes which are have been
> >committed but not on behalf of the government. He added that these
> >soldiers are being delt with under the law.
> >
> >
> >Bal mukene ma Rupiny onongo ni laco mo ma mony Bungatira sub-county
otweyo
> >ki tol pi nino adek ci bade otop ka kingolo woko ki i ot yat.
> >Lalub RDC Semei Okwir otito ni tye bal mukene ma mony timo ento nongo pe
> >obedo miti pa gamente. En otito ni mony magi bene gitye ka tero gi ite
cik.
> >
> >Gulu mito doto gamente pi nek aranyi
> >
> >Odwong Wod Ayo
> >
> >GULU District Council otyeko moko ni omyero distrik odot gamente pi nek
> >mogo me aranyi ma lumony UPDF guneko kwede dano i Gulu. Wonkom me Gulu,
Lt.
> >Col. Ochora otito ni omyero lukancila ducu me Gulu distrik gukel nying
dano
> >ma kineko gi ki kabedo ma kineko gi iye ka wek kimi lapilida pa distrik
pi
> >doto gamente.
> >
> >Lumony pa UPDF tyen mapol gucelo dano ki muduku wa ito ma man omiyo pol
> >dano cwiny gi pe yom me neno jo ma oneko dano gi woto ata, Ben Acellam me
> >Lalogi otito ki lumemba.
> >
> >Lumemba me Gulu DLC gumoko lumuko me doto gamente madit pi dano gi ma
> >lumony UPDF oneko.
> >
> >Kitungcel bene Arthur Okot coyo ni Odoch Athi LC 5 kancila me Pabbo sub
> >county bene otito ni mony UPDF gutunu gang kwan me Akonyi Bedo PS ka
gutimo
> >aranyi iye.
> >
> >Bal mukene ma Rupiny onongo ni laco mo ma mony Bungatira sub-county
otweyo
> >ki tol pi nino adek ci bade otop ka kingolo woko ki i ot yat.
> >Lalub RDC Semei Okwir otito ni tye bal mukene ma mony timo ento nongo pe
> >obedo miti pa gamente. En otito ni mony magi bene gitye ka tero gi ite
cik.
> >
> >
>
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