[Ugnet] Bait-n-Switch (aka Empty Promises) -- Fundamentals of Stealing an Election

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Lies, lies, and more lies!

 

Govt to Build 110 Labs, Says Bitamazire

The Monitor (Kampala)
NEWS
March 7, 2006 


By Fred Muzaale
Mukono

THE government will construct 110 laboratories in various secondary schools in the country in a period of five years, the Minister of Education and Sports, Ms Geraldine Namirembe Bitamazire, has said.

This was contained in a speech read for her by Mr Richard Mugulusi, an engineer in charge of supervision of School Facilities Grant constructions in the ministry at the hand over of a laboratory block to Nakanyonyi Secondary School in Nabbaale sub-county.

The laboratory was constructed by the government.

Sciences

Bitamazire said construction of laboratories was an indication that the government is committed to promoting teaching of sciences in secondary schools.

"The government will construct a laboratory in at least one secondary school in every two sub-counties in the country to promote teaching of science subjects," Bitamazire said.

She said the government would also give science text books to various secondary schools.

Bitamazire warned school authorities against under utilising and misusing the facility.

UPE programme

She accused parents of failing the Universal Primary Education programme by not giving lunch, scholastic materials and uniforms to their children.

"Most parents say the UPE pupils are Museveni's children and have refused to give them anything, which is making it hard for us to implement the programme," Bitamazire said.

Nakanyonyi headmaster Mutebi Kizza said the facility would enhance the education standards of the school.

 

Yeat another naked, bold-faced LIE:

 

480,000 rural Ugandans to get electricity by 2012  ( yeah right, everyone will be driving a Mercedes by then ...)

 

By DAVID MALINGHA DOYA
Special Correspondent

Uganda has targeted connecting 480,000 rural clientsto electricity by 2012.

This financial year, the government has earmarked Ush20 billion ($10.7 million) in subsidies to capital investment for investors in the project.

The Ugandan Energy Ministry is now encouraging manufacturers to take advantage of financial incentives on offer for them to invest in the rural electrification campaign. Only two per cent of the rural population uses electricity compared with eight per cent in urban and peri-urban areas.

Industrial Promotion Services (IPS), the industrial sector-operating arm of the Aga Khan Fund For Economic Development (AKFED) is so far the energy ministry's most acclaimed success story. Its project in West Nile in north-eastern Uganda now serves over 1,500 rural clients.

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA), a semi-autonomous agency established by the Energy Ministry to operationalise the rural electrification programme under a public-private partnership, is currently selecting and studying the feasibility of energy projects that manufacturers can take up. 

Godfrey Turyahikayo, executive director of REA, said the rural electrification campaign needs $500 million. Out of this amount, a total investment of $375 million is required while the remaining $125 million will be a rural electrification fund entailing government subsidies on capital investment to investors.

Mr Turyahiko said the project has secured funding from various sources other than the national budget allocation. The World Bank through the Energy for Rural Transformation (ERT) programme will provide support for the initiative. There will also be donor grants and soft loans from the Swedish International Development Agency, which will give technical assistance in developing a fundraising strategy.

The Japan International Co-operation Agency, the Norwegian Agency for International Development and the Chinese government will also give grants or soft loans for the project. 

Mr Turyahiko said that REA is liaising with commercial banks to give loans to organisations taking part in the programme at interest ra tes as low as 10 per cent compared with open market rates of 15 per cent and above.

The rural electrification project will have five standard project types. They will include national grid extension with or without concession and power generation for sale either directly to the existing grid that is owned by Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd and operated by Umeme or combining with new transport lines to connect to the grid.

The models of operation with investors w ill include long-term concessions of up to 20 years on a Build, Operate and Transfer or Build, Own and Operate basis.

But manufacturers say they are concerned about the cost of power, since after liberalisation of the power sector, the system of having a standard national tariff was replaced by tariffs reflecting the investors’ cost of supply. 

REA officials said this will be addressed by the national subsidy on capital investment in power generation.

For example, IPS's West Nile Rural Electrification Company (WeNRECo) operating on a Build, Own and Operate basis had a total cost of $14.75 million and the Uganda government with support from the World Bank provided a subsidy of $7.5 million.

Dr Kevin Kariuki, the head of infrastructure at IPS, said that prior to the implementation of their project, West Nile only had four hours of electricity supply per day which was inadequate for a region with huge potential in processing of products like coffee, tobacco and fruits.

The WeNRECo project, a first of its kind with World Bank support in Africa, is currently operating a 1.5 megawatt High Fuel Oil plant and supplying power to over 1,500 rural clients. The company supplies power to its clients for 18 to 24 hours per day.

Grania Rubomboras, a REA manager, said that confirmed projects underway include Kakira Sugar Works, which will be commissioned by the end of this year. It targets 14 Megawatts and will receive a subsidy of $3.3 million. 

Kisizi Hospital will start a micro hydro project generating between 60 and 290 kilowatts at a cost of $690,000 with a subsidy of $421,000. Civil works at Kisizi are already in progress. There are 10 other projects either still undergoing feasibility studies or mobilising finances before they take off.

Syda Bbumba, the Minis- ter of Energy and Mineral Development, said that rural electrification is part of a sector-wide approach for ru ral transformation.

"We cannot hope to achieve rural development without providing electricity and other modern forms of energy to create small industries that add value to production locally and create jobs for rural people."

Ms Bbumba said it was an advantage to bring the private sector on board as it addresses the chronic problem of shortage of public finances to develop the expensive electricity infrastructure.

www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/current/News/Regional060320063.htm

 

 

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Does anyone recall how during the 2001 pres idential elections Museveni promised, among other things,

 

a) to take electricity to Kalangala (I called it a lie there and then, and Mu7 proved me right on the money)

 

b) to tarmac the road to Hoima (I called him a liar then, and Mu7 proved me to be right on the money -- Five year later, the Omukama of Bunyoro still eats dust all the way to his palace from Kamp ala to Hoima. But judging from the way he was dancing the other day at Museveni's fete', the Omukama must be very contented with the situation.)

 

----- and now,  more lies ----

 

53% of Kayunga Residents Lack Access to Safe Water   (Is this the reason why 68% of them voted for Museveni?)

New Vis ion (Kampala)
NEWS
February 27, 2006


By John Kasozi
Kampala

FIFTY-THREE percent of the people in Kayunga district still drink and use unsafe water from streams, swamps, ponds, water holes, River Nile and Lake Kyoga.

There are 459 functional water-point sources serving 137,700 people with safe water out of the 308,907 residents.

"The district is endowed with a relatively large amount of ground water, springs, streams, swamps and riverbanks in the east and a lake in the north. Great potential exists of developing them into sources from which communities can withdraw safe water for human consumption." says Joseph Mukasa, the acting chief administrative officer.

Technology currently used in provision o f safe water is basically tapping ground water by constructing and drilling of shallow/ deep wells and in some instances harvesting rainwater.

Ninty-three percent of the people in the district live in rural areas.

The district lacks piped water that can reach homes. Thus people walk long distances searching for water, which is a burden to women and people with disabilities.

Mukasa says that the district will increase access to safe water from 47% to 48.5% by June 2006.

"We are also targeting at improving on the functionality of water sources, promoting hygienic use of water and sanitation facilities. We will construct 75 water sources, which will be supervised and monitored. We will maintain them by setting up Water User Committees."

 

 

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