Except for a few, they are all here; you might as well put a face on each name:
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:sdXG6hnIytMJ:www.nrmousa.org/events.asp+site:www.nrmousa.org+photos+NRM+USA&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1 Ochan > Ssemakula <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Netters, > > This disturbing problem which continues to dog UNAA needs to be > unequivocally and clearly addressed, rather than ignored, sooner rather > than later. > > It is not easy to dismiss the impression that UNAA has been infiltrated > and/or compromised by the NRM government, especially since many of the > organisers of the upcoming Convention are known NRM-0 functionaries, and > even some of those who manage our forum are NRM lackeys. When one adds > the recent list indididuals supposedly in M7's various intelligence > services here in in USA that made its rounds on the net, one gets a > combustible mixture. > > {One could easily confirm this by visiting the NRM-0 website, > www.nrmousa.org, which has photographs of some of these and other > individuals posing around with M7 and hobnobbing with Movement bigwigs. > But apparently the site has been barnished from the web, possibly for > non-payment of fees. This is the message one gets: > nrmousa.org Web site is disconnected. To restore services send email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.WebStreet101.com 508-963-4848}. No matter, archives of these photos > exist in other locations and can easily be dug up. > > This is an issue that one can stonewall or adopt Ostrich tactics of > firmly sticking one's head in the sand in the hope that it will go away > on its own. > > We need a strong firewall between the government of Uganda and the > affairs of UNAA, if the latter is to survive and continue to serve our > interests here in North America: namely help us to not only survive in > this corner of the diaspora, but to actually prosper. > > Only if we are secure and prosperous here in the diaspora, can we hope > to be in position to help Uganda. > > We already voted once with our feet in leaving Uganda, it'd be terrible > if the same fate befell the Convention or if we allow the NRM to > subbotage and undermine the original intentions of the Convetion. > > What say you? > > Ssemakula > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: picpip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 1, 2006 5:11:26 PM > Subject: [UNAANET] Re-assurance Requested - with the Full Text > > Fellow Colleagues on UNAANET > > This time round rather than hit the delete button, I considered the > fact that someone known to me had posted the article below on > UNAANET and decided to check out the allegations contained with the > hope that I would arm myself with evidence to disprove what I > considered to be cowardly allegations. > > I knocked down one or two pretty quickly but after a few phone calls > I find myself needing some assurances from the National UNAA > Executive and perhaps the local NY chapter. In this regard this > Email is copied to no less than UNAA's President, Mr Abdul Kimbugwe. > > To me UNAA represents a milestone achievement of Ugandans ability to > successfully organize outside the support of government. This is > going to be the first UNAA convention that I attend and as you can > imagine I am a little excited. These allegations are therefore > particularly disturbing and I am hoping they can be disproved, > explained or in the worst case resolved before the Convention > begins. What is the relationship between UNAA and UAAGNY? Which > legal entity owns the Conventions, what is their organizing scope > and with whom does the buck stop? Are these accounts ever audited? > By who? To me it is perfectly fine that people of a single political > inclination may dominate the executive of UNAA or one of its > chapters but how are these office bearers appointed or retired? What > is their tenure? I imagine it is guided by a constitution and rules, > are these being followed? > > I will admit here and now that I do not have any firm details and > perhaps this is how UNAA conventions have always been organized - > though I doubt it. Some of the people listed below may actually be > innocent victims of malice but something serious seems to be amiss > and in my opinion needs intervention if the New York convention is > going to be successful. > > Mr. Kimbugwe, I look forward to a robust, factual, truthful and > reassuring reply. > > > Gaburungyi > > > Sebastiane lwanga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Note: forwarded message attached. > > This is rather disturbing. > > __________________________________________________ > > Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 23:30:21 +0100 (BST) > From: Ann Rose Munyenga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: UNAA unity threatened by NRMO tactics! > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > UNAA Unity threatened by NRM tactics! > > Think of any reason that may cause an organization to fall apart and > you have it as part of the reason that is causing the upcoming UNAA > convention in New York to crumble like a park of cards. Intrigue, > political conspiracy, corruption, overzealous desire to make money > and untamed egos make the list of the problems dodging the New York > UNAA convention Organizing committee. > > In the recent past the issues have become so spicy that the whole > organization is engulfed in mistrust of one another resulting in a > break up into factions, cocoons and gangs reaching for each others > neck. For example the committee formally meets on Friday or Saturday > on alternating weeks. However, your writer has uncovered information > that a group of hardcore NRMO officials meets every Wednesday in a > New York pub. It is said that this is the body, which makes the > decisions, therefore the official meetings are only used to give the > cover of legitimacy. Two weeks ago, Twaha Bukenya, was seen > staggering drunk out of this pub after one of the meetings. Twaha > passes himself off as a devout Muslim in public. > > The problems dodging the convention committee are not new. As the > committee was being composed some individuals were excluded and > rushed elections were held, whereby historical members of the > UAAGNY, which was supposed to form the background body sponsoring > the convention, were not invited. These were excluded mainly because > those in charge viewed them as radical conservative Baganda. As such > many of the leaders of Gwanga Mujje in the area have been treated as > pariahs in the organizing process. The only known Muganda leader who > remains a member of the organizing committee is Mr. Joseph > Ssenyonjo. But sources within the committee indicate that he is > contemplating resignation following his being sidelined in the > process of deciding the main speakers at the convention. Ssenyonjo > is a member of the Forums sub-committee and the only known member of > the opposition on the committee, which is headed by NRMO stalwart > Secretary General Allan Katatumba. > > The fact that the organizing committee is dominated by NRMO members > and NRM sympathizers has led to several members to resign from the > committee. In early March as the committee was recovering from the > resignation of Lawrence Kiwanuka the radical DPUSA chairman, Muganga > and his wife Rehama Bukenya, who are founder members of UAAGNY > called it quits when the NRM gang led by their chairman Edward Wanda > insisted on inviting president Museveni to the convention amidst > protests from the general membership. > > The intra-committee fights have divided the body into several > factions. There is a section which believes that the body should be > void of politics and it aims at working for the benefit of the > community. But this group has the minimal influence; this group is > led by Mildred Ssenyondo a banker in New York. Their is another > faction which has political interests, but aims at ensuring that the > convention is not overshadowed by politics as this might not be good > for the community. Interestingly this group has members of NRMO and > members of the diplomatic force from Uganda house in New York. > > Abraham Muhoozi, the in charge of Uganda Mission asset management > and head of security at the Uganda mission, Joe Kazinduka, an NRMO > executive committee member and his wife Betty Tumusiime are members > of this group. A catholic Brother, Pancrious Bugembe, who has had > his foot in both DP and NRM is also said to be among the > independents, but his only interest is to see to it that the > Christian services during the convention succeed, according to the > sources. > > Recently the fight were brought to a new high when the some members > moved to choke a private business interest to run a cruise ship > being organized by New York business man Nasser Kagiri. Kagiri the > proprietor of Kampala's hip-hop regalia store had earlier sought to > organizing a boat cruise to cater for Ugandans who could not afford > the conditions which applied to the official cruise ship. For one to > be allowed on the Official UNAA ship one has to pay for the whole > package of the convention. The total package costs about $949. > > Kagiri realizing that many Ugandans would only like to enjoy the > cruise entered into a business arrangement with a New York cruise > company and decided to offer an alternative to Ugandans. Some > members of the Organizing committee upon realizing that Kagiri was > about to make a buck they moved to stop him from organizing the > alternative cruise which is cheaper by $30 compared to the official > cruise. According to information available, Harriet Zaffoni, Twaha > Bukenya the NRMO chairman in Connecticut, and Wanda wanted to > organize the second boat cruise themselves, but the Kagiri group had > moved ahead of them. This has caused bitter rivalry within the > committee. Wanda in a recent tiered in Boston, during a gathering to > promote the convention he threatened to "handle in a special way" > those who would dare set foot on the alternative boat cruise. On the > same day after a social gathering Wanda in a drunken rage is > reported to have threatened to Kagiri with "special action" > and "taking the matters in his own hands". This angered some > Ugandans who mobbed Wanda. Joe Kazinduka, who whisked him away in > his car to safety, rescued him from the irate mob of screaming > women. According to sources the NRM group is running around the USA > threatening people who are planning to attend the convention if they > do not buy all their services from them. In his outburst in Boston > Wanda is alleged to have threatened to involve the Immigration > Police from the Home office to go after those who will stay in any > other hotel other than the one he contracted. > > Wanda is the over role > chairman of the convention committee, but because of invested > interests in the hotel he is also the chairman of the Accommodations > sub-committee. He made similar threats for those who will take the > alternative cruise. In my last message I warned that these people > are planning to do harm to Ugandans and handover all the records to > the government. This is intended to enable the Uganda government to > track the money people send back home. Wanda is a dangerous person > his personal record will reveal to you that he was kicked out of the > then Kampala DA's office for heavy handedness and recently while in > Uganda he used his NRM contacts and hired soldiers he took to Mukono > to "solve" a land dispute for a family friend. > > According to sources Edward Wanda without consultation with the > committee manipulated a lawyer friend to write to Kagiri threatening > him with legal action if he continued to organize his private > cruise. The committee had in an earlier meeting resolved to engage > Karoli Ssemogerere, son of former DP leader, Paul Ssemogerere, but > Wanda rejected him because he is a known member of the Democratic > Party, despite the committee having agreed to retain him as a legal > advisor. This action is dividing the UNAA organizing committee > father, mainly because the lawyer hired by Wanda in billing the > group a rate four times higher that what Karoli had asked for. > > Wanda was true to his words; within the last two weeks he has moved > from a document he forged purporting it to be summons orders from a > lawyer to Kagiri, to circulating rumours that the alternative boat > is being organized by anti-government elements. In one of the > meeting held at Uganda house recently Wanda physically manhandled MS > Lillian Letaro demanding that she leaves the meeting room. The Head > of security, Uganda house Abraham Muhoozi had to intervene to unhook > Wanda of Lillian in the building lobby. (Opnion: This is no person > who can continue to be a leader in the our community; the sooner > UNAA national acts the better) > > In the last few days Wanda, without consulting other committee > members decided to "fire" Lillian Letaro and Nasser Kagiri from the > committee. According to sources M/s Letaro was the only leading > members of the opposition who remained on the committee. Lillian > Letaro is the DPUSA women's leader. Our sources indicate that the > NRMO group has singled her out for this reason and for her having > questioned some of the expenditures like the $25,000 tab to be paid > out for security. > > Sources told your writer that the organization funds are being > abused. Earlier in the year Wanda and Twaha Bukenya attempted to use > the group's funds to travel to Uganda to attend Museveni's third > term swearing in under the guise of traveling to Kampala to look for > advertisement for the UNAA website. Interestingly the two were > looking for a double harvest; NRMO-USA had already paid for their > travels. The other source of contention is the fees being paid to > Elma Byekya an NRMO operative, based in Boston as promoter of the > convention. Elma Byekya was paid $2500 in advance and she will be > collecting 8% of the total convention collections. Your writer could > not confirm reports that the Marriot Hotel had also offered the > leaders a soft landing which they did not report to the general > organizing committee. The soft landing included a four day > presidential suite stay in Marriot Hotel and a hefty commission, > ranging between $13-16 per convention registrant. The sources have > also revealed that the Wanda group used the cover of hiring a lawyer > to take legal action against Nasser Kagiri and paid themselves > $4000; another source put the amount at $3000. The fee was paid to > have the lawyer to draft a letter of intent to sue. Interestingly > even though the letter was presented to the committee it was never > served out on Kagiri. > > Opinion: UNAA is an important body bringing together Ugandans. It is > important that all Ugandans rise to the occasion and protect this > body from being manipulated into an NRM extension, which it is first > becoming. > > The behavior of the NRMO members of the organizing committee is > threatening to impact UNAA very negatively. According to our sources > both FDC and DP which have been very active in the UNAA convention > forums have opted to boycott this year's convention and they will > not officially attend. > > Note. The NRM squad is spread wide and is capable of doing harm. > After I sent out the last email they were able to block my email > account and lender it unusable. Thus I have had to create a new > email account. Stand warned! Yes, this is not Anne Mugisha of FDC, > (A woman I respect) I am a concerned Ugandan leaving in Connecticut > and the email account names I use are derived from my names and my > grand parent's names. I am keeping my identity covered because, I > reside near one of the perpetrators of the undrhand activities I am > reporting about while in the USA. _______________________________________________ Ugandanet mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
