Sister Sofi, Now that you bring us Olara Otunnu, allow me to ask, are your origins in Gulu or Kitgum?
I hope you don't mind asking. We have very happy memories of your company here in Toronto. May the Grace from our ancestors always be your guide !! ============================== On 8/12/07, Anyo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sunday Monitor August 12-18 > Museveni, Otunnu reconciliation > Chris Obore KAMPALA > > An attempt to reconcile former Foreign Minister Olara Otunnu and President > Museveni appears to have faltered. Mr Otunnu, until recently the UN > secretary general's special representative for children and armed conflict, > accuses President Museveni of carrying out what he describes as > "orchestrated genocide against the people of northern Uganda". > In return, the government has variously accused Mr Otunnu of being an LRA > collaborator, a charge he denies. According to State House sources, the idea > to reconcile the two men was originated by Mr George Piwang, who lives in > the United States. > *NO DEAL: Mr Otunnu* Mr Piwang is the younger brother of Archbishop > Luke Orombi of the Church of Uganda. > Mr Piwang wrote a letter dated June 6 to the Principal Private Secretary > to the President, Ms Amelia Kyambadde, asking her for an appointment to meet > the President. > He had apparently submitted the same proposal to Mr Museveni's influential > brother, Gen. Salim Saleh, with a copy to the President. > Reads part of Mr Piwang's letter: "I look forward to meeting H.E. to > answer any questions he may have on my proposal. I recommend that I meet him > with Rt. Rev. MacBaker Ochola II." > Mr Piwang said he preferred Bishop Ochola because the churchman had > written to some friends, including Mr James A. Baker III and Ambassador > Andrew Young "to help facilitate the reconciliation and peace in Uganda as > envisaged". > Mr James Baker was secretary of state under the first President George > Bush, and Mr Young, an African-American, was President Jimmy Carter's > ambassador to the United Nations. > Although the letter does not name Mr Otunnu, Bishop Ochola on Friday said > that plans to reconcile the two men were indeed underway. > "We have not yet met but I have heard about that reconciliation," Bishop > Ochola said on telephone, adding that "reconciliation is a process and a > necessity to bring understanding and restore relationships". > Ms Kyambadde could neither confirm nor deny receiving the letter. > "If it's a private correspondence, why should I release it to Monitor?" > she said. > Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, the minister of internal affairs who is currently > leading the government delegation to the Juba peace talks with the LRA > rebels, said he had not heard of the efforts. > Dr Rugunda, who has cordial relations with Mr Otunnu, added: "I would > encourage efforts that promote reconciliation of any conflicting or > differing parties. Reconciliation between Olara Otunnu and President > Museveni is perfectly in order and should be encouraged. We need a > multi-pronged effort to ensure there is harmony and reconciliation in our > country." > But it appears Mr Otunnu does not want to talk to President Museveni. > Responding to an email from Sunday Monitor, Mr Otunnu wrote: "I am not > aware of a letter dated 6 June, from Mr George Piwang-Jalobo, to the PPS to > the President. I am certainly not party to any projects that may have been > described therein." > He added: "I did see a communication from Mr George Piwang-Jalobo, dated > 19 January 2007, that he circulated to a number of people. Unfortunately, I > was not consulted beforehand, and therefore I did not give my acceptance to > the ideas and scenarios for reconciliation proposed in that communication." > The Chairman of Acholi Parliamentary Group, Mr Livingstone Okello-Okello, > was also sceptical, saying: "I met Mr Otunnu in June and he did not indicate > to me that he would reconcile with Museveni." > Said Aswa MP Reagan Okumu: "The President has been attempting several > times but Olara Otunnu cannot reconcile with Museveni. At one time Mr Eriya > Kategaya tried to talk to Otunnu and they promised him to take ministry of > foreign affairs." > Mr Okumu said such a reconciliation would help Mr Museveni gain acceptance > in Acholi where he has often lost elections. > * > MR OLALA OTUNNU 'S BRIEF PROFILE* > > - Mr Otunnu was born in Mucwini, Chua County, Kitgum District in > September 1950. > - He attended Makerere University (where he was president of the > students guild); Oxford University; and Harvard Law School. > - In the 1970s, as a student leader and later as secretary general > of Uganda Freedom Movement, he played a key role in the resistance against > the regime of Idi Amin. > - After the overthrow of the Obote II government in July 1985, Mr > Otunnu was appointed minister of foreign affairs by the short-lived > military > junta. > - He took on citizenship of Ivory Coast following his stinging > attacks against Mr Museveni's regime. > - While serving the UN, Mr Kofi Annan, the then secretary general, > thanked Mr Otunnu "for his splendid services to the Organisation and, in > particular, for raising the profile of United Nations efforts to protect > children in armed conflict". > - Mr Otunnu founded and currently heads the LBL Foundation for > Children, a New York-based non-profit organisation committed to promoting > education and healing for children around the world, especially those whose > lives have been dislocated by war > > > > *Why do men beat the women they penetrate?* > > > ------------------------------ > > *Yahoo! 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