Okurut Peter
I dont think anyone is celebrating the Rwandese success forgetting the
dictatorship of Paul Kagame, but I think it is a very good assumption that
had the Rwandese genocide happened in Uganda, the entire Kampala would have
been looted down. In 1979 the British government made a statement about
Ugandans, they said that given a chance to loot the city of London, Ugandans
have the ability to loot it dry in 6 hours. Well let us forget the
successes of Rwanda, and let us forget the dictatorship of Paul Kagame, but
why do Ugandans loot their own cities? After the fall of Amin I drove to
Fort Portal as we were trying to salvage the communication system of Uganda,
a friend of mine out of Fort Portal took me to a small village to visit a
very old grand ma he had left, when we sat in her little thatched house, I
looked at a small table and it had something covered with a very white
cloth, I peeped inside to see what it was, and it was a telephone set. Being
in communication I wondered where she got it and how she got it, so I asked
her what was under the white cloth on the table. The old woman response was
very funny Oyo malidadi wange namugula ku be Kampala munange This old
woman bought a dial phone set when she did not even know what the heck it
was let alone its own use. But in the spree of buying looted things from
those that were looting Kampala this structure looked nice to her and she
yes paid for it took it home and put it on her table.
A guy in Kampala looting pulled a full trailer of spare parts from
industrial area and drove it to Kayunga and kept quiet about it, he looted
this trailer for every equipment into it was reading made in Germany. 6
months after the looting, he comes to Kayunga town and took a mechanic to
open the boxes, for these were actually engine parts and he expected them to
be Mercedes Benz parts. On looking at them the mechanic failed to understand
them. Long story short a friend drove him to Kampala and they got a mechanic
from Roko construction, who was white and a very good mechanic, drove him to
Kayunga and checked these boxes of engine parts. The guy goes, yea they are
engine parts but not car engines, these are spare parts of engines of Uganda
Railway so unless you plan to build a railway line in Kayunga, drive the
trailer and dump it near a train station for they need it and very badly.
This guy refused to loot any more for he knew that he was set for life, he
knew that he had several Benz engines and he was going to build an engine
whenever he gets poor and he is set up for life.
Peter why dont Rwandese loot their own country selling things to Uganda as
Ugandans sell their country to Rwanda?
EM
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of okurut simon peter
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:15 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: {UAH} UGANDANS LET US TAKE A MOMENT AND READ THIS PIECE MAY BE
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Gook,
I think it is too early to celebrate the Rwandan success story, not when
their opposition members are locked up, cannot freely discuss and others are
in exile. Even during Habyalimana's time, Rwanda looked more peaceful and
productive than Uganda for example we used to import mattresses, iron
sheets, cement, clothes; NRA used to stock mattresses for its soldiers,
thanks to Rwanda, but see how nearly 1.0 million Rwandese died in almost no
time.
It looks behind those smiles and clean streets there is smouldering fire
that lasts 40 years then it suddenly explodes; may be the next fire will
take a shorter time to erupt.
It would be good if the Kigali regime works fast to defuse their internal
wrangles in order to maintain that rapid development registered in the
region, it is good if only it could last.
Peter Simon
Albert Einstein said," Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried
anything new."
--- On Wed, 3/21/12, Gook <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Gook <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: {UAH} UGANDANS LET US TAKE A MOMENT AND READ THIS PIECE MAY BE
WE WILL PICK UP SOMETHING
To: "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Received: Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 10:50 AM
Allan,
Is there a difference between the two?
Sent from Gook's iPatch!
"What you are we once were, what we are you shall be!"
An inscription on the walls of a Roman catacomb.
On 21 mar 2012, at 18:01, Allan <[email protected]> wrote:
Patriotism is the word!
Does M7 have it? or rather enaremu?
On 21 March 2012 08:00, Robert Atuhairwe <[email protected]> wrote:
Gentlemen, ladies,
First impression is; President Kagame has a lot of good will and is
respected. Respect for leaders plays a big part and they must earn it.
Real development takes its seat once leaders have respect and a vision
that they strive to bring to real life.
Rwandans have definitely learnt from their past and the experiences of
neighbouring countries which they keep improving on. Less
politicisation polishes makes matters better. Can you believe while
Kagame portrays as a darling of many, there are dissenters wanting him
out as soon as possible?
Can anyone really satisfy a crowd of people?
Thank you
0772468064
On 3/21/12, Herrn Edward Mulindwa <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Kagame:
>
<http://one.org/blog/2012/03/18/kagame-people-dont-eat-debates-they-eat-food
> /> People dont eat debates, they eat food
>
>
>
>
> Mar 18th, 2012 9:40 AM UTC
> By Guest Blogger <http://one.org/blog/author/guest-blogger/>
>
> This is a guest post from Peter Opondo, head of news at NTV Uganda. In
this
> piece, he uses his encounter with President Kagame to illustrate Rwandas
> changing government. This was originally posted on ONE
>
<http://one.org/africa/blog/people-dont-eat-debates-they-eat-food-kagame-tel
> ls-rwandans/> s Africa Blog.
>
> Description: http://one.org.s3.amazonaws.com/images/kagamephoto.jpg
>
> They call it Umwiherero, literally meaning a retreat or a getaway
for
> a private meeting in the main local language, Kinyarwanda.
>
> And indeed the 9th Rwanda National Leadership Retreat was a true getaway,
> held at the secluded Military Academy in Gako, Bugesera district, located
50
> km SE of Kigali City and just 20km from the Burundian Border.
>
> For a Kenyan journalist currently working in Uganda, it was an eyeopener
on
> how Rwanda is governed.
>
> It was at one and the same time about a national leadership seeking to
> cultivate a shared vision and common goals for the country as well as
about
> President Paul Kagames towering efforts to steer the country towards a
> particular direction.
>
> I was part of the NTV Uganda crew that got an invitation to attend the
> meeting after we had earlier put in a request for a one-on-one interview
> with the President. We were told the President would find some time on the
> sidelines of the meeting to grant as the interview.
>
> But we were also excited that we would have the privilege to sit in and
> observe as Rwandas top leaders including cabinet ministers, top
> technocrats, mayors and diplomats set strategic priorities for the
> government over the next one year even as they reviewed performance of the
> past year.
>
> On a drizzly morning of March 4th, the main hall at the Military academy
was
> filled to capacity for the official opening of the retreat. As they waited
> for the arrival of the President, the gathering was psyching itself up
with
> patriotic songs.
>
> In one of the songs that had some Kiswahili words, I could gather they
were
> singing that nobody would build Rwanda other than Rwandans themselves a
> thread the President would pick up later in his speech.
>
> As the singing went, the tall and lanky Kagame gingerly walked onto the
> podium without much fuss.
>
> And after the usual preambles the included the national anthem, the
> President rose to the podium for the opening speech where he went on to
> dissect what he thought was the main challenge not only for Rwanda but
also
> for Africa poverty.
>
> In his analysis, African countries were not truly independent as long as
> poverty remained entrenched.
>
> Depending on the generosity of others demeans us as Africans, it is
> pathetic
we must change our mindsets about poverty, let us fight for out
> integrity as a people, he said in a soft, almost pained tone.
>
> So why are African countries still poor? Its not because we dont know
what
> we are supposed to do, it is because we dont do what we know we are
> supposed to do, he concluded.
>
> Its my impression that we could have made more progress than we have
> already. We are doing much less than we are capable of, he further
stated.
>
> Energy is a key factor in the fight against poverty. In 2011, Rwanda had
set
> a target of generating 30.4 MW and connecting 65,000 households. But
during
> the year, only 5.4 MW was generated even as 72,227 households were
connected
> meaning demand was stretching supply even further.
>
> President Kagame was clearly not happy with the situation.
>
> As your president, I must take responsibility for not pushing for more
> funding to the energy sector. I will take responsibility and correct
this.
> he stated and added ominously but some of you are also going to be
> casualties for not doing the right thing.
>
> A government official told me later on the sidelines of the meeting that
the
> leadership retreats were also an opportunity to appraise the performance
of
> senior officials and often those found not to be delivering ended up
losing
> their jobs.
>
> We talk too much, we attend to many workshops yet there are no results
> people dont eat debates, they eat food, he quipped.
>
> Although the president had a written speech, he was not reading it. He was
> ad-libbing, simply stating his thoughts the sign of a leader who knows
his
> stuff and trusts himself to make the point without going off message.
>
> This much was even much more evident at the plenary session, still under
the
> chairmanship of the president, as the performances of the various sectors
> were reviewed. Every often the president would interrupt a presentation by
> asking, Isnt this the same issue that we have had over the past two
years?
> Why havent you solved it? or Did you listen to my speech, we want
action
> and results, not just empty talk.
>
> And later when we sat down for our interview he simply restated his vision
> for a poverty free Rwanda. Rwanda might be land locked but ideas are
not,
> he stated.
>
> Given the central role and dominant that president Kagame is playing in
> shaping the future of Rwanda, concern has been raised as to whether he was
> doing this at the expense of setting up strong institutions that would
> ensure the implementation of the set goals even without him in office.
>
> In fact, currently there is a push by some supporters of President Kagame
to
> amend the constitution to remove the two-term limit. Kagame is currently
> serving his second seven-year term, which expires in 2017.
>
> We put that question to him during the interview. It is not a matter of
if
> but when I leave office, because I will have to go at some point. What we
> are doing here (leadership retreat) is just part of that process of
ensuring
> that we all know where we are headed as a country and what we are supposed
> to do to realize that dream.
>
> Besides the official business at Umwiherero, there were other things worth
> noting.
>
> No. 1 was the youthful nature of leaders in Rwanda, especially the top
> technocrats.
>
> Heres an example: President Kagames chief of staff, Ms Ines Mpambara is
> 34. The Finance Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, Ms.
> Pitchette Kampeta Sayinzoga, is 32! The director of communications in the
> office of the President is Yolande Makolo, who is 39. She describes
herself
> as one of the older people here
>
> Notice that all these three youthful top technocrats are women. And that
is
> not by accident. Rwanda is truly empowering its women and it is actually
> leading the world on that front.
>
> After the last elections, Rwanda became the first parliament in the world
> with a female majority after women got 44 out of the 80 (55 percent) seats
> in the assembly.
>
> The other thing I noticed in Rwanda was that nearly all top government
> officials carry Blackberries. These phones are not status symbols but
tools
> of work. One official told me they were all on BBM, so they dont waste
> taxpayers money calling each unnecessarily.
>
> Right from the President himself, they are all also on the social networks
> especially on Twitter and Facebook, tracking and responding to any queries
> about their respective duties. They are technology savvy, keeping with the
> times.
>
> And coming from Nairobi and working in Kampala one can only but admire the
> physical infrastructure in Kigali. All streets are neat and lit. I didnt
> bump into a single pothole. Skyscrapers are rising in Kigali in accordance
> with the citys ambitious master plan.
>
> The plastic bags that litter the streets in Kampala and Nairobi are not in
> Kigali. Theyre actually outlawed.
>
> Clearly, Rwanda is going places and President Kagame is firmly on the
> drivers seat.
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>
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