I commend the students of Ombatini for what they have done. They identified one
of their problems they considered a hindrance to their education and exposed
the headmaster to the whole world in a very civil manner. As Mr. Butagira
mentioned in his piece, at least they addressed their problem without causing
and damage to the property and lives at the school.
Civil disodedience works if it is done for the right cause. Look at what
happened in Ukraine during the Orange Revolution. In Thailand the airport was
was blocked for months and months until the changes the population demanded was
implemented. Recently in Thailand again citizens blocked all parliamentarians
from getting into parliamentary building because they said the parliamentarians
working for the interest of the people but the ousted Prime Minister and wanted
parliamentarians who worked for the people and are elected by the people
through proper elections. Recently in Iceland the Prime Minister was thrown out
by people demonstrating for daya and adys because the governement implemented
economic policies that hurt the welfare of the population. Look at what it took
to stop the sell of Mabira forest. If civil society in Uganda whether in local
or nation government decided they had enough with their corrupt and
non-perfoming leaders, it would not take time to change some of the situations
the local people experience.
Civil disobedience, however, requires an organized civil society who have
carefully assessed and analysed their situation and have in place some of the
solutions which they believe will alleviate their problems.
What the Ombatini students did was very civil in that they did not even do any
physically hurt the headmaster (though the headmaster may not have been used to
walking such a long distance which may have hurt him). Hopefully whoever will
be the caretaker of the school will quickly move to put in place policies that
will improve the studensts lives at school.
Vasco Oguzua
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> Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 01:05:32 -0800 (PST)
> From: tabua butagira <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Students whip, frogmarch headmaster
> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]>
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> It may interest you to inquire the goings-on at Ombatini SS. From the
> preliminary information that I have gathered, that institution has been on
> 'sick bed' of sorts for years after the administration crumbled.
>
> A pro-active intervention would have been better, though. It's, however,
> tolerable that the students safely marched the Headteacher to the DEO and
> requested for a better performer and never destroyed any school property as
> most rowdy students do.
>
> I hope the desired changes at the school, especially one of establishing
> control over staff so that they teach, will turn to improve performance at
> Ombatini SS.
>
> This, of course, is not to condone strikes that have plunged most of West
> Nile's former great academic institutions into perpetual doldrums.
> Tabu
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 3/5/09, Gilbert Adibo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> From: Gilbert Adibo <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Students whip, frogmarch headmaster
> To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]>
> Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009, 12:23 AM
>
>
>
> Haa!!
>
> Instead of concentrating, students are busy thinking of frogmarching sources
> of knowledge.
>
> Gilbert
>
>
> On 05/03/2009, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
> I guess teaching isn't the easiest profession!
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>
> Felix Warom Okello
>
> Arua
>
> Students of Ombatini Secondary School in Terego/Maracha District yesterday
> arrested their headmaster and walked him 12 kilometres to the district
> education officer's office where they demanded his immediate transfer.
> The students accused Mr Jackson Bushentice of alleged gross mismanagement and
> unfair treatment of teachers.
>
> Mr Bushentice told reporters in Arua town yesterday that the students, who
> pounced on him at his home early morning, also administered five strokes of
> the cane on him before directing him to the DEO's office.
>
> Apparently, the headmaster had been away in Kampala to collect the
> recently-released A-level examination results, only returning to a rude
> welcome.
>
> "When I returned on Tuesday, I was told the deputy headmaster held a meeting
> with students drafting the memorandum," Mr Bushentice said. "I think there is
> foul play by the teachers."
> The students, who walked the under fire headmaster to the Arua DEO's office
> because there is no DEO in Terego/Maracha, are understood to have given him a
> stern warning not to misbehave.
>
> Mr Bushentice told reporters he had no choice but to oblige and lead the trek.
> The pale and haggard looking head teacher arrived in Arua at around 10am with
> his captors who waved placards denouncing him.
>
> Mr Bushentice looked subdued and sat in the DEO's office submissively.
> Police swung into action securing the DEO's premises but never antagonised
> the students who kept shouting obscenities.
>
> "How can we pay fees when we are not taught and teachers just come and sit?"
> one of them shouted. "We asked the headmaster to take action but he failed.
> He must be transferred."
> The students, most of them in A' level, complained that they were not
> receiving proper teaching since the start of the term.
>
> The DEO was out of office when the students arrived with their victim but the
> district inspector of schools, Mr Kefa Anguandia, called an emergency meeting
> with senior police officers and some local leaders.
>
> After the brief meeting, Mr Anguandia told the students, "Take it that from
> now he will not be your headmaster. We shall appoint another person to handle
> the school."
>
> The students shouted in approval. They agreed to return to school but Mr
> Bushentice, who has been heading the school for four years, remained at the
> DEO's office.
>
> He told journalists that he would abide by any decision taken by the DEO.
> Daily Monitor independently learnt that the school has been in turmoil for
> two years, climaxing with a recent sacking of seven teachers.
>
> Teachers complained of non-payment yet most are not on government payroll.
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> From: moses droma <[email protected]>
> Subject: [WestNileNet] Multiple messages
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> Kiggs,
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> What could be the problem coz am receiving messages in multiple copies.Are
> fellow bloggers getting the same problem.
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> DMO
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> Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 04:35:27 -0800 (PST)
> From: ben ayibo <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Re: Old students' Initiative
> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]>,
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> Hello DMO
> Am enthused with your focessed desire to keep MOSA alive. I have no doubt on
> my mind that we shall be "there". Ombachi boys are already somewhere and am
> happy for them. Ejiku's pledge to be present is the way to go.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ayibo benard
> Arua
>
> --- On Tue, 3/3/09, moses droma <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> From: moses droma <[email protected]>
> Subject: [WestNileNet] Re: Old students' Initiative
> To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected], [email protected]
> Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 7:55 AM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> In the continuing quest to address poor performance in West Nile the Old
> Students' associations such as that of Ombachi(most active currently) can
> play very central roles.I have personally been in touch with some of the
> names behind the Ombachi initiative and am impressed.We the old students of
> Mvara are also at a certain stage.Such efforts combined will go a long way.As
> a reminder, all old students of mvara based in the central region(
> Kampala,Jinja, Wakiso,Mpigi,Mukono,Lugazi etc) should attend a general
> meeting on Saturday-07/03/2009 at Jinja Road Police Canteen(next to the
> Police Station) at 3.30 prompt.The agenda will be on the table.Great time.DMO
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> From: ben ayibo <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Re: Old students' Initiative
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> Hello DMO
> Am enthused with your focessed desire to keep MOSA alive. I have no doubt on
> my mind that we shall be "there". Ombachi boys are already somewhere and am
> happy for them. Ejiku's pledge to be present is the way to go.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ayibo benard
> Arua
>
> --- On Tue, 3/3/09, moses droma <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> From: moses droma <[email protected]>
> Subject: [WestNileNet] Re: Old students' Initiative
> To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected], [email protected]
> Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 7:55 AM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> In the continuing quest to address poor performance in West Nile the Old
> Students' associations such as that of Ombachi(most active currently) can
> play very central roles.I have personally been in touch with some of the
> names behind the Ombachi initiative and am impressed.We the old students of
> Mvara are also at a certain stage.Such efforts combined will go a long way.As
> a reminder, all old students of mvara based in the central region(
> Kampala,Jinja, Wakiso,Mpigi,Mukono,Lugazi etc) should attend a general
> meeting on Saturday-07/03/2009 at Jinja Road Police Canteen(next to the
> Police Station) at 3.30 prompt.The agenda will be on the table.Great time.DMO
>
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