*Problem Indemnification* As we march/decent on the problem of poor performance in Schools, some very obvious problems are starting to surface. As Pointed by Hon.Kassiano Wadri, "Video Watching or Video Dancing" seem to be a killer to education in West Nile.
This is a good example of a problem that has been left uncontrolled. Let us wait for Task Force (TF) to come up with their findings. We can catch on constructive discussion after TF work is done. I a m sure a lot more problems will come up John J Avudria On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 6:11 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send WestNileNet mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of WestNileNet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: WestNileNet Digest, Vol 7, Issue 68 (JohnAJackson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:10:57 -0500 > From: JohnAJackson <[email protected]> > Subject: [WestNileNet] Re: WestNileNet Digest, Vol 7, Issue 68 > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > *Killings in Koboko* > > After reading a few of the commends in the net, I thought I should > contribute something > 1) Those who released the trigger should be held accountable in a court of > law for murder and prosecuted according to laws in Uganda. If this is not > done, they will do this again. > > 2) The local authorities RCs or LCs should work together with URA to > educate > people about the benefits of taxation. In one way or another the taxes > return to the regions for running better programs/development we are all > crying for. There is NO REASON to KILL Tax Payers. URA should arm > themselves with Cameras and take pictures of those people smuggling goods. > Arrest the people in a peaceful and charge them for tax evasion. > > 3) Reducing Tax Rate requires community effort to lobby law makers. > Written > letter of memorandum with signatures to MPS and Parliament is a good way > to > go. No one can condone barbaric acts. We are civilized enough to solve > problems in a mature manner. If you witnessed the suffering of our people > in > 1980's in Sudan and Congo, who would like to promote gun culture again? > Violence is acceptable. Lets us look at what happened in Gulu? > > 4) URA should establish a fair tax bracket that is manageable. People pay > tax everywhere in the world. In the developed countries, Sales tax is > collected on everything you buy. This tax is used for running government > programs. > > 5) Income Tax is collected from wage earners every where in the World. In > the developed countries, part of the excess tax collected above the "Tax > Bracket" is returned to tax payers at end of the Fiscal Year. If we the > educated people can lobby for Tax Policy Changes, may be the government can > do something. If we keep quiet, policy makers will think people are happy > > > On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 3:58 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Send WestNileNet mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [email protected] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [email protected] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of WestNileNet digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. 2 die in Koboko riot (Caleb Alaka) > > 2. The late Peter Edema Etima (Caleb Alaka) > > 3. Apologies (Caleb Alaka) > > 4. The people on the ground (Caleb Alaka) > > 5. Re: 2 die in Koboko riot (samuel andema) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:13:44 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Caleb Alaka <[email protected]> > > Subject: [WestNileNet] 2 die in Koboko riot > > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > "No person shall be deprived of life intentionally except in execution of > a > > sentence passed in a fair trial by a Court of Competent Jurisdiction in > > respect of a criminal offence under the laws of Uganda and the Conviction > > and sentence have been confirmed by the Highest appellate Court" Folks, > this > > is the wording of Article 22 of the Constitution of the Republic of > Uganda. > > This Article entitled Protection of right to life is in the bill of > rights > > and forms the gist of the fundamental and other human rights and > freedoms. > > These rights are inherent and not granted by the State. Under Article 20 > (2) > > of the Constitution, this right and others are to be respected, upheld, > and > > promoted by all organs and agencies of Government and by all persons. > Indeed > > what happened in Koboko was unfortunate. I have failed to decipher how > one > > can talk of smuggling in the middle of a town like Koboko and Arua. > Besides > > that How some trigger happy lumpen can deprive an innocent > > Ugandan of the right to life under the flimsy guise of collecting taxes. > > Please any body who has access to the family members of the deceased > should > > link me up with them and I will provide probono or free legal services to > > ensure that URA compensates the family members. > > > > We should condemn such acts by URA > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > > > http://orion.kym.net/pipermail/westnilenet/attachments/20090315/eb927b7b/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:30:40 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Caleb Alaka <[email protected]> > > Subject: [WestNileNet] The late Peter Edema Etima > > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Ladies and Gentlemen, on behalf of the family of the Commissioner General > > (rtd) Etima Joseph Albino and my own behalf, I would wish to extend our > > sincere thanks and appreciation to all of you for being by our side and > for > > the financial assistance, emotional comfort and spiritual consolation > > you gave during the traumatizing and agonizing moment when we lost Peter > > Edema Etima. We laid the late Peter Edema Etima (RIP) to rest at his > > ancestral burial grounds at Omugo in Terego. The turn up was > overwhelming. > > Thanks for your support and God bless you. > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > > > http://orion.kym.net/pipermail/westnilenet/attachments/20090315/6913e022/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:46:59 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Caleb Alaka <[email protected]> > > Subject: [WestNileNet] Apologies > > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Eng. Okuni and colleagues, > > > > I humbly wish to apologize for not attending the Oscars. I did send my > > apologies through an ob who unfortunately failed to turn up and I believe > > the same person did not convey my apologies in time. Otherwise I was > deeply > > involved in funeral arrangements of my cousin the late Peter Edema Etima. > I > > was in charge of transport, an MC, and so on. Otherwise congratulations. > > Nyakuni James briefed me and thought the arrangement was superb and the > Idea > > should be borrowed by other sister organizations. I hope to see you when > I > > am in Kampala by Tuesday. > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > > > http://orion.kym.net/pipermail/westnilenet/attachments/20090315/46e42564/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:17:13 -0700 (PDT) > > From: Caleb Alaka <[email protected]> > > Subject: [WestNileNet] The people on the ground > > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Now this is not a laughing matter. Hon. Kassiano Wadri was invited to > make > > a speech over the weekend. The good Hon. M.P for Terego had this to say > in > > relation to our penchant theme of Education. Commenting on the > performance > > of pupils who sat for their PLE last year, the M.P told us that only 3 > > pupils passed out of all the 57 primary schools in Terego County. Now > wait > > for the shocker, the M.P stated that teachers in Terego sit with their > > pupils in "Kibanda's" (that is a colloquial term for "make shift" video > > halls) the whole night watching movies. That it is common seeing those > > teachers with their students dancing in those Godforsaken make shift > > discotheques while imbibing the bitter staff. That when it comes for time > > for lessons, its a common practice for the teacher to be sucking a packet > of > > the staff while teaching. By the way thses gins are cheaply packed with > > brand names like Kings Gin, Higbury, Old trafford et.c. I and Father > > Ruffino > > exchanged some rare glances since both of us where in the audience. > > Unfortunately the M.P did not give us a way forward. Ya the ball is in > our > > Court. > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > > > http://orion.kym.net/pipermail/westnilenet/attachments/20090315/9d47be0a/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 5 > > Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:57:59 -0700 (PDT) > > From: samuel andema <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] 2 die in Koboko riot > > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Dear colleagues, > > > > I would like to thank Alaka for asking to be connected to the families of > > our fellow west Nilers killed in cold blood in broad day light by the > army > > men working for URA. For long our lives have never been valued in this > > country. The British used us to fight their own wars in all the colonies. > > Ever since the Btritish left successive governments have used us to shed > > people's blood and that of our own. In all the wars this country has > fought > > we have lost young people on both sides of the frontline. I have just > > burried my own young brother with bullet wounds from Congo. At a time > like > > this when we are tying to dissuade our people from the gun culture and > try > > other options, the powers that be are yet again turning the gun on > unarmed > > civilians struggling to survive. When the big shots in government smuggle > > goods worth billions of shilling and the stories are run in the news > papers, > > URA looks the other way and the very people who should be held > accountable > > are > > rewarded with promotions. When these poor folks in Westnile try to sell > > afew litres of fuel to feed their sturving families they are short dead > and > > the URA staff have the audacity to deny the act and seek to protect the > > gunmen. What kind of justice is this? For whom is the law? These are some > of > > the things that may provoke some one to do the unthinkable! We can not go > on > > seing some people trembling on other people's rights while helplessly > > looking on! There must come a time when people start realising that we > have > > the capacity of to bring to an end these senseless bood shed of our > people. > > > > Mr Alaka, thank you for volunteering to seek conpensation for the > families. > > However i feel you should take it beyond compensation and ensure that > those > > responsible pay the price of committing murder. I will be very grateful > if > > that can be achieved. The education we have attain will be meaningless if > we > > can put it to the service of the ordinary people. I support you fully in > > seeking justice for these families. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Sam Andema > > > > --- On Sun, 15/3/09, Caleb Alaka <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > From: Caleb Alaka <[email protected]> > > Subject: [WestNileNet] 2 die in Koboko riot > > To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> > > Date: Sunday, 15 March, 2009, 10:13 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "No person shall be deprived of life intentionally except in execution of > a > > sentence passed in a fair trial by a Court of Competent Jurisdiction in > > respect of a criminal offence under the laws of Uganda and the Conviction > > and sentence have been confirmed by the Highest appellate Court" Folks, > this > > is the wording of Article 22 of the Constitution of the Republic of > Uganda. > > This Article entitled Protection of right to life is in the bill of > rights > > and forms the gist of the fundamental and other human rights and > freedoms. > > These rights are inherent and not granted by the State. Under Article 20 > (2) > > of the Constitution, this right and others are to be respected, upheld, > and > > promoted by all organs and agencies of Government and by all persons. > Indeed > > what happened in Koboko was unfortunate. I have failed to decipher how > one > > can talk of smuggling in the middle of a town like Koboko and Arua. > Besides > > that How some trigger happy lumpen can deprive an innocent > > Ugandan of the right to life under the flimsy guise of collecting taxes. > > Please any body who has access to the family members of the deceased > should > > link me up with them and I will provide probono or free legal services to > > ensure that URA compensates the family members. > > > > We should condemn such acts by URA > > _______________________________________________ > > WestNileNet mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > % WestNileNet 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). 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