*WHY RURAL ELECTRICFICATION IS VIABLE MEANS TO DEVELOP* If we look at development models around the world: Rural Kenya just next to to our Eastern Border, Brazil, India, China, Singapore, and the entire Asia-Pacific rim, their development could have happened without investment in ruall electricfication.
Wherever people have a stable electric power, they can bring in machinery for producing & manufacturing different things. If we are limited by power, there is no way anyone or group can start an Industry that needs electricity. "Border Border Business" will not take us very far. If Electric power grid is extended to all the urban centers: Arua, Nebbi, War, Adjumani, Moyo, Koboko, Yumbe, Nyadri, Wafa, Rhino Camp, Kubala, Okokoroa, Alikua, Wandi, etc, and all the small trading centers will not take long time to spring up into towns or cities. Our biggest problem in this entire region is that if anyone wanted to bring any equipment that needs a reliable power, there is NO STABLE POWER. Wherever there is power, the power is rationed in manner that it is impossible to manufacture any thing in this entire region. Does it surprise anyone that a regional Hospital like Arua does not even get power 24 x 7 Days? If there is any suggestion or recommendation I can give to our local administrators & politicians, let's bring ELECTRIC POWER to the people. People will have the power to develop these shopping/urban centers into cities. This same principle has been used around the world to stimulate development. Why should we continue encouraging the development of *Santy Towns* while we could plan and develop a few cities/urban centers with very good facilities for the people? John J Avudria On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 10:31 AM, <[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 8, Issue 6 (JohnAJackson) > 2. More contacts ([email protected]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 09:14:47 -0500 > From: JohnAJackson <[email protected]> > Subject: [WestNileNet] Re: WestNileNet Digest, Vol 8, Issue 6 > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > *SIMPLE REFRERUNDUM* > > As the days for this District SAGA draws closer, may I propose a simpe > YES > or NO Refrerundum. > Everywhere around the world, civiilized nations use REFRERUDUM to decide > on > controversial issues. > > For those of you who are on the ground, please engage people in > constructive > discussion. Let's involve our brothers and sisters in the country where > they > work or live. As educated people people, we can come up with reasonable > solution for this mess. > > Let's look at various issues: > a) Is there a chunk of land somewhere that can be allocated freely for > urban > development? > b) How people will be displaced if we bring an urben center in the middle > of > these densely populated counties? > c) If the people Vote YES, what location is very central for the majority? > d) Is there really money for developing infrastructure for a new city or > own? If yes, why have those dilapitated government building in Arua not > been > rebuit? > > Let us leave our emotions. Look at why most structures in Arua town have > remained since 1940's or 1950's? > If there a lot of money for development, would it not be time build > permanent inner city roads, Bridges across Enyau Rive to Ediofe, etc? > If there Money, Would it not be reasonable to build another HOSPITAL either > at ALIKUA, OKOKOROA, KATRINI, OFUDE, CHILIO, LEJU , etc > > If there is a lot of money for development, would it not be very wise to > develop electiric power station? If we have stable electric power grid, if > someone wants to build a small cottage Industry that requires electricity, > would it not nice to think about this? Why is Nyagak Project where it is. > If we had Electricity in West Nile, we people could create small industries > that could employ our younf men and women. Today majority of people who are > empoyment work in govenment institutions & NGO;s. > If we embark on RURAL ELECTRICFICATION, we can turn the economy in this > entire region around. > > Does anyone worry about the high unemployment rate in this entire region? > How can we improve the economy so that we have more people working and > improve the tax base in the area? > > Look at simple things like SANITATION Management in Arua. Are you peole > very > happy the way it is? > > If there is mone sitting somewhere, let's use that money for: > a) Finish the mystery Nyagak Electricity Project > b) Build Arua Air Port so that it bring more Air traffic > c) Build another Hospital > d) Build those old Narrow Bidges and dangerous bridges on AYI & LUFE > Rivers. > > We are not simpletons??. Are we? > > John J Avudria > On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 3:50 AM, <[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: Kigs Please add a new entrant (ben ayibo) > > 2. Re: Re: Kigs Please add a new entrant (Kiggundu Mukasa) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 00:19:11 -0700 (PDT) > > From: ben ayibo <[email protected]> > > Subject: [WestNileNet] Re: Kigs Please add a new entrant > > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Hello, > > Please add [email protected] Rember not to add twice as I ihad > > sent the same yester day under Re Maracha Terego District > > > > Ayibo > > > > --- On Wed, 4/1/09, ben ayibo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > From: ben ayibo <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Maracha Terego District > > To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> > > Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 5:27 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kigs, > > > > Could you please add the following adress? > > > > [email protected] > > > > Ayibo Ben > > > > --- On Tue, 3/31/09, Caleb Alaka <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > From: Caleb Alaka <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Maracha Terego District > > To: [email protected], "A Virtual Network for friends of West > > Nile" <[email protected]> > > Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 10:04 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Fr. George. > > > > We shall liberate the whole of Madi/Lubgara land from west nile, bunia, > and > > Sudan. We are glad that as usual, the Church is by our side. lets keep up > > the spirit. > > > > --- On Mon, 3/30/09, ezatirale george <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > From: ezatirale george <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Maracha Terego District > > To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> > > Date: Monday, March 30, 2009, 6:09 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bwana Caleb Alaka, > > > > This news brought mixed feelings in Arua for the time of the judgement.. > > Indeed it is great that sanity can prevail over selfishness. I do not > come > > from Maracha or Terego, I am a Madi from Moyo, but have been disturbed by > > this deliberate calculation of some people in government to divide the > same > > Lugbara people to see themselves in terms of Maracha or Terego. Ofcourse > > this is calculated to weaken the strong political base of FDC reflected > in > > the last elections. We sometimes joke with Fr. Cyril Adiga who comes from > > Terego and Fr. John Inziku from Maracha that Hon. Otafire, the then > Minister > > of Local Government has set a " MATEGO" which in Madi means a rat trap. > We > > had even proposed to jokingly call it "Matego District" > > > > This is surely a very serious issue which needs our inputs at every > level. > > Let the people come together soberly and first look at themselves as > Lugbara > > and make a fundamental option to make a change in Lugbara land. I have > ever > > been asking my Lugbara friends why has the great/large lugbara land with > its > > population of close to 1 million have only one Town Arua? The Madi have > > Moyo, Adjumani, and now Pakele is a Town Board. The Alur have Nebbi, > > Pakwach, Paidha, and now Parombo, Panyimur, and Zombo (the new District > > Headquarters) as Town Boards. Why have Omugo, Nyadri, Odramachaku, Arivu, > > Logiri, etc not developed into Town Boards? We recognize the new struggle > of > > Ovisoni Town Board in Vurra. > > > > This time if the politiicans fail to agree we can call the religious > > leaders for a retreat with the political leaders to make this vital > > decision.. > > > > Awadifo! > > > > > > Fr. George > > --- On Sun, 3/29/09, Caleb Alaka <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > From: Caleb Alaka <[email protected]> > > Subject: [WestNileNet] Maracha Terego District > > To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> > > Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009, 2:56 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Friday, the 27th day of March 2009, Justice Kibuka Musoke of the High > > Court of Uganda delivered his Judgment on Maracha Terego District. The > Judge > > nullified and quashed the decision of the Minister of Local Government > > declaring Nyadri as the Headquarter and name of the new district. The > Judge > > prohibited any administrative structures set up in Nyadri as a result of > the > > Ministers decision. The Judge remitted the matter of naming the District > and > > finding a location of its Headquarters to the Councilors who used to > > represent sub counties from Maracha and Terego in Arua District.. He > Ordered > > the Electoral Commission to convene a meeting of these councilors within > > twenty one days from the date of Judgment so that vote on the location > and > > name of the new district after which they could elect their interim > > Chairperson. The meeting is to be in any place in Maracha or Terego but > not > > Nyadri and Kubala. Guys this is an opportunity for us to get a well > planned > > District. Forget about politics. We terego's and maracha's are one > people. > > let our councilors get a vast land any where whether in Kijomoro, Ovujo, > > Omugo, Katri, Aripea, or even in the Boarder of Maracha and Congo. we > should > > not rush for trading centers which are congested, have land wrangles and > > cannot be well planned. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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WIth our parliament becoming a rubber stamp, > am suspicious of anything that comes out of that house in the form of law!! > That parliament stings man. > > Good day. > > Gilly > > On 30/03/2009, robert obetia <[email protected]> wrote: > > Alaka, > > The same way that parliament easily passed "the law or what ever it is > called" is the same way they can be made to reverse it. I do not see it as > difficult to undo as Newton's Laws that not even the vatican can undo - for > the apple will always fall down. Maracha and Terego can become Arua. Why > district? My experience working with LGs in Uganda is that it is > better if focus is put in strengthening Sub-counties in service delivery > than otherwise. > > RObetia > > > > Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:30:39 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [WestNileNet] Maracha Terego District > > > > > > > Gilbert, > > I entirely concur with you. the inception of this idea of a new district > curved out of Arua District was premised on a wrong intention. the > proponents achieved their objective which was to tear two perceived powerful > opposition strong holds and divide them for ever, However, since Parliament > had already established the new district, we can't undo the same. It is now > difficult to back track. That is why I believe sober people who are not > myopic should try to influence a location which should serve us for > posterity. We need a vast unoccupied land. whether in Lokira godo, Leju, or > any where. People should forget about the negative attitudes their Members > of Parliament have exhibited. You know, some of them wanted to hold us > hostage and thumb their chests as the ones who have divinely delivered for > the electorates a district. But they may be embarrassed. Can you imagine the > tragicomedy of leaders not shaking hands because of an earthly thing like a > district for which none of them may even be remembered for. Who knows the > founder of Arua District amongst us. Such pride has never been allowed by > God. For us the e-generation and the golden lads from West Nile, let us not > allow such petty issues to DIVIDE US. > > > > check out the rest of the Windows Live™. More than mail–Windows Live™ goes > way beyond your inbox. 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