Hi Gilbert,
You have rekindled the various questions that have been lingering in my mind
about this mineral resources said to be plenty in West Nile Region. It is good
you at least have an idea on these resources but how far are the leaders and
people informed on these resources and should these resources get productive
how far will the interests of the people and environment in the region be taken
care of?
We need to guide our leaders and communities on these issues before it is too
late.
Regards
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:38:37 +0400
Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Re: WestNileNet Digest, Vol 8, Issue 67
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Hi Sam,
Herdsmen causing fracas in West Nile??!!! These are worrying trends our people
should act on now. Otherwise the rate at which they are collecting money and
drinking with women to be annouced in a public rally is worrisome.
This is a political representative at the local level who is supposedly the
"eye" and voice of the masses to decide what is right for the people.
Sam, I still remember some little bit of my physical Geography. The areas these
pastoralists are interested in are the dry stapes that lie along the river
Nile. There are some interesting maps I have come across on some website
detailing likely Oil deposits in the Great lakes region in pdf format. The West
Nile region has vast deposits along the Nile plus numerous othe minerals.
Jus as you pointed inyoru earlier posting, its my hope that we do not
"hangover" till after 2011 elections.
Where have these pastoralists been grazoing there animals before migrating to
West Nile ostensibly to look for grazing land. Let them sale off some of these
animals so that they have head counts that can be sustained by their grazing
land.
I think power is making "patriots" drawn in this country. Imagine it were a
group of people from West Nile with those herds in search of grazing land in
Mbarara carrying guns?? Woudn't you be labelled PRA rebels??!!
Strange world we are living in.
You guys have not sacrificed enough. We had better wake up to sacrifice better.
Good day.
Gilbert Adibo
On 21/04/2009, samuel andema <[email protected]> wrote:
If they are sleeping this will wake them up:
Thanks
Sam Andema
Herdsmen cause fracas in West Nile
News
Written by RICHARD DRASIMAKU
Monday, 20 April 2009 06:11
ARUA-There is a security breakdown in some parts of West Nile that has been
caused by rising tension between local people and nomadic pastoralists. Some of
the pastoralists are said to be armed.
A soldier, Private Twebaze Katoto, was on April 2, stoned to death by villagers
of Jafurunga in Kucwiny Sub-county, Nebbi District, who mistook him to be a
pastoralist.
In a tense joint security meeting chaired by Arua RDC, Maj. Ibrahim Abiringa
four days after the incident, Arua District officials accused their Nebbi
counterparts of failing to stop the cattle keepers from entering the region
with large herds of cattle.
There are allegations that Luiji Candini, the Secretary for Security of Arua
District, and the Ajia LC-III Chairman, Alekua Santore, accepted inducements to
facilitate the settlement of the cattle keepers.
But Chandini told the closed-door meeting that he was only given Shs50,000 by
the Arua District Internal Security Officer (DISO), Jero Mugarura, who owns a
large herd of cattle in Arivu Sub-county. He said the DISO was planning to
acquire more grazing land in the neighbouring Ofaka Sub-county.
Candini repeated the remarks during a public rally organised by the Minister of
State Minister for Transport, Simon Ejua, at Ajia Sub-county a day later.
“The DISO [gave] Shs50, 000 only, which money I used to drink with women,” he
said, throwing the crowd into laughter.
“As for the [alleged] millions being talked about, [you] ask Santore,” he said
as he passed on the microphone to the LC-III chairman.
But Santore told the crowd to ask the LC-I officials in the concerned areas,
prompting jeers from the irritated listeners.
He also wondered why authorities in Nebbi don’t stop pastoralists from entering
the region. The cattle keepers enter West Nile through Pakwach in Nebbi.
But the RDC of Nebbi, Betty Akech, reportedly told the April 6 security meeting
that Nebbi’s role was to simply provide security for the cattle keepers from
Pakwach up to the border with Arua. “Where they go next is not our duty,”
Aketch is quoted as saying.
The Arua DISO, Mugarura, has also defended himself and other pastoralists
saying that the Constitution allows any Ugandan to settle anywhere they want.
During the Ajia public rally, residents wondered why the cattle keepers were
settling only in areas tipped for petroleum exploration. This has raised
suspicion that the pastoralists have hidden economic interests camouflaged as a
search for pasture and water.
The pastoralists are also accused of moving large herds of cattle despite
quarantine by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries over
the foot and mouth disease.
Prior to the Monday, April 6 meeting, authorities in Nebbi had recovered 11
guns and several pieces of army uniform alleged to have been used by some
pastoralists to intimidate local people.
However, the West Nile Army Spokesman, Capt. Peter Mugisha, told The Observer
that illegal guns in Nebbi are hired by the business people from the lawless
Eastern DR Congo at Shs700, 000.
“When these [guns] get into the hands of ill-intentioned people like UPDF
deserters, they use them to terrorise our people,” he said.
He appealed for increased vigilance and co-operation by civilians to stop the
proliferation of small arms in West Nile.
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--- On Mon, 20/4/09, Gilbert Adibo <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Gilbert Adibo <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Re: WestNileNet Digest, Vol 8, Issue 67
To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, 20 April, 2009, 6:41 PM
Hey Guys,
Is fatique setting in, not withstanding our normal commitments?
Gilbert
On 20/04/2009, JohnAJackson <[email protected]> wrote:
Many Voices but No Voices Heard
Ladies and gentlemen,
In an earlier post last week I had aluded to the fact that we need to organize
ourselves into a tangible/functioning/definable body. I agree with Gilbert that
our ideas have to go somewhere or else they end up no where.
We have a lot of talents, nearly in every domain of education. For us to
transform these wonderful ideas we post on this forum into action plans, we
need to have consorted mechanism for communicating these ideas to our local
leaders/admistrators. Secondly we need to coordinate these ideas into a usable
format.
We need to strike a collaborative working relationship, team building and
camaradee approach in working with our local administrators so that they do not
perceive us as a threat. Our mission and vision is simple: Better servcies &
Sustanianble community development.
Mr Andema had posted a name " West Nile Development Forum". Correct me if I am
wrong.
Why can't we have a thorough discussion on this issue. Is it feasible and
doable? How do we go about formulating and organizing this? Do we agree or
disagree?
I have to repeat myself one more time. If we do not have a structured way of
communing our ideas, ideals, vision, mission to the local people, how do these
ideas get implemented?
This forum has been a perfect tool for gathering us where we live, around the
globe. Talking about issues affecting West Nile region and our communities.
The bottom line is, how can we get these ideas to the people who are the
ultimate benefectors? How long shall we continue just talking without action
plans?
Let's engage ourselves and have debate on how we can organize ourselves in a
formal way.
John J Avudria
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Fr. George,
http://www.independent.co.ug/index.php/column/opinion/782-patriotism-classes-are-an-exercise-in-futility
Here is the article link.
Cheers!
Gilbert Adibo
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