Check out Rainforest Foundation website for ideas and more info. --- On Thu, 7/5/09, Vasco Oguzua <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Vasco Oguzua <[email protected]> Subject: [WestNileNet] Re: The BARIFA LAND ISSUE To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, 7 May, 2009, 3:26 PM #yiv690693530 .hmmessage P { margin:0px;padding:0px;} #yiv690693530 { font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;} Thank you Joel Arumadri and Robert Ocaatre for your insights. I think you have provided the forum an invaluable insight into the Barifa Land issue. From something Robert mentioned about some Presidential Advisor who has/had some contentions with the officials in Arua town or District, there seems to be something twisted in the whole decision process. In my view the decision to think of degazetting a natural buffer that protects the town and it's inhabitants (as Arumadri explained in his piece) from the vagaries of the environment does not reflect a development process that is in the interest of developing the town and its inhabitants. It makes me think that those decision makers have their priorities of providing service in the the wrong order, and I think some money manipulation must have exchanged hands to arrive at such a decision. Providing quality and sufficient basic amenities to the inhabitants of the Arua should the first priority of developing the town/district/region. There are other places like the Airport which if developed can have a tremendous economic value to the area. The priority should first be to improve or provide quality and sufficient services. It is such amenities that attract investments, which i believe the area so greatly needs to improve the biting economic hardships the people are facing. It is ridiculous to think of affluent community when basic services are either very poor or not available for even the basic way of life. So I think instead of wasting time to evaluate the degazetting process, the whole idea should be thrown out and those people should rather spend time on finding ways to provide quality services which can attract investments in the area. The recent power problems in Arua with WENRECO, the poor performances in schools, lack of quality water supply and sewarage systems, poor road networks, etc should probably be things to worry and think of more than worrying about the process of degazetting Barifa Forest land. Thanks Vasco Oguzua Create a cool, new character for your Windows Live™ Messenger. Check it out -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. _______________________________________________
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