Goodmorning Victor ESQ you really deserve a pat on the back.I am glad to have read a well balanced arguement.May God bless you in whatever you do.
--- On Wed, 2/10/10, Titus Alicai <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Titus Alicai <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [WestNileNet] Is Public University in West Nile an Urgency > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 5:48 PM > > > > > > Ndugu Jadribo Victor, > > > > I hope am correct, but on the issue of ...forget the issue of our > Student’s not qualifying to join the university... > you may have misunderstood Caleb, because as David Olema > tried to allay your fears, this very same WNF > has already prioritized poor performance in our schools > as a problem to solve and work is in progress. Could I > also draw your attention to the very valid argument, in > my view, by Benard Obaa that establishing a public > university and other development priorities are not mutually > exclusive -- we can take on these at the same time. > Otherwise one could argue that we should first focus on > improving agricultural productivity growth in our region, > because that is what will lead to wealth creation.....and > improved livelihoods (what all this is about). > > > > You could agree with me that time is not on our side, so we > may not afford a linear step-by-step approach > --improve performance in our schools first, then public > university later -- 1) because we can handle both, and 2) > the opportunities for both are ripe. --['It is not enough to take steps which > may some day lead to to a goal; each step must itself be a > goal and a step likewise - Johann Wolfgang von > Goethe'] > > > > Lets support this big drive, yes it is urgent, the nuts and > bolts can be sorted out with time.--Cheers!! --Titus > > > > Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:04:35 -0800 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: > Subject: [WestNileNet] Is Public University in West Nile an > Urgency > > > > > > > Dear Comrades in the struggle for a brighter future > for West Nile, on the current subject matter for digestion, > I beg to have some clarifications due to the nature we > rhetorically submit either for, against or midway. “Is it > a University for West Nile or Public University in West > Nile?”, If public University, will admission and > Employment opportunities accrued to it be based on > Westnileness or worthiness? Will it operate on the standards > of West Nile or National? > > With due respect for Mr. Caleb to say we should > forget the issue of our Student’s not > qualifying to join the university is like a heavy slap on > the faces of the majority economically incapacitated West > Nile. It’s like we are living in utopia. If I may ask; who > has ever built a house without foundation? Can there be a > forest without trees? What will be the multiplier effect on > the region if only some few academicians are employed and > some few rich ones construct Hostels whereas the Majority > poor and the entire West Nile population portrayed incapable > for government admission due to poor performance and > economic disparity which makes them unable to afford private > sponsorships? Is this not a selfish thinking for heavens > sake if we first think of the few educated and the rich who > are minority? In essence and according to Ugandan trends, > poor performance in an examination is nothing but being > substandard and dull however much you may dress it. There is > need to have the University but its not a priority according > to me compared to working on our education > challenges. > > It’s like most of us are visitors to our own > region, if I may ask again; Is the majority in the precious > Arua Comprehensive Nursing School from West Nile? What about > NTC Muni, UCC Pakwach and other institutions of higher > learning in the region. This tells me that having a Public > University is not a priority at whatever case and will not > do much if not nothing in changing the attitudes of the > people. I pray that we need to broaden our horizons both in > thinking and feeling and be on the > ground. > > It > is true that when we were in power we did nothing for > ourselves, but I think this was simply because we served the > Nation to a diligent degree and even those from West Nile in > positions of power and authority are seemly doing little > since things are not really under their control. It’s > therefore unfortunate in my view for us to use such words > because I know what gymnastics go on and around the politics > of West Nile. I believe we are just mere victims of > circumstance in the new Uganda when you see our brothers > like Owen, Toko and Inziku behind bars for causing financial > loss yet there are even those who have embezzled and > mismanaged more than expected but since they have compliant > names and are strategically positioned, they are not even > shaken. > > Let us > keep in the struggle but with focus and doing first things > first. > For > God and West Nile. > > Hotmail: Trusted email with > powerful SPAM protection. Sign up > now. > > -----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). 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