Dr. Ajedra, Talking against government policies does not in anyway suggest that one is engaging in partisan politics. Unfortunately, this is where most of our African leaders and/or people get it wrong. In a country where democratic principles are cherished, freedom of speech, expression, thought, conscience and belief are protected as even is the case under Article 29 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda. we should never shun away from responding to expressions that may seem to deffer from each others but rather we should state alternative views from one's own believe. To me, this is a more mature and bold approach to deal with divergent views. On a rather light note, in any case this is a political season. Regards Toa
________________________________ From: MIKE BUGASON <[email protected]> To: westnilenet <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, April 29, 2010 5:36:07 PM Subject: RE: [WestNileNet] Can Northern Uganda cast vote of self-destruction? Christine, I hope your views will reach the government from this forum. Likewise, I hope Oguzu Lee's rebuttal to his "brothers" [Todong, Moses Byaruhanga and Pakasi] gets across to them. Otherwise, you may need to use other more appropriate channels of communication directly accessible to them so that they can hear you. I Thank you for fighting for the development of West Nile. Bugason ________________________________ Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:59:26 -0700 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Can Northern Uganda cast vote of self-destruction? To: [email protected] Dear Ajedra, I am not sure if there are partsan people here, if they are I distance my self from because I dont see any benefit from parties. But my problem is with our legitimate government. Do you know that we are taking over governments job as westnile forum. We are paying taxes and therefore shouldnt be doing the work of government of again starting to talk about these issues. So if i want my government to be accountable to me, I am not partsan. I want to see where my taxes are going. Thanks Christine ________________________________ From: gard ajedra <[email protected]> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, April 29, 2010 11:27:18 AM Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Can Northern Uganda cast vote of self-destruction? Brother Ejiku, I concur with you that the Foundation should be neutral and not engage in partisan politics. Those wish to propagate their political views should find other fora to do so. We should focus on development issues in our region and how our people can be assisted to get out of the misery which is bedeviling our region. For example, how the Public University can be operationalized as soon as possible, particularly in view of the fact that the region is ranked worse in academics. Dr. Ajedra > > > >Dear all, > >I am drawn to comment on the battle lines drawn by Christine and Akile on the >subject matter raised by Lee. I still would like to agree with Akile that the >subject of such discussions could be disastrous to the forum because it can >easily be intepreted out of context and make West Nile Foundation sound >partisan - I beilieve as a Civil Society Organisation, we should as much as >possible reflect this nutrality. > >Information contained in Lees analysis is important for public consumption and >governments consideration. I would rather they be discussed as development >concerns but not engage it in party lines. We should maintain our civil duties >of informing and educating our people and yet be conscious of the fragile >'freedom of expression' practiced in Uganda. Otherwise, we are likely to set a >precedence that will eventually eat into our ideals and focus. > >I rest my case. > > > >_______________________________________________ >WestNileNet mailing list >[email protected] >http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > >WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >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. >_______________________________________________ > > -- Ejiku Robert, Group Manager, Igara Growers Tea Factory Ltd, P.O. Box 110, Bushenyi Office Tel:+256-772-700-797, Mobile:+256-772-522-619, +256-702-522-619 Office e-mail: [email protected], Personal e-mail: [email protected]. ________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now.
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