Dear learned friends, Various posts on this forum have made us look like puppets of parties; presumably gov't and opposition. One school of thought thinks the other is unjustifiably opposed to gov't. I think thats not true. We've all come to recognize that government can not do everything for people just as she can't neglect her obligations of creating basic infrastructures that catalyse citizens’ developmental initiatives. In an event basic social services are not delivered to needy citizens, and attempts to demand or bring the issues to forefront is viewed as opposition, then there must no link between a tax payer and a government. Some people still believe if say water supply is extended to people, government is doing them a favor. Others think silence over poor service delivery is the best way to deal with a government with unwavering intention not to act. All these thoughts including others being propagated through instilling fear, emphasizing inappropriateness of the channel, playing it safe, acting like biblical prodigal son, through betrayal, getting hard on our brothers back home etc. are all welcome but one big reality which many will come in terms with at a later time is: politics and development are inseparable. An audit of the miserable state of affairs of our people today could point to political decisions made against them or by them. Therefore to avoid similar mistakes, West Nile needs leaders who are for the people not people who claim to for the people for convenience. Standing for the people entails recognising the magnitude of the problem they face and understanding the route causes of their problems. Many at times peoples' problems are not what the elite think they are that’s why attempts to fix such problems with remotely fantasized solutions fail. I entirely agree with Mr. Avudria on holding our brothers and sisters by thier horns on accountability but i also request that holding gov't accountable to tax payers as Mrs. Munduru put it be viewed without prejudice. Secondly if gov't doesn't allocate money for implementation or supervision UPE or USE programmes as was the case reported by Education officials, who takes responsibility in that case, our brothers or gov't? On failure of previous attempts to yield expected results, there are lessons to learn. It can be argued there have been problems with messengers thats why development has eluded us. This can be true but how about regions like Busoga, Karamoja and Teso before 2006 which have played on current proposals of saying yes to everything? Are they anywhere or still languish in jiggers, without dams, better health facilties, etc? John, NGOs, private-public partnersips have worked else where not West Nile. Note: Maracha-Terego district rivalry is being championed third parties to divide people once united by and for a common purpose. People in a burning house are now arguing over nothing. One last question for the weekend: if children study under the kind of situation I've depicted in the snapshot below, who should tax payers turn to for explanation on whether their taxes are used to educate their children? Nice weekend! Denis Lee Oguzu
________________________________ 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].
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