Dear All, I need to respond about the seed project-if at all reference is made to the sample seeds from Canada. As I communicated soon after receiving the seeds, i passed the seeds to able member of the NET by names of Joel Arumadri who is highly trained in the field of Forestry. I recall he made remarks on the same.
Just to refresh the momories of members including myself, I kindly request Mr. Joel Arumadri to add his voice here. Jimmy On 8/8/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > Send WestNileNet mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of WestNileNet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: "Districtimania" (jadribo victor) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2010 05:37:22 -0700 (PDT) > From: jadribo victor <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] "Districtimania" > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear colleagues, I have read meditatively all the postings triggered by our > dear > brother Andua Drani’s reawakening submission to the family of West Nile > Net. I > do share in all the emotions, lamentations, grieves, calls for advocacy and > action. But one disheartening thing is the fact that we are more or less in > the > circle of the NET and I in person have not noticed a deliberate move of > using > outlet avenues to reach the most affected and, the supposed absolute goal > of the > foundation (the People and Sustainable Dev’t of West Nile) apart from > verbal > expressions. The Seed project which was the most appropriate was given a > dead > attention, the tobacco farmers incidence was treated the same at the point > we > would have swiftly penetrated though its still worth, the formalization of > our > discussions and submissions, and above all the registration process, our > sole > mandate to be is like hitting a snag. Fr. Ruffino raised it at one moment > but I > haven’t noticed any response. I suppose we are all aware of the dangers > of any > top-bottom venture, and we better redefine our strategies before > immediately. We > have the potentials, abilities, energies, brains….. but channeling seems > to be > an issue at the moment. It makes no sense for us to discuss issues > affecting our > region amongst the NET and for the NET. I am convinced Rats would have > belled > cats in a spirited determination; they failed to date due to lack of > sacrifice, > approach, purposed critical analysis, no will for risks………. We better > be careful > not to fall in their scenario of not pursuing a good course. The situation > back > home (West Nile) is terribly appalling to the extent of being seeing by the > blind, heard by the deaf, experienced by the unborn, regretted by the > disabled > and sympathized by the dead. The challenge is in our hands, and a call for > action from the steering committee of WNF. Over to you > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Andua Drani <[email protected]> > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, August 5, 2010 5:11:27 PM > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] "Districtimania" > > >  Dear all, > > I have followed the debate on the District status of Maracha and the > Presidents visit keenly The comments particularly by Vasco Oguzua and > Patrick > Aviku were to the point. > > For those who dont know me, I work in the District Local Government of Arua > where I have served for the last 15 years. The experiences of division, > sectarianism and hatred  through which we are going now as a result of > what I > call districtmania is very disheartening and quite often frightening to me. > It > is in stark contrast with my experiencesof the years before we went into > the > frenzy of creating the Districts. Unity is breaking down like a pack of > cards. > Hatred has taken up the place of love and cooperation among, hitherto > friends, > schoolmates and classmates- all in the name of protecting interests of > one's > District/'people'. > > > The situation is painful to some of us who chersihed the ideals of unity > and > friendship. The situation makes me feel ashaamed of what is goin on. > Besides, > what Patrick has stated ( two friends been separated), some of the worst > scenarios have been played out in our local environment. Today, even among > us > who are the staff serving in these Districts, friendships have broken over > creation of Districts. I can comfirm that I have personally lost some of my > very > good friends with whom I have worked closely over this matter of District > creation who have are so excited over this issue. I am sure Ezaga was > innocently > lured into being an MC for the occasion. There are many things, I am sure > if he > knew them, he would have thought twice before accepting the 'offer of > appoinment > of MC'.However, as way of bringing us together, he was right to be there > > The situation is only fair for many of you members of the westnilenet who > are > not working in these Districts. > > Many cricicisms were levelled against Yumbe and Koboko due the practice of > sectarianism when they were created. You all remember, for example, the > recruitment debacle in Koboko. But I confirm wtih a greater amount of > certainity > that what I have witnessed in the last two years happening is no match to > the > case studies of Yumbe and Koboko. I recommend to you to just check the > staff > list of our last District created ( Maracha )and you will come to terms > with > challenge of our efforts at unity. I am quite sure if one of the counties > got > elevated to District status, the situation would only worsen.As many of you > are > talking about unity of the west nile region, we at the District levels are > in > love with division. It is now almost impossible for an "outsider" to work > in > such Districts. Very sadly, these differences have even penetrated some of > our > churches. > > As a way of trying to adress these growing divisions, Fr. Ceasar Dralega of > Arua > Diocese, upon his return from US after 12 years got so concerned and is > making > some efforts with the Lugbara Agofe to design some programme like Lugbara > week- > to cultivate a sense of oneness among the Lugbara and Kakwa. The > exprerience is > that the most affected people in this division has been the former Arua- > exclude > Moyo, Adjumani and Nebbi. > > As soon as Maracha- Terego was created, there emerged strong sentiments > that > those hailing from there should be denied opportunites in the mother > District. > There were some secret meetings some leaders and our fellow civil servants > were > organising, sometimes under cover of darkness to discuss how to position > themselves more strategically against those from Maracha- Terego. This led > to a > grouping known as VAM ( Vurra, Ayivu, Madi) so as to defend their > 'interests'. > Very highly placed leaders are involved in these machinations. > > All in all, my view is that we face a real problem of unity through the > creation > of Districts in many parts of West Nile. I have heard some people argue > that the > creation of Districts help to bring services closer to the people- but how > come > our grades in PLE, UCE, UACE are going down, low health care etc are > going > down. I also see that the leaders of alsmost all our Districts have their > children studying in Kampala and Wakiso. So for who are the services > brought > nearer if as soon as a District is created, the leaders take their children > and > family to access education and health care services very far way. > > Over to you > > > Andua Martin Drani > > > > > > >  > > >I greet you all my fellow West Nilers, > > > >I would like to thank my brother Oguzu Vasco for his comment on the > Presidents > >offer to Maracha. One thing I would like us to know as people from West > Nile is > >that the president is very happy for finally dividing the two brothers who > were > >giving him hard time. He is jubilating for having separated two brothers > who > >looked inseparable. I wish we West Nilers only understood that simple > fact, then > >we would not be excited of hat has taken place. > > > >My plea to all of us is that we should never hate each other for what has > >happened, but instead show to the whole of Uganda that we can never be > divided > >over stupid and cheap favors to separate us. Let us speak in one voice as > we > >used to do before if we want to achieve great things in West Nile. > > > >Good luck as we struggle to develop our place even without much support > from the > >Government. > > > >--- On Fri, 7/30/10, Vasco Oguzua <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >>From: Vasco Oguzua <[email protected]> > >>Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] President's Visit to West Nile > >>To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> > >>Date: Friday, July 30, 2010, 4:16 PM > >> > >> > >>Erima Robert, > >>I am not sure what you mean by contribution to a remarkable success of > Maracha > >>district. I wonder if there were really any contributions of awarding a > district > >>to Maracha other than the usual empty politics and divide and rule > philosophy of > >>the president. There is nothing to be proud about Maracha district and I > do not > >>think there is anything Maracha district will do better than Terego > County even > >>if Terego was not awrded district status. If Luwero region which helped > the > >>president achieve his current status has never benefitted from the > suffering and > >>inconveiences they experienced during all the dark days of the > liberation, why > >>do you think Maracha is a success story compared to all these other > counties to > >>which a district has been given. The best examples are not far from > Maracha > >>county. Look at Koboko and Yumbe, how have they become better than > Maracha > >>county when they were awarded district status some years ago. How have > the > >>people in these districts become better than Terego or Ayivu or Vurra > counties > >>who have not been awarded districts. > >> > >>I think there is nothing other than the president and the unprincipalled > >>politicians who are not addressing the real problems of people, but > rather > >>manipulate the people for votes, especially at this time of elections > >>approcahing at the pretext of awarding Districts. I do not think Terego > has > >>anything to loose by not being made a district and I applaud the > politicians in > >>Terego for standing firm. There were more developments in West Nile > district > >>when it consisted of 10 counties than West Nile now with all its numerous > >>districts. > >>No need to play in the hands of political manipulation of thge president > by > >>dividing and causing antagonism with our brothers and sisters in Terego. > I think > >>you are educated enough to know that there is nothing Maracha will gain > by being > >>a district. The president in coming there to confuse the people for his > campaign > >>nothing to gain other than intimidating people with his security people. > >> > >>Vasco Oguzua > >> > >>On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 8:41 AM, ERIMA ROBERT <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >>Members > >>>Thanks to all those who contributed to this remarkable success.We > welcome the > >>>President to our new district.What about our brothers and sisters in > Terego.What > >>>can we do for them in order to make them happy also.Politicians,civil > society > >>>and all those stake holders lets also join hands and make our neighbours > happy > >>>so that development comes to our region. > >>>Erima Robert > >>> > >>> > >>>On 7/29/10, oguzu lee <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>Dear Members, > >>>>President Museveni will be visiting West Nile this saturday to lauch > Maracha > >>>>District. Don't we have salient issues as a region to bring to his > attention? I > >>>>see this would be such a unique opporunity to petition him for a number > of > >>>>issues we've complained about instead of only celebrating a district > status. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>Looking forward to hearing from you. > >>>> > >>>>Denis Lee Oguzu > >>>> > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>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). 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