*SEED PROJECT * Dear Friends,
While I am not trying to put words into someone's mouth, I think the seed project is refering to the " Hunger Project" where there was a consus that the generous funds raised last year for hunger project should be used to purchase seeds; which makes the project more sustainable than buying food ration for people in the affected areas of 2009 Hunger & starvation that occured last year. There was a commitee nominated to lead the efforts chaired by Mr. Anguzu Rogers. A few times there been a couple of posts to ask for report on whether the seeds were purchased or not. The last request for report was raised by Fr. Ruffino Ezama. Could the committee that was charged with that responsibility update members whether funds raised for the Hunger project were used or not? 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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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