Dear My learned Friend, Please read my response entitled Good Hustle- Another Perspective to Christine.s
Thanks. --- On Mon, 10/18/10, alaka caleb <[email protected]> wrote: From: alaka caleb <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Re: My [ENG. AJEDRA ARIDRU] Proposals for What should be the Election issues in West Nile To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, October 18, 2010, 7:28 AM Aggrey Adrale, Thank you for the issues raised. Can we discuss the issue of Electricity. Dr. Aridru, what is your take on Aggreys suggestion of being connected to the National Grid. Eng. Afi can you also give us your view On 10/18/10, felix andama <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear friends, > > I would like to commend you for the discussions that have been going on on > this > forum. I would like to make some quick comments on some of the issues being > discussed. > 1.Dropping or dropped standards of Education > > This requires a critical review and addressing issues from within West Nile > that have affected the education standards in primary and secondary schools > as > well as in the tertiary institutions. Take a look at the attitudes of > parents, > pupils, students, communities, teachers and school managements towards > education > in West Nile now. Most of the attitudes can not promote educational > performance > in any way rather than compromising it. > > 2.Electricity: > > As people from West Nile we get to satisfied with little so easily and too > quickly. I would like to agree with Aggrey Adrale that we need get > connected to > the National Power Grid and the promised power generation from within the > region > should be connected to the National Grid. Lets think strategically on this > and > influence the concerned accordingly. > > 3.Keeping touch with base in West Nil: > > This has not been an issue of discussion but I would like to appeal to all > of us > who are on this forum to keep in touch with our base in West Nile. It pays > to go > back home to West Nile where possible on a regular basis and engage > our communities and leaders on these issues of concern. Most of the > community > members in West Nile and leaders are not on this Forum. Many of us reside > and > work outside West Nile. Our physical presence there can add some value and > adds > a face to the concerns being raised by those from West Nile and friends of > West > Nile. > > Mr. Alaka has circulated proposed Strategic Plan, down load it and make your > contribution to the review process. > > Lets keep this fire burning and remain focused on the development of West > Nile > in all aspects. > > Best regards, > > Felix---------------------- > Andama Felix > CONSULTANT - Public Administration and Management > Uganda Management Institute > Plot 44-52, Jinja Road > P. O Box 20131 > Kampala - Uganda > Cell Phone: +256772697621 > email: [email protected] > Website: www.umi.ac.ug > > > > > ________________________________ > From: aggrey adrale <[email protected]> > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, October 18, 2010 12:01:23 PM > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Re: My [ENG. AJEDRA ARIDRU] Proposals for What > should > be the Election issues in West Nile > > > Dear Caleb and Fellow West Niler, > > My take is on two key issues; electrical energy and education. > > Indeed for long our debate has not missed the above two priorities in West > Nile. > However on the issue of electricity and education I would like us and our > leaders to consider a few areas of concern. > > 1. For long our hope has been the power dam under perpetual construction in > Nyagak; will it be sustainable in the long run given the potential that > investments will flow into West Nile (already I know os some Kampala-based > factories that are interested in shifting their production lines to Arua and > other areas in West Nile. What if we advocacated broadly to be connected to > the > national power grid and Nyagak will then supply power to this grid? > Recently, I > have had a chance of visiting many districts in nothern Uganda and indeed > one > would bear with me that the usual retoric of "bulding Nyagak to increase > demand > for power so that West Nile qualifies to be connected to the national power > grid > later" does not hold any mass. The thermal power plant in Arua was built > under > the same pretex and within less than 10 years the demand has overshot the > 1.5MW > design capacity despite being the most expensive power in Uganda. What is > 3.5MW > after all given the known potential of West Nile as an investment hub? Are > places like Pader town, Kalongo, Agago, Lamwo, Abim any better economically > than > West Nile, yet they have recently been connected to the national power grid. > > We should not be obscured by the Nyagak dam, rather fight for a more > strategic > power supply for West Nile. In that regard we do not need politicians who > commit > the cheapest crimes of not knowing themselves as such when they articulate > their > demands they do not have the facts supporting their demands. We need > politicians > who can make things move, who are objectively assertive and not the types > who > are going to beg but fight for what is odained on us as a right of being > Ugandans like the other parts of the country. > > 2. Education. While we know that the government is trying its best to focus > on > standards let us not wait for that long future, which may never come. Many > times > I ponder over continuous complains of declining standards in what used to be > our > traditional good performing Schools namely Mvara S.S, St. Joseph's College > Ombaci, St. Charles Lwanga Koboko, St. Aloysius Nyapea. At this point in > time I > want to ask a fundamental question to our aspiring politicians: Apart from > the > call for government support to improve education not only in the above > mentioned > schools what agenda do they have to strengthen the PTA executives and the > Boards > of these school to be objectively critical of the administration of the > schools > and motivation of the teaching and the support staff. > > My view is that until now our schools have been run on pro-poor approach. > What > can a fees structure of Sh 270,000/= (on average) do to run to run schools > of > the above calibre. Compare the fees structures of the above schools with > that of > other similar schools (K.C Budo, Gayaza, Namilyango, etc). I think we have > simply given in too much to be accommodative of the poor thus encouraging > them > to be more lazy. I am lucky to have traversed almost all regions of Uganda > and > indeed our level of commitment to work for our economic emancipation and > therefore other social status is wanting in West Nile. > > Let's ask ourselves and give sincere anwers. Were these schools any cheaper > in > the days of their glories? Were our dedicated parents not growing cotton, > tobacco, rearing livestock in the names of education children. How many > parents > are today working tooth and nail, spending sleepless nights planning for > fees > for sending their children to the expensive private schools? Where do we > start > from? Do we view UPE and USE as God-sent and therefore resign from our > responsibilities of doing more for the sake of our children's future? When > the > President of Uganda, Y.K. Museveni openly threatens to arrest and prosecute > those who violate the UPE and USE policies have we asked ourselves if he has > ever arrested anyone from Nakasero Primary School (a stone throw away from > Nakasero State Lodge), Kitante Primary, Buganda Road Primary, etc, etc? Are > these schools operating purely on UPE releases? The answer is no...so why > can't > we stand by our schools administration and do a little more. If parents can > be > charged to purchase scholastic/ non-scholastic items and "donate" them to > the > private schools they send their children to why not sensitise the > stakeholders, > the PTA, the Boards on similar causes in our schools? > > Over to you the politicians. Get challenged to rally the local people to > interprete Government policies such as the UPE and USE; how they affect us > now and help us to visualise the future given our religious following of the > policies. Government is just a means but not a solution, we should not fear > to > tackle policies which blindfold us. We should be able to openly bring forth > the > pros and cones of government policies so that we can make informed > decisions. > > Let us challenge our people to plan better for their families as goes the > saying, "a man's success is counted not in the money he makes but what > family he > brings out". Fear not the people to make them know that they are the greater > part of the solution and the external support, be it from the government and > other partners will be but a drop. > > My apologies for sounding cynical in this debate. It is food for thought. > > Aggrey Adrale > > --- On Sat, 16/10/10, alaka caleb <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>From: alaka caleb <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Re: My [ENG. AJEDRA ARIDRU] Proposals for What >> should >>be the Election issues in West Nile >>To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> >>Date: Saturday, 16 October, 2010, 9:59 >> >> >>Vasco, you need not apologize, you have just said the truth. Who does >>not know that Electricity in West Nile can change the face of the >>region. Imagine the creation of an Industrial Park in Bondo, do you >>know how many DFI way may get. Investors eying for the greater DRC and >>South Sudan Market will shift their Industries to West Nile. We shall >>become an Industrial city and who does not know the benefits of being >>industrialized. But for the last six years as you rightfully opined, >>our Members of Parliament from West Nile have been in a deep slumber. >>We had the portfolio and or the docket of Minister of State for >>Energy, this Gentleman was a former Managing Director of Uganda >>Electricity Board, what did he do. Absolutely nothing. So the >>imperative is for our aspiring politicians to know that we are now >>organized as the Fourth Estate, the voice of the voice less and an >>alternative power block. This is not a threat. Your Executive is >>working on a blue print for rolling out the Foundation and We need our >>aspiring Politicians to know that failure to deliver will make us to >>exercise our recall options in the Constitution. We are not going to >>wait for voters to throw them out in their primaries after another >>five wasted years. Dr. Gabriel and all the other members of this forum >>who are aspiring for Parliamentary Elections, be assured of our >>support if and only if you demonstrate that you are pro West Nile. I >>am glad that Dr. Aridru is responding to our clarion call. I do not >>know what the other aspirants are doing. It is not enough to imagine >>that you are canvasing votes in the villages. Be ware that we are now >>organized to pull some strings. we are aware that Parties have their >>manifestos but we need the candidates to high light what they intend >>to do for West Nile. For instance the idea of rebuilding the Arua >>Market originated from West Nile Foundation. they did the lobbying and >>shared experiences with the Local Leaders in Arua Municipality. The >>Mayor Asiki and LC III chairman of Arua Hill Division Mr. Matua and >>their council took over the idea and now we are in the process of >>having a decent market which will benefit the thousands of our mothers >>who work in the market. >> >>On 10/15/10, Stephen Ogua Adraka <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Dear Eng. Dr. Ajedra, >>> >>> Thanks for the ideas you have so far expressed about your political >>> mission >>> if elected. Let us critically examine your political philosophy for >>> suitability so as to distinguish you from those who tend to be >>> egocentric, >>> inconsistent, opportunistic, lukewarm, and distant from the reality of >>> the >>> voters after elections. >>> >>> For your request "*Please let me know how you can get a copy*.", my >>> answer >>> is that, there are so many text formats available for you to use. It all >>> depends on what you computer offers. For our purpose Portable Document >>> Format or Word Format would suffice to attach your manifesto. >>> >>> Good luck brother. >>> >>> Ogua Adraka >>> >>> >>> >>> On 15 October 2010 14:32, Gilbert Ringtho <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thx Dr.It will be a great Idea to work avail a comprehensive >>>> manifesto.We >>>> shall then guage you against the "WestNile checklist or >>>> requirements"......i.e Yet to be agreed upon by the forum. >>>> >>>> >>>> rgds >>>> >>>> Gilbert >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From:* gard ajedra <[email protected]> >>>> *To:* A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> >>>> *Sent:* Fri, 15 October, 2010 12:49:24 >>>> >>>> *Subject:* Re: [WestNileNet] Re: My [ENG. AJEDRA ARIDRU] Proposals for >>>> What should be the Election issues in West Nile >>>> >>>> Dear Ruffino, >>>> >>>> Thanks for your inquiry. As I had said in my previous contribution, my >>>> philosophy in politics is to partner with government in development >>>> programs, making it easier for one to lobby. >>>> >>>> With regard to how I intend to address the issues of: Power, Water, >>>> Sanitation, Poverty alleviation, Education, Promotion of Unity, etc, it >>>> is >>>> best if I avail you my manifesto. It is all detailed in the manifesto. >>>> >>>> Lack of unity and common voice of our Members of Parliament (from West >>>> Nile) is one of the major contributors for poor delivery of services to >>>> our >>>> people. To this end, if elected I intend to energize the West Nile >>>> Parliamentary Coccus, which is not affiliated to any political party or >>>> interest. >>>> >>>> Please let me know how you can get a copy. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Eng. Dr. Ajedra Gabriel ARIDRU >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --- On *Thu, 10/14/10, Ezama Ruffino <[email protected]>* wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Ezama Ruffino <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Re: My [ENG. AJEDRA ARIDRU] Proposals for >>>> What >>>> should be the Election issues in West Nile >>>> To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Thursday, October 14, 2010, 12:02 PM >>>> >>>> Hi Dr Gabriel >>>> Its good to know that you have spelt these issues inn your manifesto. >>>> Could >>>> you let us know how you intend to translate this to the benefit of West >>>> Nile >>>> in a better way than candidates of other parties? >>>> >>>> Thank you >>>> >>>> Ruffino >>>> >>>> -----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/ >>>> >>>> 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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