Dear All, The big question seems to be Why is/was West Nile not connected to the national power grid? I think our brother Afi has given some articulate and engineering insight into this. He has even gone ahead to concretely say what is more helpful for us in the interim. I don't want to believe that no leader from West Nile, MPs, Ministers, Governors, district chairmen has ever thought of this and its only leaders of our time who will make it happen. The situation now may make it happen, I just find it difficult to think it is/was weakness of our leaders. That is why members are asking, how the manifestos will be translated into practical reality, what this partnership with government will be like.
The proponents of partnership with government seem to suggest that this approach has not been thought of before, no leader from West Nile has had strategic partnership with government before. Right or wrong, this is what I make. But let me ask this (execuse me, with due respect let me mention these names just to make my point clear): Do we think Moses Ali, James Baba, Jachan Omach, Dr. Ajeani, Phillip Idro, Dr. Eric Adriko, Adruale Awuzu, Simon Ejua, Jessica Eriyo, Simon D'Ujanga and many others have not been partnering with government? I personally don't think so. Ismail ---------------------------------------- ________________________________ From: Jennifer Okusia <[email protected]> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, 19 October, 2010 18:39:34 Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] GOOD HUSTLE - ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE TO CHRISTINE'S dear All, Yes in deed i still ask the same question Engineer Ajedra is asking and this question really bathers me a lot. Why is Westnile left out of the national grid of all the regions? some new districts in northern Uganda have already been connected to the national grid. Yet for years Westnile has been patient waiting for the nyagak project. I think the next MPs should take this up very seriously, and this should be a key point in their manisfesto. There should be means of holding the MPs accountable and or responsible before their term of office expires if this project (nyakak) or a possibility for connection to the nation grid does not take place. I also think this issue should be taken up by all other stakeholders in the westnile districts. For instance the district political leaders and technocrates. Why cant the political and adminstrattive leaders stand togther to demand for a quick action? the leaders of westnile districts together should put pressure on government to demand for power. I think we need to look at our region as whole and see the negative implication of unreliable power supply to many of the inhabitants, instead of looking at our comfort zones. There is this a saying "no situation is permanent". It may be that a few people may afford to pay for the power, however, lets look at the bigger picture. The people who are working in the agriculture sector, require medical services, these people form the biggest majority of our regions and provide the region with food, let alone the number of young westnilers they have under their care who require other services. Without adequate services in the hospital resulting from among other issues, poor power insfrastructures has an impact on our lives. let alone the schools, and other centres that need power. a few days ago there was a debate on why the education levels in the region is going down. i think one reason is that, we are living in the past. schools in the central region have power all the time, what about our schools?? lets not wait for 2015 to act, lets act now! thanks for the discussions Jennifer ________________________________ From: Ezama Ruffino <[email protected]> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, 19 October, 2010 17:28:40 Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] GOOD HUSTLE - ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE TO CHRISTINE'S Christine Your question is clear. I seem to have read from Eng Ajedra the question as to why our elected MPs from WN could not connect WN to the national grid than construct Nyagak Dam whose work they are "hurrying slowly". What made them fail? What is your "engineer-able objective" which will make you succeed this time round. If Eng Afi is reading we are awaiting his input too as Counsel Alaka asked God bless ruffino
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