'People will not eat noble concepts. what is important is putting real income
in their pockets' I read something similar to this....'people resisted garden
city but now....' Guys, lets get out of this slumber. it amuses me when
well educated and well exposed people start reasoning the way we have started
reasoning. This trend if not checked makes us a liability to our people. For
starters, why do we have the Procurement rules and regulations in Uganda. Why
can't a ministry or local government body not procure any thing at will but
through PPDA. why do we have procedures and forms for forming a company,
acquiring a plot in town, recruiting people in the civil service, electing
leaders, getting Environmental assessment Impacts for setting up even mere
'petrol' stations. No body is against development. But you are not going to set
up a shopping mall and the tallest building in Africa in Queen Elizabeth
National Park in the name of development.. Come
on guys, lets not be lackadaisical and shallow in our reasoning....I am not
insulting any body... I apologize for the use of language which might sound
offensive... But for those who studied Nile English Course and not Ogudupe,
these are just superlatives... If some one is to develop Barifa, let the local
authorities consent, let them pay the relevant dues including ground rates and
rent, let them pay the necessary taxes which can be used for improving the
street lighting in Arua, let our planners in Arua approve the structural and
building plans, let them pay for the approved plans. let it fit in the master
plan of Arua Town, lets know the areas which will be the recreation ground, the
shopping malls, the schools, mosques, churches, estates and let them offer us
an alternative green belt. Simple...But for us to accept blind development is
to be like African Kings and Chiefs who colluded with Arab invaders and
marauders to take able bodied persons
into slavery. We postponed the issue of going to Court because members wanted
us to do more consultations... If you think we are stupid to resist Barifa Land
Grabbing, What of the Acholis who resisted the taking up of Amuru by Madhvani
to start a large scale sugar cane growing plantation only for it to emerge
latter that there were substantial deposits of oil in that land... If we are
brave and love development regardless of anything, why don't we also go and
start constructing a big shopping mall in Mabira forest.. Wake up...Otherwise
Happy new year.
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