Dear members of the WNN, I have taken some hours today to search again the previous mail / information pertaining to membership in the WNF. I managed to get *some*information on this subject. For those who *do not* have much time, here are some highlights:
*1. Membership fee to the WNFoundation* In a mail responding to Mr Oguzu Lee on Tue, *February 2, 2010* 2:17:01 PM, Mr. Alaka informs the NET: ”*We had suggested that we members pay Ugshs 50,000 only as subscription fee. Can we do so*”. (see https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#search/articles+and+memorandum/1268e662366dabdb<?shva=1#search/articles+and+memorandum/1268e662366dabdb> ) “ In the Articles of Association posted to the NET in *March 2010*, Art. 13 reads: The Annual membership fee shall apply to each member. Each member shall pay an annual membership, and the General Assembly of the Foundation shall determine the amount, manner and timing of the payment. Annual membership fee of fifty thousand Uganda Shillings *(UG shs 50,000)* and *or 30 United States dollars* for members living in the Diaspora. This document is posted to the NET at (see https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#search/caleb+alaka+%2B+constitution/127166256950374b<?shva=1#search/caleb+alaka+%2B+constitution/127166256950374b> ) by Mr. Alaka *on Mon, Mar 1, 2010* at 12:01 AM subject[WestNileNet] The Draft Constitution of West Nile Foundation. Nonetheless, towards the end of 2010, there seems to have been some changes. In another mail (see https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#search/Payment+of+membership+fee+to+the+west+nile+foundation/12c8ef4d4da7d343<?shva=1#search/Payment+of+membership+fee+to+the+west+nile+foundation/12c8ef4d4da7d343>)the following is /was noted: “The registered documents indicate that *membership** is 100,000/= for those in Uganda and 50 US Dollars for those abroad*. We hope members can begin paying their subscription to Anguzu Rogers and get membership cards fro 2011 since the period of transition ;lapses by Dec. 31st 2010.” (Alaka, Mail to WNN, Sat, Nov 27, 2010 3:09 PM) I haven’t got my hands on the documents aluded to, with the updated amount yet. Anybody has an idea where it is? Or when/how this changed? Mr Vasco Oguzua can you help? I am making reference to you because while discussing in *January 2010* on the constitution/establishment of the WNF, you seemed to say we should agree to pay the one amount, and apparently paid another amount as membership fee: “First I would like to suggest that since the foundation is has no funds as it has just been initiated, *we should all agree to pay the annual sh.50,000.00/- as suggested.* [Assuming all the 220 subscribers paid up, we shall have (220 X 50,000.00) = 11,000,000.00 (11 million) which I believe is a reasonable starting funds for the Foundation]. *I will begin by pledging my membership - please treasurer write me in and I will pay sh.100,000.00/- for my membership by this weekend. *I think we should should start from this point of paying membership fee so that the foundation has some operational funds” (Vasco Oguzua, Thu, *Jan 28, 2010* at 2:42 AM subject[image: https://mail.google.com/mail/images/cleardot.gif][WestNileNet] Re: The West Nile Foundation - President's Submission (see https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#search/Foundation+constitution/126722a3cbbff291<?shva=1#search/Foundation+constitution/126722a3cbbff291> ). So, which is which? What – in financial and/or legal terms – does “being a fully paid up member” amount to: Is it the 50,000 (equiv. US$30), ANNUALLY. Or 100,000/= (US$50 – diaspora)? And what is it called? Membership (or registration fee? Or is it *annual* subscription) fee? Sometimes, names say things. My apologies if I missed out some of the documents that clarified the issue. I would like to emphaze that to be fair to us all, and to the executive of the WNF who have struggled to have the Foundation registered, I fully agree with Caleb on the need to be paid-up members. And I am willing to do my part. I guess many in this NET are. *2. Payment of membership fee to the WNFoundation* On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 12:37 AMsubject[WestNileNet] Openning Up of an account with Post Bank Mr. Alaka informed the NET that “*The Management of West Nile Foundation has made a resolution to open up a current account with Post Bank Nkrumah Road Branch. Your Treasurer Anguzu Rogers will be the Principle signatory to the accounts. He will withdraw money upon approval by the Executive either with the President or the First Vice President Ejiku Robert. The account will be opened tomorrow and you will be informed.*” I have not found the mail updating members on the actual opening and the particulars of the account. If that is/was given, can someone let us know and we can start paying this fee, whatever the agreed upon amount, so that things can get going? If not, I suppose the Treasurer, Mr. Anguzu Rogers can still spring into action. I want to acknowledge that the Executive is serving the WNF on the good will and interest they have for development issues in the WN region. Yet it costs them time and money, among other things. Bravo for your efforts in making time and space for our region when there is a lot in your own hands to earn your own bread. To this effect, I second what Mr. Adrale suggested, that the executive of the WNF “discuss the . . . proposed strategy on the sidelines of the Thanks-Giving prayers at Mr. James Nyakuni's residence in Munyonyo on Saturday 5th March 2011. Hopefully the Interim Secretariat of WNF will be present and willing to do that”. Maandera On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 10:09 AM, aggrey adrale <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Caleb, > > Good you have reminded us by giving us this information, which though I > presume many of the westnilenet visitors and I are well aware of. > > I think the major concern is that the Secretariat and the cited documents > defining the status of West Nile Foundation (or is it Forum) were circulated > on line (I beg to be pardoned and stand to be corrected if you already went > beyond the online publication or circulation)without legally binding > adoption by the members. > > With the concerns rife, I think let the Interim Secretariat go one step > ahead to call a 'general' meeting where we can adopt the leadership, > documents and some hitherto online resolutions, which then can be legally > entertained. We have had time for meetings like the Science Cafe and I > belive aspiring WNF members can spare one hour for this meeting. The faster > this was done the better for all of us to move and act in unison in the > businesses of WNF. Probably this has been the snag behind the failure of > aspiring members not subscribing to the WNF. > > I propose you discuss the above proposed strategy on the sidelines of the > Thanks-Giving prayers at Mr. James Nyakuni's residence in Munyonyo on > Saturday 5th March 2011. Hopefully the Interim Secretariat of WNF will be > present and willing to do that. > > Thank you. > > Aggrey Adrale > > --- On Thu, 3/3/11, alaka caleb <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: alaka caleb <[email protected]> > > Subject: [WestNileNet] Member ship/Subscription to WNF > > To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> > > Date: Thursday, 3 March, 2011, 0:20 > > Colleagues, > > > > We incorporated WNF as a body corporate with capacity to > > transact any > > business in its own name. We developed the Mid term > > Strategic Plan. We > > are to establish a secretariat to operationalise and > > achieve the > > objectives of the Foundation. We did agree on the annual > > membership > > fee. To date we shy away from paying the same. We must > > appreciate that > > to-date, we are on this forum because Kigs is magnanimous. > > To host us > > needs a server and this means that some one is incurring > > costs. Lets > > be clear on this one. We can all be on this forum which is > > interactive > > and informative. It has assisted us a lot. But being on > > this forum > > does not mean that we are members of West Nile Foundation. > > Yes If we > > support the Foundation, it may in future sustain the cost > > of not only > > hosting this forum but also its own website. So can we be > > honourable > > and start contributing our membership fees to the > > Foundation to enable > > us execute its objectives. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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