Hello Friends, I thought I should chip something instead of keepingmy mouth shut.
Those of you who grew in 10980s/1990s know how Busia and Malaba took advantage of the turmoil in Uganda in those years. Busia and Malaba became the main supply center not only for Uganda but for North Eastern DR Congo, Southern Sudan, Rwanda and Burundi. By the same token, West Nile Districts could become the main supply center for Business in DR Congo & South Sudan. Business opportunities in these virgin regions, which are less developed are endless. I am pretty sure Ugandans who have ventured into these regions are making a fortune they would never make at home. Assuming Some of the manufacturing companies in Kampala relocated to West Nile region or moved distribution centers to these districts what business opportunities would they gain? Do our MPs'realize this potential? Are they working in a team to push for change? Or is each one fighting for his/her basic survival? Assuming we resumed the cotton ginning & oil industry and Saponification, would West Nile region not become a leading provider of SOAP Industries in Uganda? How many jobs could this industry develop in this country? Ediofe has proved that Grapes grow so well in West Nile. Supposing we promoted ORGANIC WINERY as an Industry, don't we think we could be exporting fine wine to Europe or the world for that matter? May be my brain is thinking upsidedown! What would West Nile region be like in the next 10 or 20 yrs if we saw this business potential? Let me give a simple example of Western Kenya, where Mr. Daniel Moi borrowed so much money from World Bank for rural electrification projects where they dammed small rivers, some as small as Enyau. Anyone who has gone to Western Kenya can see that Rural Electrification projects have benefited the community. How do we talk of cottage Industries one day while there is no reliable power to develop these infrastructure? Do we do it the old way of black smiths used to with charcoal ovens? How can anyone run industrial machinery on charcoal or gasoline generators? Industrial growth requires creativity, visionary leadership, community partnerships where all the stakeholders work in consortium to identify realistic ventures, pririoties that can create job opportunties in a region that is striving to survive. Isolationism and negativity will never take us anywhere from one generation to another. JJ On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 3:50 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send WestNileNet mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of WestNileNet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Read this dear friends! (aggrey adrale) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 11:49:57 +0100 (BST) > From: aggrey adrale <[email protected]> > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Read this dear friends! > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I forgot to add one thing. If the president is indeed pro-development and > committed to his/our song of?providing conducive/enabling environment > for?industrialization/investments then he ought to know better that issues > surrounding development of the power sector are treated by serious nations > by way of?applying the old adage of "putting the?cart?ahead of the horse". > Not vice versa. > ? > Least should?the President?expect that?the people of West Nile?shall > demonstrate overwhelming demand when the pre-requisit conditions for > accessing power from local power producer/supplier WENRECO are so > prohibitive for the individual potential consumers. > ? > "A?pigmy may not know there are other beings of?taller?height until it sees > one through his village," the saying goes. > ? > Aggrey > > --- On Fri, 2/9/11, alex free <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: alex free <[email protected]> > Subject: [WestNileNet] Read this dear friends! > To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, 2 September, 2011, 12:14 > > > > Dear friends and colleagues of West Nile, is this the price we are paying > because we DON'T PAY TAXES? What have we done to deserve this? Who can tell > me what power is doing in Gulu, in Pader, in Pakanyi, Kigumba, in Kagadi, in > rural Ankole land including in the house of M7 in Rwakitura! Are taxes paid > not to provide basic necessities of life like electricity, water, good > roads, healthcare etc?? > > > Monitor Blogs|Nation Media Group|Africa Review|The East African|Daily > Nation|The Citizen|NTV|NTV Uganda|Mwananchi|Business Daily > > > Friday? > September 2,? 2011 > > > > > > News > Business > OpEd > Special Reports > Magazines > Sports > Arts & Culture > Jobs & Tender > > > ?GO > Login > > Markets|Finance|Commodities|Technology|Prosper|Insurance > > > > > > > > Editor's Choice > ? > Click to scroll > > > > > Makerere closed, students, lecturers sent home > > Teachers say strike over pay to continue > > Draru sentenced to 14 years in jail > > Broken roads block aid to mudslide victims > > Police seal off Clock Tower grounds ahead of A4C > > Bus accidents kill 10, leave scores injured > > KCCA bows to traders? pressure, evicts vendors > > Kikwete declares all-out war against drug abuse > > > > > HomeNewsNational > NATIONAL > W. Nile suffers blackout, grinds to halt > SHARE?BOOKMARKPRINTEMAILRATING > > > > > By?Felix Warom Okello? (email the author)? > > Posted? Friday, September 2? 2011?at? 00:00 > > > > > Share This Story > Share? > > > West Nile has for the last five days been plunged into darkness. According > to a local radio announcement by the sole distributor of the thermal > electricity, West Nile Rural Electrification Company, the blackout is due to > shortage of fuel at the station. This has subsequently led to closure of > business premises like secretarial bureaus, West Nile 7 hills factory, that > produces Adriko?s spirits, hotels and metal fabrication sectors. > > However, all efforts by locals and leaders to woo government to connect > them to the national power grid have reportedly fallen on deaf ears. One of > the owners of a metal fabrication entity, Mr Saidi Sebi, said he has lost > income in the past five days due to the blackout. > > ?I cannot use generators because fuel price is even higher. A litre costs > Shs4,000 and I do not know how I will get fees for my children,? he said. > Activities at the only mattress factory, Arua Foam, have also been affected. > The company spokesperson, Mr Swaleh Buga, said it has become expensive to > use generators to run the factory. > > ?Even output has been affected because you cannot produce more without > adequate power,? Mr Buga said. However, during National Youth Day > celebrations in Arua, President Yoweri Museveni said the region has low > capacity to consume power, and so could not be connected to the national > grid. > > ?If you transmit electricity from Lira to Arua, you are likely to be in a > dilemma because the demand in West Nile is low. If you use high voltage > power, it would be uneconomical,? Mr Museveni said. > ?We opted for Nyagak because by the time power reaches Arua, it would have > leaked on the way if we use low voltage power,? he added. > > For close to five years now, the government has failed to complete the 3.5 > MW power dam at Nyagak in Zombo District over technicalities in the design. > The region would have had power but in the early 1990s, when Emeritus Bishop > Fredrick Drandrua single-handedly lobbied some Italian friends to construct > Nyagak power dam, the government reportedly reneged on its commitment to > co-fund and the work stalled. > > And months later, the Bishop survived an alleged assassination attempt > purportedly orchestrated by a special presidential adviser on religious > affairs using a student of Mvara SS as the sniper. The matter later went to > court and the verdict was passed in favour of Bishop Drandua who was then > represented by Tabu, Ayume & Jogo Company Advocates. > > > > The Bishop, who forgave the sniper, abandoned the project and government > took over in 2007. > Currently West Nile Rural Electrification Company generates 1.7 Mega watt > power for Nebbi and Arua districts. > > [email protected] > -----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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