It would appear that the entire network went virtually dead after Fr. Ruffino's expose of the snag that faced them in the past with the opening of a bank account.
I am hoping that there is some work being done at the executive level towards the suggestions by Charles, Johnson and others. Otherwise all will come to naught. As indicated by others, I am also of the opinion that we can not divide up the spoils before the beast is slain. Sent from my iPhone On 2013-03-13, at 1:20 AM, betty wuzu <[email protected]> wrote: > Hola to you all. > > Just wondering where the discussions on low perfomance and education in > westnile has ended. > I am concerned too because my school Muni Girls is affected too. > > The other day i passed on what our initiatives are as the Old girls of the > school are but nobody seemed to have i think read apart from Male Charles, > Richard Okuti, Robert Jurua, Patrick Ezaga, and Sam Ejibua who encouraged and > gave response. What do others say??? We are a new and a baby group if i may > say. So we need encouragements, advise and support be it financially or in > kind. > > All the same thank you for having spared time to glance and the notes i wrote. > > Have a blessed day and may God bless the works of our hands. > > Betty Wuzu > Adoption and Foster Care Officer/Child Helpline Counselor > Action For Children > P.O.BOX 25417 Kampala-Uganda > Plot 110, Lutaaya Drive - Bukoto > Mobile +256 772 305 966/701 234 405 > Office number +256 414 541 111 > Every Child is my Child. > > > From: Caleb Alaka <[email protected]> > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 5:25 PM > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] WestNileNet Digest, Vol 55, Issue 63 > > We should as the foundation draft a petition to our Members of Parliament > high lighting some of these iniquities as opined by Aggrey Adrale and the > rest and in the event of inaction, we swing to the legal aspect. An > injunction will cut off their wings. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 12, 2013, at 4:12 PM, JohnAJackson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> CONSUMER PROTECTION FROM PRICE INCREASES >> >> My take on this that we have to vigilant about the operations of companies >> operating in the region. >> we have the right to protect ourselves from price increases >> we have to stand up and be assertive and defend our rights >> the era for companies to come and exploit us by gone in the 1950's when we >> had less educated men and women. >> we all know how much BAT took advantage of our ignorance or naivety. >> WENRECO should have conducted hearing with the public to gain acceptance of >> the price increase and justification of those increases. If they did not do >> conduct any public hearings and went right to the TOP, we can all guess what >> their intentions are. >> COURT INJUNCTION is the way to stop some of these reckless practices. >> >> On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 4:00 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: Application by WENRECO to increase Tarrifs (Vasco Oguzua) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:25:28 -0400 >> From: Vasco Oguzua <[email protected]> >> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Application by WENRECO to increase Tarrifs >> Message-ID: >> <CAMezNr6JGfM=Yf08t5T1eRG3Q82f=qa6xo_0oycnmpbg2a3...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" >> >> Gentlemen, >> I think the people and leaders in West Nile should organize and rebuff >> WENRECO's application for tariff increase. Considering the pain, suffering >> and loss the people in the region have incurred due to WENRECO's ineptitude >> in conducting themselves are the power supplier of the region, I think the >> people in West Nile should not allow that application to continue. >> I fully agree with Aggrey and we should should involve our MP's as this is >> a matter of service delivery. WENRECO can not continue charging the people >> for services they have failed to deliver in years, as if it the fault of >> the population in West Nile who made them not fulfil their business >> obligations. Moreover, they (WENRECO) has not even appreciated the patience >> of the people even when they failed to meet their contractual obligations >> for many times. Why should the people be responsible for the company's >> management failures. That application for tariff increase should be >> rejected, and infact this company should have been chased from doing >> business in West Nile long ago in my view considering what they put the >> people in West Nile to go through. >> >> Vasco >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 8:58 AM, aggrey adrale >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> > Dear Caleb, >> > >> > I have just perused the WENRECo application for tariff revision (increase). >> > >> > In a nut shell, I can only say that the company wants to hold consumers >> > responsible for its technical failures and maladministration, not >> > withstanding the government's own failures. >> > >> > The biggest question I am tempted to ask is, who will compensate the >> > consumers for the losses of business they incurred during the time of the >> > rampant power failures, which inevitably were beyond their control, yet >> > WENRECo who was in control but failed is indirectly (I think even directly) >> > crying over milk it spilled together with the government and wants to be >> > compensated? >> > >> > My take is simple, from the language of application the consumers ceased >> > to be stakeholders in the WENRECo power concession. >> > >> > Reading in between the lines, WENRECo: >> > >> > 1. Is technically looking for ways so that the government or its agents, >> > with whom it may be in cohorts, extends its power generation, transmission >> > and distribution concessions to beyond the current 20 years. >> > >> > 2. In the event the current 20 years concession expires, WENRECo would >> > have thoroughly satisfied its appetite for money and wouldn't regret >> > packing its bags assuming the tariff increase is granted by our usually >> > uncaring government. >> > >> > 3. With this trend of events would even demand compensation from >> > consumers, is the latter in future decided to protest high tariffs by >> > agreeing to not consume WENRECo power for some days. >> > >> > Otherwise some of the citations to justify the increment seem to rub us on >> > the wrong side, particularly the case of distribution poles, where every >> > Arua, Nebbi and Zombo consumer knows how much they had to cough in order to >> > get connected. >> > >> > Lastly for now, I believe WENRECo must have and still benefits from the >> > Ugandan tax payers' money. I would suggest WNF demands some action from our >> > parliamentarians, if they are with and for us in that house. The >> > parliamentarians may need to draft a motion for debate in parliament to: >> > >> > 1. Restrain ERA from taking this decision in the time frame provided by >> > law, since ERA may not have the capacity and interest to query claims of >> > the applicant. >> > >> > 2. Take this matter; and through instruments of government demand a >> > forensic report by the Office of the Auditor General on WENRECo >> > operations in order to have the public input to query their claims and lay >> > the facts bare for our consumption before ERA rushes to grant tariff >> > increase. >> > >> > Some consumer action may need to be seriously considered and coordinated. >> > >> > Aggrey Adrale >> > >> > --- On *Mon, 11/3/13, Caleb Alaka <[email protected]>* wrote: >> > >> > >> > From: Caleb Alaka <[email protected]> >> > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Application by WENRECO to increase Tarrifs >> > To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> >> > Date: Monday, 11 March, 2013, 8:43 >> > >> > >> > Can our technical persons like Eng. George Afi, e.t.c react so that we >> > submit our objections as the Foundation >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > >> > On Mar 9, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Wanni Norman >> > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>> >> > wrote: >> > >> > Please find a copy of the application letter by WENRECO requesting to >> > increase Electricity tariff to 600+ per unit. see application request on >> > era website http://www.era.or.ug/ >> > >> > We have been informed of a project to connect additional users supported >> > 70% by Rural Electrification Project 30% by the community. Not sure of >> > what WENRECOs contribution to this proposed is project. The project will >> > connect something of over 1000 newlines . Should they really increase >> > tariffs ? Any technical guys out there who can challenge WENRECO with >> > facts? >> > >> > APPLICATION FOR INCREASE IN ELECTRICITY END USER TARIFF BY WEST NILE RURAL >> > ELECTRIFICATION COMPANY LIMITED WENRECO has applied for an increase in >> > the electricity end-user tariff See >> > Application<http://era.or.ug/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/WENRECO-TARIFF-APPLICATION-2013-2.pdf>The >> > application can also be viewed at the LC V chairpersons? offices of >> > Arua, Nebbi and Zombo between 8:30am and 4:30pm during working days.Written >> > comments and objections on the application should be submitted within >> > fifteen (15) days after date of publication to the following address P.O. >> > Box 10332 Kampala-Uganda or Email; >> > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> >> > >> > Daet of publication was 4th March 2013 >> > >> > Wanni Norman >> > >> > <WENRECO-TARIFF-APPLICATION-2013-2.pdf> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > WestNileNet mailing list >> > [email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]> >> > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet >> > >> > WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> > >> > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> > attachments if any). 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