The executive is meeting on Saturday 16/3/2013 at Kati Kati Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 13, 2013, at 10:45 PM, Winfred Adukule <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Betty for bringing this up i was wondering how far the education > debate had gone. . . any resolutions from the executive? > > Regards, > Winfred Adukule > > On 13 Mar 2013 08:20, "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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