Dear brothers and sisters, I have read the recent commends and the manner in which we have addressed various problems with PASSION, EMPATHY, SYMPATHY
- for many years, our political system has always been that we elect MPs, they go to the Parliament for 5 years. We rarely see them until the next election or a funeral or some other celebration. This trend of doing business with the community seems to continue unchallenged or unchanged. - MPs are elected to stand in the Parliament on behalf of the community, millions of people who cannot go to the parliament and present their problems. - Unfortunately, majority of our MPs forget the basic tenet of their job. STAND ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE, REPRESENT PEOPLES' PROBLEM. - we have all seen the problems of Party system of of ruling and bitter competition, this happens all over the world. - Our electortae is mostly ignorant of their rights or too naive about their rights - You can see the consequences of cheap politics where politicians come home during elections and they buy people SALT, SUGAR, DRINKS or Kill A goat, People get so satisfied that they have gotten a fair share/deal. - We all need to re-educate ourselves on FAIRNESS to the Community. Hold our elected representatives accountable to the people who elected them. Lack of team work among out MPs - Last year we all cried for team work among our MPs and formation of West Nile Caucus MPs Forum. Not sure if this is working at all. - I am not sure if our MPs realize the benefit of team work. Instead of working as a team, there is bitter competition over the meager resources. - When you throw a bone for many dogs, each dog will always want a bite even if the bone has no muscles/meat. Just licking the bone seems to satisfy each dog. Team work among us as community has been lacking for many, many years and seems to be our biggest trouble. - As many talented youth graduate from schools/colleges/universities, we all migrate to the cities in search of basic survival. - Most of us have forgotten about our own roots back in the village/counties. Sometimes even the homes where we were bone. - As rural areas get depleted of TALENT MEN AND WOMEN, Who do we leave in the village?????. These are unfortunate realities of urbanization. - The dire need for team work and leadership among us cannot be over emphasized. Reuniting our efforts in Directing West Nile Foundation & Community Development - we have come to realize that we all need to work together as a team, therefore, we formed WEST NILE FOUNDATION (WNF) - We all need to build synergy and effort in directing WNF in community Development. - Unfortunately WNF needs financial resources for start off as Charles Male had alluded to. Before you go out to seek donations, all donors want you to demonstrate that you can sustain yourselves after they give you - some money. - We all need to reach out to our friends, brothers, sisters wherever they leave. Majority of our people still live in West Nile region. - Many of us are leaders, Managers, Directors, etc in organizations we work for. - We all need to bring out talent home, REBUILD STRONG COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR DEVELOPMENT. Constructive Criticism, Sharing Vision, New ideas, New Approaches to problem solving, Creativity - Most successful companies today emphasize/bring/recruit people who are PROBLEM SOLVERS, CREATIVE THINKERS JJ
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