How wonderful it would be to our region if all these writings were not from remote controls but translates to concrete actions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really look forward to that day. Be blessed
On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 4:58 PM, JohnAJackson <[email protected]> wrote: > LEADERSHIP & PROBLEM SOLVING > > - Leadership is all about problem solving. Good leaders rally people > around solving a common problem > - Back in 1970's, Arua airport was being upgraded to International > standards at a time when Idi Amin was in power. This project was abandoned > at the climax of Palestinian Israel conflict. All it left was valleys by > soil erosion and Israelis left off with our beautiful top soil leaving > behind barren land. > - This would be a perfect project where Husein could go to M7 and ask > for money to rebuild this airport in honor of his dad. Hopefully, M7 would > give Husein money as a hand sake and good gesture. > - Rebuilding this airport as the second largest and busiest airport in > Uganda could generate perhaps 100 to 200 jobs or more. The macroeconomic > impact of this project could spin off other jobs for instance warehousing, > restaurants, hotels, etc. > - Rebuilding Arua airport could open both passenger and cargo traffic > to DR Congo and South Sudan. Instead of politicking this issue, our leaders > should look at business opportunities we are not exploiting or taking > seriously. We need to look at opportunity cost. > - A decade ago, another MP who became a minister ran on this platform > and promised that he would rebuild this airport. I do not want to give > names. Many of you on this forum will remember the beating of those empty > drums a decade ago. > - Ladies and gentleman, let us face reality of problems facing this > region. Some of the problems facing us require simple dialogue with > stakeholders. Let's try to look at simple problems within our reach. Let > us start talking about simple issues we can solve. Big issues that require > government intervention let's involve our political leaders from this > region to lobby the government to correct some of the problems. This is the > very reason why we elected representatives. > - Above all, let us have intellectual and respectful discussion over > some of this problems. Shying away, quitting the forum is not a gateway to > problem resolution. Let us figure some way to take matters we discuss in > this forum to the community. > - There are hundreds of highly qualified people on this forum from > various professions. Don't be a silent listener. Contribute brilliant ideas > on how we can address some of the challenges facing us as a community. > - Thank you > - JJ > > > On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 4:08 AM, Mail Service Team < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear John, >> Bravo, you have got it RIGHT. >> Let our bro Hussein join Authors Forum in writing books and making >> documentaries of our Late President Amin's Life series in Kampala for >> making money to support westnile problem sloution and Amins family form a >> credible AMIN FOUNDATION for which we can subscribe to as members.CAN this >> forum help us organise THINK TANK Innovations of both physical meetings and >> media networking. >> For my sister Kamure, opting out is never a solution,face the frying >> pans.Don't go away for we need you. >> Nice week end. >> Cliff >> >> On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 10:22 PM, JohnAJackson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Dear brothers and sisters, >>> >>> - While Idi Amin did great things at his time, I think time has come >>> where we need to encourage junior Amin to write volumes and volumes of >>> books on his dad's past life. This is best way to retain knowledge so >>> that >>> younger generations can read it later. Bombarding this forum with Idi >>> Amin >>> stuff has become unpalatable, boring and makes no more sense. Perhaps >>> majority of us communicating in this forum were kids during Amin's regime >>> and never saw the benefit of his presidency in West Nile region. Correct >>> me >>> if I am wrong. >>> - We have serious social and economic development challenges facing >>> our region we need to come together as a team and address some of the >>> problems. Doing nothing only continues to hurt a generation of youth some >>> of whom are our nephews, nieces, cousins, sisters, brothers or even our >>> own >>> children. >>> - For instance look at youth unemployment in this region. There is >>> nearly 80-90 % school drop out rate at all levels. Where do some of these >>> youth end up? Just roaming in towns or villages doing nothing but >>> drinking >>> alcohol, smoking marijuana, Mirraa, etc. >>> - Do we really need government intervention to stop or reduce some >>> of these obvious problems in our community? Some of the issues need >>> engaging our communities in finding productive solutions right from the >>> grassroots level. Educating people and empowering them through mass media >>> could go a long way in solving some these problems or saving our >>> community >>> from self destruction. >>> - It may sound like a joking matter to say "why do I have to care >>> about people who do not care about themselves"? In any place where there >>> are thousands of idle people, crime rates go up. Issues like starvation >>> will continue to haunt this region as older hard working generation die >>> off. Mental health issues is on rise. Should we wait for the government >>> to >>> come and rescue us? >>> - I think it time we all come together and harness our human >>> potential from these forum or region and take the wild bull in our own >>> hands before it gets out of control. >>> - Are we going to raise a generation of youth whose job is only >>> SECURITY GUARDS in Kampala & CASAVU in the sugar estates? Brothers and >>> sisters, lets think twice! >>> >>> JJ >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 6:24 AM, Mail Service Team < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Westnilers, >>>> Greetings to you all. >>>> I do hope this social network forum is meant for sharing tangible >>>> issues of paramount interest of our region than merely >>>> politicking propaganda with NO substantive benefits. >>>> Majority of our regional issues require mutual solutions at both >>>> personal and community level with minimal political interventions. >>>> Does our young youth spending 90% of their time smoking the Sudanese >>>> kind of intoxicated Smoke in towns and Chewing mairungi and people relying >>>> on mairungi farming, for subsistence, poor education performance in both >>>> primary and secondary need political solution? >>>> What have we done at both individual and forum level than always >>>> lamentations on other peoples" affairs. >>>> Thank you Admin. >>>> Cliff >>>> Tel:+256782308172 >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 11:57 AM, Beatrice A <[email protected] >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear Admin, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I concur with Jimmy, kindly unsubscribe me from this mailing list. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Beatrice Kamure >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *From:* WestNileNet [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf >>>>> Of *Jimmy Awuzu Angubo >>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 08, 2016 8:11 PM >>>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>>> *Subject:* [WestNileNet] Unsubscribe >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi Admin, >>>>> >>>>> Could you kindly unsubscribe me from this mailing list, >>>>> >>>>> Thank you, >>>>> >>>>> Jimmy Awuzu Angubo >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> WestNileNet mailing list >>>>> [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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