HUGE black drums stare at you like stranded elephants. You look at them. They stare back. These are the storage facilities for oil waste from oil sites in Western Uganda.
These drums receive dangerous waste dug out from over one thousand metre deep oil wells scattered across Hoima.
There are forty nine oil wells in Hoima and Arua district. Five of these wells are dry. In other words, there are no prospects of getting oil.
Two companies are involved in oil exploration here. Tullow is exploring oil in Hoima and Neptune in Arua.
Out of the forty four oil wells, thirty one are in the protected areas.
Environmentalists therefore are monitoring how oil exploration here will be done without destroying the environment.
“We are making sure no waste or solid waste is put away,” Aryamanya Mugisha the Executive Director of National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) said in Hoima during the trip to the oil wells recently.
According to Aryamanya a temporal storage facility has been put in place but a permanent centralized system will be constructed near a refinery.
“The location will be near the refinery. We want to move the waste outside people’s residences. We know what is in the waste.” Aryamanya Mugisha says.
Tullow has put a temporal waste storage facility in Nagassa 2 oil well near Lake Albert. Nema has asked Tullow to label the waste indicating composition and origin. According to Aryamanya Mugisha management of waste is the responsibility of the drilling company.
“Before we go to refining oil, these issues will have to be concluded.” Aryamanya said.
Environmentalists say that, part of the waste after being treated can be useful for road construction. However, it may not be used in areas near water bodies.
According to Aryamanya, there is also a study to explore how the waste will be useful in construction of airfield run ways.
“We have discouraged the use of waste in making bricks. We have refused the disposal of wastage anyhow. If we continue in this manner, I don’t think there will be a problem,” Aryamanya said.
As part of its plan to address oil waste, Nema recently sent a team of environmental experts to Texas to study waste management. It is part of this team that regularly ensures that oil companies comply with environmental regulations.
Even then, there are concerns how crude oil and waste will be transported from the scattered wells to the refinery without affecting the environment.
Aryamanya says there is a proposal to transport oil using pipes to a central refinery plant.
According to environmentalists five sights have been proposed for this purpose. Nakasongola district and Kaabale in Hoima district are some of the proposed sites.
Kaabale is proposed because it is easy to access water. It is also in the middle hence easy to access oil wells scattered across Hoima. Finally, the population is not big therefore less likely to affect people.
However, communities here are scared that powerful people are forcing them to sell their land at a cheaper rate.
“People are being threatened. The local leaders are telling people to sell their land and if they refuse they will be chased away. They are selling an acre of land at shs 400,000.” one local community member in Kaabale said.
In Kasemene drilling site in Bullisa district, people were told to move three hundred metres away from the oil well. Despite the fact that, they were compensated for damaged crops and property community members have come back near the oil wells.
“People are complaining that, why don’t you tell us to leave.” Dozith Abeinomugihsa petrolleum expert in the ministry of energy said.
Tullow Oil Cooperate Communications Manager, Cathy Adengo said, Tullow pays much attention on waste and environment.
“We are here not to destroy the environment but to build the nation,” Adengo told reporters in Arua.
A team of oil drillers in Kigogole oil site in Bullisa district said, they are committed to reducing waste by 70 percent and restoring environment to near its original position after oil exploration.
This view is not shared with some environmentalists.
“These people would not mind about waste. If you looked away, they would never pay attention in reducing waste. We have to pay close attention to their work.” one environmental official said on condition of anonymity.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Food secuirty: Will the late rains affect food production in Teso?
Okello lay under the verandah motionless and weak.
He had not eaten for the last two days. On the third day, neighbours donated an old blanket to keep his old tired bones warm, a plate of atap and boiled eboo to ignite hope in his stomach.
This was the plight of Okello, 81, an old man in Amuria district abandoned by relatives not because they hated him but they too had nothing to offer.
The neighbors said, the relatives too were starving and surviving on wild plants and dregs (adakai). Okello lay down helpless as if waiting for the day of reckoning as camera flaxes disturbed his already tired eyes.
This was 2009, when the famine was threatening households in Teso. The famine was a result of the long drought that destroyed most crops in the region.
At that time, local leaders were busy accusing each other for abandoning people and denying the existence of famine in the region.
As the situation worsened, president Museveni flew to Malera sub-county one of the hard hit regions in Bukedea district.
After meeting local leaders and inspecting gardens of communities, Museveni said government will not let people starve.
Government through the ministry of disaster preparedness quickly donated food items to most households. Even opposition political extremists agreed government had done something and local leaders for the first time cooled down and united against famine.
Today there are signs that, this might again repeat in the region. “The rains have stubbornly delayed,” said Okurut a local farmer from Bukedea.
“We prepared our gardens on time, but the rains have failed us. Even as the rains are coming back, we don’t think the harvest will be good,” he said.
Okurut is one of the many farmers in Teso, who had ploughed their gardens early in December 2010 with the hope that, in January, they would be able to sow millet and rice.
“We have been told the rains are returning for a short time. I hope, we shall be able to plant something,” Okurut says. He is not really optimistic.
Okurut said most farmers were affected by the prolonged drought hence ate up their seedlings.
“The drought forced many to eat up their seedlings. Now we have nothing,” Okurut said.
This has forced the prices of food crops to rise. A kilo of sorghum has risen to shs 1,000 from shs 300, maize to shs 700 from 150 a kilo and bag of groundnuts goes at shs 90,000 from 40,000.
“Now I can not even afford to buy a bag of sorghum for planting. I had ten bags of sorghum in 2010 and sold it at 20,000 each. If I had known the situation would be terrible, I would have waited, ” Amulen a local farmer in Serere said.
The prolonged drought left many springs dry in most parts in Teso. Swampy areas that were once water logged have dried up. Farmers, who attempted to plant rice in wetlands have lost.
The Environmental experts here say that, the effects of destroying wetlands are now affecting the water system in the region.
“The rains were common here in February every year but that is no more. We told farmers not to plough the wetlands. They did not listen. What we are experiencing are the effects of climatic change.” One environmental expert here said.
He added that, the situation can only be reversed, if the farmers listen to advise and desist from destroying wetlands.
Even as rains are expected to fall here heavily in April, there is fear famine will hit the region hard.
Local leaders here say farmers have not prepared the gardens early enough.
“Our people are used to planting very many crops at once. This means therefore that, they will attempt to grow many types of crops and fail to weed. We want to advise them to concentrate on few crops and manage well,” said one local leader.
The biggest challenges facing farmers in Teso is water, insecurity and funding.
One leader said the problem of water can be solved if irrigation system is put in place. There are quite enough water bodies like Awoja, Opeta and kyoga for that purpose.
Local leaders admit tapping water for irrigation has not been done here.
President Museveni while campaigning in Teso recently said, there is need to tap water for irrigation to help farmers in the region. It is not clear, whether the issue was captured in the National Agricultural Plan.
At least government solved the problem of insecurity. The Kony rebels who attempted to destabilize the region in 2003 are no more. The common cattle rustling in parts of Katakwi are slowly being weeded out.
Although government sent billions of shillings under Naads programmes, farmers are still not convinced how the funds were utilized.
Probably as Naads restructures its operations will farmers have hope in it.
“Iam moving around registering all household heads and their dependants to benefit from Naads programme,” said Amuriat local council chairperson in Bukedea, Tamula ward.
If the programme is well handled, Amuriat hopes that more than ten groups in his ward will benefit at least two bags of ground nut seeds.
Amuriat and his group are optimistic. He said nature is on their side. Adding that, their prosperity this time around will come from farming and famine will be history.
Indeed, history will judge whether they will prosper this time around amidst late rains and other challenges.
He had not eaten for the last two days. On the third day, neighbours donated an old blanket to keep his old tired bones warm, a plate of atap and boiled eboo to ignite hope in his stomach.
This was the plight of Okello, 81, an old man in Amuria district abandoned by relatives not because they hated him but they too had nothing to offer.
The neighbors said, the relatives too were starving and surviving on wild plants and dregs (adakai). Okello lay down helpless as if waiting for the day of reckoning as camera flaxes disturbed his already tired eyes.
This was 2009, when the famine was threatening households in Teso. The famine was a result of the long drought that destroyed most crops in the region.
At that time, local leaders were busy accusing each other for abandoning people and denying the existence of famine in the region.
As the situation worsened, president Museveni flew to Malera sub-county one of the hard hit regions in Bukedea district.
After meeting local leaders and inspecting gardens of communities, Museveni said government will not let people starve.
Government through the ministry of disaster preparedness quickly donated food items to most households. Even opposition political extremists agreed government had done something and local leaders for the first time cooled down and united against famine.
Today there are signs that, this might again repeat in the region. “The rains have stubbornly delayed,” said Okurut a local farmer from Bukedea.
“We prepared our gardens on time, but the rains have failed us. Even as the rains are coming back, we don’t think the harvest will be good,” he said.
Okurut is one of the many farmers in Teso, who had ploughed their gardens early in December 2010 with the hope that, in January, they would be able to sow millet and rice.
“We have been told the rains are returning for a short time. I hope, we shall be able to plant something,” Okurut says. He is not really optimistic.
Okurut said most farmers were affected by the prolonged drought hence ate up their seedlings.
“The drought forced many to eat up their seedlings. Now we have nothing,” Okurut said.
This has forced the prices of food crops to rise. A kilo of sorghum has risen to shs 1,000 from shs 300, maize to shs 700 from 150 a kilo and bag of groundnuts goes at shs 90,000 from 40,000.
“Now I can not even afford to buy a bag of sorghum for planting. I had ten bags of sorghum in 2010 and sold it at 20,000 each. If I had known the situation would be terrible, I would have waited, ” Amulen a local farmer in Serere said.
The prolonged drought left many springs dry in most parts in Teso. Swampy areas that were once water logged have dried up. Farmers, who attempted to plant rice in wetlands have lost.
The Environmental experts here say that, the effects of destroying wetlands are now affecting the water system in the region.
“The rains were common here in February every year but that is no more. We told farmers not to plough the wetlands. They did not listen. What we are experiencing are the effects of climatic change.” One environmental expert here said.
He added that, the situation can only be reversed, if the farmers listen to advise and desist from destroying wetlands.
Even as rains are expected to fall here heavily in April, there is fear famine will hit the region hard.
Local leaders here say farmers have not prepared the gardens early enough.
“Our people are used to planting very many crops at once. This means therefore that, they will attempt to grow many types of crops and fail to weed. We want to advise them to concentrate on few crops and manage well,” said one local leader.
The biggest challenges facing farmers in Teso is water, insecurity and funding.
One leader said the problem of water can be solved if irrigation system is put in place. There are quite enough water bodies like Awoja, Opeta and kyoga for that purpose.
Local leaders admit tapping water for irrigation has not been done here.
President Museveni while campaigning in Teso recently said, there is need to tap water for irrigation to help farmers in the region. It is not clear, whether the issue was captured in the National Agricultural Plan.
At least government solved the problem of insecurity. The Kony rebels who attempted to destabilize the region in 2003 are no more. The common cattle rustling in parts of Katakwi are slowly being weeded out.
Although government sent billions of shillings under Naads programmes, farmers are still not convinced how the funds were utilized.
Probably as Naads restructures its operations will farmers have hope in it.
“Iam moving around registering all household heads and their dependants to benefit from Naads programme,” said Amuriat local council chairperson in Bukedea, Tamula ward.
If the programme is well handled, Amuriat hopes that more than ten groups in his ward will benefit at least two bags of ground nut seeds.
Amuriat and his group are optimistic. He said nature is on their side. Adding that, their prosperity this time around will come from farming and famine will be history.
Indeed, history will judge whether they will prosper this time around amidst late rains and other challenges.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Uganda's election: What next after the constitutional ruling?
I have been busy for the last six months and could not get back to you. This time around, we have political campaigns in the country for various election positions. The electoral commission nominated presidential candidates in October and campaigns kicked off around November last year.
Eight presidential candidates are in the race. Incumbent president Yoweri Museveni is seeking for the fourth term in office. Kizza Besigye, one time medical doctor and ally to Museveni is believed to be the strongest challenger. He is the Inter Party Cooperation joint candidate- a loose political group.
This is not the first time Besigye is challenging Museveni. In 2001, Besigye was a candidate under Reform Agenda after breaking away from Museveni’s National Resistance Movement. In 2006, Besigye was arrested and charged with treason and rape- cases that he won later. He was nominated while in prison but lost.
The race also involves presidential candidates like Betty Kamya, one time ally of Kizza Besigye in the Forum for Democratic Change party.
Other candidates in the race include Abedi Bwanika, Olara Otuunu, a former diplomat in the United Nations, Charles Lubega, Nobert Mao and Bidandi Sali, president Museveni’s former Minister of Local Government.
The presidential candidates are moving across the country canvassing votes promising better living standards to supporters.
Most of them are confident that, they will win.
What is not in dispute is that the latest polling opinions conducted put the incumbent President Museveni in the lead followed by Col. Kizza Besigye.
Even then, Besigye has declared on several occasions, he will announce his results soon after elections. Museveni has criticized him. Museveni says it is the electoral commission mandated to announce results. Museveni has also accused Besigye of propagating lies.
Some sections of communities are worried violence might brake out if elections are not properly conducted. There has been some silent hoarding of commodities like salt, sugar and soap as locals buy in bulk.
However, the government has assured the people, there will be no violence. The army officials were quoted in the local press saying Uganda will not experience the situation obtaining in Tunisia or Egypt.
As the polling day draws closer, the constitutional court ruling has created uncertainty on positions of members of parliament.
The constitutional court ruled that any member of parliament nominated outside their party position without resigning is null and void.
“You cannot in a multi-party political system continue to represent the electorate on a party basis in Parliament, while at the same time offering yourself for election for the next Parliament on the ticket of a different political party or as an independent,” the judges of the constitutional court ruled.
This situation has sent mixed feelings to various officials as the government is studying the judgment. Government officials here say the ruling will be challenged in the Supreme Court.
The ruling has not only created a situation of uncertainty on government Mps seeking re election but it has also shocked opposition.
The presidential candidate Beti Kamya is one of the persons affected by the ruling. She is a Member of Parliament under Forum Democratic Change ticket but is seeking election as president under Federal Alliance Party ticket.
The question now is whether this will have a strong bearing on the elections since the judges have also directed the electoral commission and parliament ‘to take note of the contents of the judgment and take appropriate action.’
As election date draws closer, opposition leaders have accused electoral commission for ordering excess ballot papers for the presidential candidates.
In response, the electoral commission insists ballot papers are only printed in bunches and will be accounted.
One such people accusing electoral commission of bias is Olara Otuunu.
Otuunu has been very critical of electoral commission and threatened to boycott the elections if the commission was not disbanded. However in October, he was one of first presidential candidates to be nominated.
What seems certain now is that come February 18, 2011, Ugandans will determine the destiny of their country through a ballot paper.
Eight presidential candidates are in the race. Incumbent president Yoweri Museveni is seeking for the fourth term in office. Kizza Besigye, one time medical doctor and ally to Museveni is believed to be the strongest challenger. He is the Inter Party Cooperation joint candidate- a loose political group.
This is not the first time Besigye is challenging Museveni. In 2001, Besigye was a candidate under Reform Agenda after breaking away from Museveni’s National Resistance Movement. In 2006, Besigye was arrested and charged with treason and rape- cases that he won later. He was nominated while in prison but lost.
The race also involves presidential candidates like Betty Kamya, one time ally of Kizza Besigye in the Forum for Democratic Change party.
Other candidates in the race include Abedi Bwanika, Olara Otuunu, a former diplomat in the United Nations, Charles Lubega, Nobert Mao and Bidandi Sali, president Museveni’s former Minister of Local Government.
The presidential candidates are moving across the country canvassing votes promising better living standards to supporters.
Most of them are confident that, they will win.
What is not in dispute is that the latest polling opinions conducted put the incumbent President Museveni in the lead followed by Col. Kizza Besigye.
Even then, Besigye has declared on several occasions, he will announce his results soon after elections. Museveni has criticized him. Museveni says it is the electoral commission mandated to announce results. Museveni has also accused Besigye of propagating lies.
Some sections of communities are worried violence might brake out if elections are not properly conducted. There has been some silent hoarding of commodities like salt, sugar and soap as locals buy in bulk.
However, the government has assured the people, there will be no violence. The army officials were quoted in the local press saying Uganda will not experience the situation obtaining in Tunisia or Egypt.
As the polling day draws closer, the constitutional court ruling has created uncertainty on positions of members of parliament.
The constitutional court ruled that any member of parliament nominated outside their party position without resigning is null and void.
“You cannot in a multi-party political system continue to represent the electorate on a party basis in Parliament, while at the same time offering yourself for election for the next Parliament on the ticket of a different political party or as an independent,” the judges of the constitutional court ruled.
This situation has sent mixed feelings to various officials as the government is studying the judgment. Government officials here say the ruling will be challenged in the Supreme Court.
The ruling has not only created a situation of uncertainty on government Mps seeking re election but it has also shocked opposition.
The presidential candidate Beti Kamya is one of the persons affected by the ruling. She is a Member of Parliament under Forum Democratic Change ticket but is seeking election as president under Federal Alliance Party ticket.
The question now is whether this will have a strong bearing on the elections since the judges have also directed the electoral commission and parliament ‘to take note of the contents of the judgment and take appropriate action.’
As election date draws closer, opposition leaders have accused electoral commission for ordering excess ballot papers for the presidential candidates.
In response, the electoral commission insists ballot papers are only printed in bunches and will be accounted.
One such people accusing electoral commission of bias is Olara Otuunu.
Otuunu has been very critical of electoral commission and threatened to boycott the elections if the commission was not disbanded. However in October, he was one of first presidential candidates to be nominated.
What seems certain now is that come February 18, 2011, Ugandans will determine the destiny of their country through a ballot paper.
Friday, March 6, 2009
I hope you understand
I hope you understand sometimes I get angry. This does not mean that you control me. Never! It is a natural instinct to get angry. Now let me tell you one thing. Close monitoring and spying as I have said will not help our relationships. It makes it worse when you tend to be confrontational. I know you have the power but not the determination to destroy me.
Have you taken sometime off to think about what your behavior means? There is one thing that you do not understand that you need to understand. Your neatness, the so called excellence is complete rubbish. It is a cover up, you moron. I know you have gotten scared of the high handed language I use these days. The reason is simple. You understand best the same principles that you employ on others.
You fear, fear. You are too scared of what you do to others. You fear challenge. You are a great pretender. You think everybody is a lair, a cheat, savage just like you. No! You repay good with evil. You never honor agreements if your interests are not catered. You pursue your enemies to that last point. Fine. But let me tell you one thing, anarchy does not mean chaos. You need to change, my brother.
Now you will call this utter rubbish. I don’t care. Call it what ever you want. Let me tell you, it is you who needs me not me who needs you. I hope you understand this simple logic. The problem is you never understand simple things because your mind is full of gossip. The last time you called me trying to cross check what your snoops say about me, how wrong that approach was.
I am aware you send your so called snoops to gather information on me but you will fail. You monitor my communications. You follow me everywhere I go. What are you scared? Are you trying to protect your wealth that you accumulated?
Have you taken sometime off to think about what your behavior means? There is one thing that you do not understand that you need to understand. Your neatness, the so called excellence is complete rubbish. It is a cover up, you moron. I know you have gotten scared of the high handed language I use these days. The reason is simple. You understand best the same principles that you employ on others.
You fear, fear. You are too scared of what you do to others. You fear challenge. You are a great pretender. You think everybody is a lair, a cheat, savage just like you. No! You repay good with evil. You never honor agreements if your interests are not catered. You pursue your enemies to that last point. Fine. But let me tell you one thing, anarchy does not mean chaos. You need to change, my brother.
Now you will call this utter rubbish. I don’t care. Call it what ever you want. Let me tell you, it is you who needs me not me who needs you. I hope you understand this simple logic. The problem is you never understand simple things because your mind is full of gossip. The last time you called me trying to cross check what your snoops say about me, how wrong that approach was.
I am aware you send your so called snoops to gather information on me but you will fail. You monitor my communications. You follow me everywhere I go. What are you scared? Are you trying to protect your wealth that you accumulated?
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
YOU WILL LOOSE
I have said it several times. I will continue saying it. I know you determine whether I will have a job tomorrow or never. I know you want to spread fear and terror. I know you are a new breed of colonialists. I know you have been indoctrinated with capitalistic ideology. I also know you have bigger connections and you can make or undo something.
When I keep silent do not think I am a fool. Do not think I consented what you have said. No. You are just a fool who does not want to hear the other side of the story. Your favorite topic is gossip. Fools give you what you want. If you could admit that you are stupid you would learn something. Unfortunately you do not.
I know you want to reap more from me then dump me like a used condom. I know you smile but with a dagger on the back. I know you want to constantly keep others from ever raising their voices. I know that you select a few of your henchmen to use to deny this fact.
Let me make you know one thing, I am not an ox. I have blood flowing through my veins. I have brains to think carefully over issues. Do not push me over the board because that will be very very bad. Let me not be provoked. Learn to appreciate the little that I do for you. Let us live like human beings with equal dignity and destiny. Let you not think I exist because of you. Please give me time to reflect and be with those that love me.
When you use intimidation, harassment, blackmail, exploitation of any nature I will not be moved because I know what lies in the crocked mind of a capitalist like you. Threatens have never pulled me down. Fear and terror will never ever pull me down. If many have been swallowed in your bait, sorry I will not be the next victim. I WILL DEFEAT YOU IN YOUR OWN GAME.
Please never attempt to spy on me and pretend to be a friend. It will not work well with you. Please do not push me so far to do things I think I will not be able to do. I will appreciate if you came and we discuss over it on table. Let the discussion be open. I know you fear to lose. You fear the same things that you are subjecting others to do. If you knew that your wickedness is a gamble, you would repent. Unfortunately, you are drunk with self gratification.
It is hard to convince you that being powerful does not mean that you can do everything you want on me. No brother. I respect you, please do the same? Do not let me begin to doubt your intentions as I have already done. I need your guidance. I need your cooperation not to further my interests or your interests but to make this world a perfect place to be.
I do not expect you to gang up with the heathens. I will be puzzled if you did that. You would have betrayed me. I know you do not care to listen to what others say. Fine. You are entitled to yourself. Value me like the way you value yourself. Double standards and not respecting your word is betrayal. When I read that mail you wrote accusing me of all things, I thought less about you. It is not always proper to do that to a friend whom you like. Real fighters meet their opponents ready in the battlefield.
Yes, I know your approach but you may never know mine. You pretend to be honest when actually you are being silly. You mix toughness with rudeness. You call hypocrisy tact. You believe that, you never mind what people say about you? How wrong you are my brother. You never want to loose an argument. You are a double talker. You say one thing and never live up to it. You pirate other peoples ideas and think you are clever than them. How wrong you are my brother. You fear to engage in intellectual debate but do underground work to back stab friends. How terrible that could be for you, my brother.
Your time is up. Nobody will listen to you. Your future is as empty as your past. Keep going maybe one lunatic will cross your way for you to bite, chew and swallow. You surround yourself with morons and think they are intellectuals to engage in any argument. Let me tell you one thing, you will lose because you think what I say is rubbish.
When I keep silent do not think I am a fool. Do not think I consented what you have said. No. You are just a fool who does not want to hear the other side of the story. Your favorite topic is gossip. Fools give you what you want. If you could admit that you are stupid you would learn something. Unfortunately you do not.
I know you want to reap more from me then dump me like a used condom. I know you smile but with a dagger on the back. I know you want to constantly keep others from ever raising their voices. I know that you select a few of your henchmen to use to deny this fact.
Let me make you know one thing, I am not an ox. I have blood flowing through my veins. I have brains to think carefully over issues. Do not push me over the board because that will be very very bad. Let me not be provoked. Learn to appreciate the little that I do for you. Let us live like human beings with equal dignity and destiny. Let you not think I exist because of you. Please give me time to reflect and be with those that love me.
When you use intimidation, harassment, blackmail, exploitation of any nature I will not be moved because I know what lies in the crocked mind of a capitalist like you. Threatens have never pulled me down. Fear and terror will never ever pull me down. If many have been swallowed in your bait, sorry I will not be the next victim. I WILL DEFEAT YOU IN YOUR OWN GAME.
Please never attempt to spy on me and pretend to be a friend. It will not work well with you. Please do not push me so far to do things I think I will not be able to do. I will appreciate if you came and we discuss over it on table. Let the discussion be open. I know you fear to lose. You fear the same things that you are subjecting others to do. If you knew that your wickedness is a gamble, you would repent. Unfortunately, you are drunk with self gratification.
It is hard to convince you that being powerful does not mean that you can do everything you want on me. No brother. I respect you, please do the same? Do not let me begin to doubt your intentions as I have already done. I need your guidance. I need your cooperation not to further my interests or your interests but to make this world a perfect place to be.
I do not expect you to gang up with the heathens. I will be puzzled if you did that. You would have betrayed me. I know you do not care to listen to what others say. Fine. You are entitled to yourself. Value me like the way you value yourself. Double standards and not respecting your word is betrayal. When I read that mail you wrote accusing me of all things, I thought less about you. It is not always proper to do that to a friend whom you like. Real fighters meet their opponents ready in the battlefield.
Yes, I know your approach but you may never know mine. You pretend to be honest when actually you are being silly. You mix toughness with rudeness. You call hypocrisy tact. You believe that, you never mind what people say about you? How wrong you are my brother. You never want to loose an argument. You are a double talker. You say one thing and never live up to it. You pirate other peoples ideas and think you are clever than them. How wrong you are my brother. You fear to engage in intellectual debate but do underground work to back stab friends. How terrible that could be for you, my brother.
Your time is up. Nobody will listen to you. Your future is as empty as your past. Keep going maybe one lunatic will cross your way for you to bite, chew and swallow. You surround yourself with morons and think they are intellectuals to engage in any argument. Let me tell you one thing, you will lose because you think what I say is rubbish.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
GIRL BEHEADED
This week in our small town the news has been the shocking murders. The shocking one was the murder of Esther a school girl in Soroti. The other has been killing of two people in Katakwi and the massive accident that claimed five lives along Soroti Mbale Road.
Esther, a beautiful girl was found brutally murdered with her head chopped off near a church founded school on 19.02.09. In the recent weeks, there have been stories of ritual murders generally in the country. A boy kidnapped here, another baby chopped off to death that way and a witchdoctor there arrested.
A lot of these stories have appeared in the local press and FM stations that have tended to ignore or down played the political stories in country.
The circumstance under which Esther was murdered is not clear. Police has launched it is investigations to pursue Esther’s killers. After two days, the head of Esther was found thrown in a suburb in Town. The police is tight leaped about the story and reluctant for the media to take photographs of suspects.
Although, the alleged killers of Esther were apprehended, they will not be the first type of culprits to be held of brutal murders in Uganda.
In 2005, a Ugandan prominent female Lawyer was brutally murdered in front of her house. After investigations the suspects and key - among them was a prominent Ugandan doctor who was the husband to deceased were arrested and charged with murder.
The whole case ended in favor of the accused. The doctor maintained his innocence despite the fact his children testified against him. The judge said the doctor only remained a high suspect and there was no substantive evidence to convict him for murder.
Now this case of Esther with the shocking manner in which she was murdered and police reluctant to reveal the details of the suspects, it will be an interesting case in court once more. It will be more painful especially if police gathers the necessary evidence and the accused are left to go scort free.
The suspects were produced before court on 24.02.2009. The trial magistrate did not allow them to enter plea sighting the fact that his court does not have powers to hear capital cases of that nature.
Most people here are observing how the legal drama of this case kicks off. Others are wondering, what could however influence one to murder a simple girl in her tender age? According to Esther’s mother who police detained briefly, her daughter was a very humble and lively girl.
What remains unaswered is what could be the motives of the killers? This is a mystery.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
NOT FEELING WELL
I have not been feeling well lately. It is so hot here. you could imagine, we are in hell for sure. I also think to much work is pushing me on the edge so fast. I hope to feel better by monday, God willing.
I have not met friends for a long time. I think, i have not been writing and talking to them for some time. I hope come new year, i should be able to talk to them much so often.
Today not much to write hope about. Just reviewing international politics and looking forward to see how Obama will save the world from economic collapse. Obama OYEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have not met friends for a long time. I think, i have not been writing and talking to them for some time. I hope come new year, i should be able to talk to them much so often.
Today not much to write hope about. Just reviewing international politics and looking forward to see how Obama will save the world from economic collapse. Obama OYEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Do not shout at me
I do not want to be shouted at. I want to be respected so that I respect you. I do not want any suspicions. I don’t want to be suspicious of you. My teacher ten years ago said that I was quite being sensitive. I agree with that statement. I don’t want to be taken for granted especially when I am giving my all in a faithful and correct manner. That is me.
I hate being closely monitored. I hate to be doubted especially when I am speaking the truth from the bottom of my heart. Do not lay traps on me. It takes me time before saying out anything. I go through a process of thinking, listening and then talking. I consider speech is the highest level of thought. So, I speak after carefully considering the actions of my speech. I really hate to be accused falsely. It drives me nuts. Please, if you have any grudges with me let us discuss. Please do not go behind my back. I hate cowards who can not confront issues and use others to attack my integrity. I work not for money, I work for a cause. I want to make a change in this world.
You do not have to love, hate or like me in order to agree or disagree with my views. If you can not stand me leave me alone. You are different from me although we are the same. Do not make my life difficult because you want to make yours enjoyable. Do not muzzle me. I am not an ox. I know in one way or another you contribute for my well being but it does not mean I am your property.
Learn to talk to me well. If you are open and sincere let us talk. Keep you constructive criticism to yourself. Criticism has never been positive. If I criticized you, you would develop goose pimples. So delete that criticism. If you do not like my style then follow your style. I can not force you to follow mine. Why are you forcing me to follow yours, my friend?
If we agreed on something let us not create more excuses of dodging. I hate it when you are pretending to be smart and knowing everything. I can easily detect it and that can be very, very dangerous. I value professionalism, integrity, honesty, fairness and truth in the true meaning of those words. Please do not take me for granted because I don’t treat you so. Why then do you want to control myself?
I hate blackmail, betrayal, exploitation, lies and looking down on others. Each one of us has his own strong and weak points. Please, keep your views to where is appropriate. Do not try anything funny that will strain our relations. I hold you in high regard as a human being in the first place. Why don’t you hold me at the same level? I did not choose to be dull, stupid, poor, and incompetent or whatever negativity you hold in your perverted mind.
I say again do not lay traps on me. Do not go behind my back. Do not laugh with me and hold a dagger behind your back. I hate that. Do not shout at me, my friend. Iam not bothered with what you think Iam.
I hate being closely monitored. I hate to be doubted especially when I am speaking the truth from the bottom of my heart. Do not lay traps on me. It takes me time before saying out anything. I go through a process of thinking, listening and then talking. I consider speech is the highest level of thought. So, I speak after carefully considering the actions of my speech. I really hate to be accused falsely. It drives me nuts. Please, if you have any grudges with me let us discuss. Please do not go behind my back. I hate cowards who can not confront issues and use others to attack my integrity. I work not for money, I work for a cause. I want to make a change in this world.
You do not have to love, hate or like me in order to agree or disagree with my views. If you can not stand me leave me alone. You are different from me although we are the same. Do not make my life difficult because you want to make yours enjoyable. Do not muzzle me. I am not an ox. I know in one way or another you contribute for my well being but it does not mean I am your property.
Learn to talk to me well. If you are open and sincere let us talk. Keep you constructive criticism to yourself. Criticism has never been positive. If I criticized you, you would develop goose pimples. So delete that criticism. If you do not like my style then follow your style. I can not force you to follow mine. Why are you forcing me to follow yours, my friend?
If we agreed on something let us not create more excuses of dodging. I hate it when you are pretending to be smart and knowing everything. I can easily detect it and that can be very, very dangerous. I value professionalism, integrity, honesty, fairness and truth in the true meaning of those words. Please do not take me for granted because I don’t treat you so. Why then do you want to control myself?
I hate blackmail, betrayal, exploitation, lies and looking down on others. Each one of us has his own strong and weak points. Please, keep your views to where is appropriate. Do not try anything funny that will strain our relations. I hold you in high regard as a human being in the first place. Why don’t you hold me at the same level? I did not choose to be dull, stupid, poor, and incompetent or whatever negativity you hold in your perverted mind.
I say again do not lay traps on me. Do not go behind my back. Do not laugh with me and hold a dagger behind your back. I hate that. Do not shout at me, my friend. Iam not bothered with what you think Iam.
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