tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81281936999186435562024-03-18T05:59:00.907+03:00THE #LJfilesWhat is News? ..... everything that it is, and more + tech, events, Africa, WorldLouis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.comBlogger344125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-67898110971968614372023-06-19T22:46:00.008+03:002023-06-20T09:28:39.092+03:00The Nathan & Christine Were Foundation donate 200 mosquito nets, scholarship to Tororo<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRTDPgNrYca0d1791_7vUQRcidoiCmFeAQoSLiV94LbXSTeKTaOZDN69wOxawsbqiEz9w9JNMPi3qxzrzDXDhObf9EzYOwbM4i6ZtAtMjnngjiOLxR9befWrID4KIUBBmn0EvD0CESL3NmoEJJQIZ7k3EGtriHHQxKaixmF9L3isYalYeMw74WxI4XJ7T/s600/Kwar-Adhola.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="600" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRTDPgNrYca0d1791_7vUQRcidoiCmFeAQoSLiV94LbXSTeKTaOZDN69wOxawsbqiEz9w9JNMPi3qxzrzDXDhObf9EzYOwbM4i6ZtAtMjnngjiOLxR9befWrID4KIUBBmn0EvD0CESL3NmoEJJQIZ7k3EGtriHHQxKaixmF9L3isYalYeMw74WxI4XJ7T/w400-h216/Kwar-Adhola.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Were Foundation President Nathan and Vice President Christine<br />hand one of the 200 mosquito nets to Kwar Adhola Moses Owor</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>KAMPALA, UGANDA |</b> The Nathan & Christine Were Foundation has donated 200 mosquito nets to help at risk mothers and children struggling against the spread of malaria in Tororo district. They have also offered 1 A Level scholarship to a needy but bright girl from the same district.</p><p>"As a foundation, we cherish education of the girl child and in this regard, we would like to establish the Mama Cecilia Owor Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship will be given to one girl who excels at O level under very difficult circumstances, from a humble family who will be joining Senior 5 to pursue a science related combination," said Nathan Were, the foundation's President.</p><p>He handed over the 200 mosquito nets and the scholarship to His Highness Kwar Adhola, Moses Owor, the king of the Jopadhola on Sunday. This was after a memorial held in Namugongo for Adha Adhola (Queen) Cecila Owor, who passed on in June 2012.</p><p>The nets will be distributed by the Tieng Adhola Cultural Institution (TACI). They will also nominate the child for the scholarship award.</p><p>The scholarship will be awarded every two years for the next 10 years starting 2023. It will cover - two years of A level, full tution fees and a sh250,000 stipend to cater for scholastic materials.</p><p>The Nathan and Christine Were foundation was established in 2018 to support causes in education, health and livelihood for disadvantaged families in Uganda.</p><p>The foundation currently supports several financially challenged, but extremely brilliant children from around the country, to access education.</p><p>"This year, in line with our programs in health, we have mobilized mosquito nets to help at risk mothers and children struggling with Malaria in Tororo district. Please accept our small donation of 200 mosquito nets to help mothers and children," Were said.</p><p>Were promised that, "As a foundation, we commit to continue exploring ways through which we can support the kingdom activities especially those that align with our mission on education, health, and livelihoods."</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-67256777442669490402023-01-29T10:54:00.009+03:002023-01-29T11:22:10.253+03:00 PRIMARY SCHOOL IN OUR DAYS<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UxrzDFqjF-tREg-0_gB4dw1mB8syYsM-yO2POxZxPMBySZcrc0ICXGpEWDvKaQ4ALUXkCpBzipw4p3vh-RJqeegFPcTd5hrgM4UXrEuspaazPK05UPfD2Sb-Pp4-Ufa0J3DKvMibnWjA993T798U4cBtr_U-g1dmcsEZtW2pLOXHcG-kKvD4u-b9DA/s824/PLE%20of%20those%20days.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="705" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UxrzDFqjF-tREg-0_gB4dw1mB8syYsM-yO2POxZxPMBySZcrc0ICXGpEWDvKaQ4ALUXkCpBzipw4p3vh-RJqeegFPcTd5hrgM4UXrEuspaazPK05UPfD2Sb-Pp4-Ufa0J3DKvMibnWjA993T798U4cBtr_U-g1dmcsEZtW2pLOXHcG-kKvD4u-b9DA/w343-h400/PLE%20of%20those%20days.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>✳️ By Julius Mucunguzi | TWITTER THREAD via @j_mucunguzi</b></p><p>🐝🐝🐝 🇺🇬 </p><p>One day after class at Ryabirengye Primary School in the 1980s, a few friends and I were stung by bees and went home with swollen faces, after trying to harvest honey from a cave in a rock in a once forested part of Mashure Hill where we used to graze goats in Kigezi.</p><p>Our class teacher Jolly Kasikano, a tough lady, had just taught us about the role of bees in the pollination of crops by carrying pollen from one plant to another as they looked for nectar. She told us it was the nectar, a sweet syrup found in flowers that eventually made honey.</p><p>She told us that the male bees are sent out by their commander, the Queen, to collect nectar as its food. This collected nectar is what eventually would turn into layers and layers --ebisaasi--combs-- either in a beehive or wherever the bees collected.</p><p>The story, teaching& learning was so entertaining that we immediately felt we should go and practically witness the making of honey and collect some to eat. In our village, there were three known men that kept bees: Kabuzi, Nzaarwa& Kakiriro.</p><p>The first idea was that we should attack the beehives of the trio, but they were known as fierce men in the village who could instruct bees to follow you and sting you even when you just attempted to come close to their beehives. Instead, we decided to go to caves in Mashure</p><p>Bees, milk and honey were very popular expressions to describe nice places and posh life. For instance, in folk songs at weddings, a woman would be welcomed with dance and told that she had come to a place where she would only feed on milk and honey--amate no'bwookyi.</p><p>So on this fateful day, armed with classroom knowledge about bees and how they behave, we climbed Mashure Hill to the cave. We had been told that we had to use smoke to chase the bees in order to get to the honey combs. With our glowing pieces of fire wrapped in grass, we set off.</p><p>On arrival at the cave, we divided roles:I would carry the smoking grass into the cave, my friend would hit the combs to fall and the third would pick the combs and ran with it outside. When I put in smoke, the bees refused to leave,but we still said we would not abort the mission.</p><p>The second guy made the attack by hitting the combs--they fell down, and the ugly party started: the bees went on rampage and started stinging us and as we scattered into the forest. Bees can be deadly. They can kill. We survived them, but with swollen faces and hard lessons learnt.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">One day after class at Ryabirengye Primary School in the 1980s, a few friends and I were stung by bees& went home with swollen faces, after trying to harvest honey from a cave in a rock in a once forested part of Mashure Hill where we used to graze goats in Kigezi. <a href="https://t.co/GzAZLRMTdZ">pic.twitter.com/GzAZLRMTdZ</a></p>— Julius Mucunguzi (@j_mucunguzi) <a href="https://twitter.com/j_mucunguzi/status/1619560515579285505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 29, 2023</a></blockquote><p>As I end this story of my life, I should mention that today is the International Day of Balanced and Inclusive Education #BIEday --an education that is rooted, nurtured& informed by the context of the people within which it is applied. Visit oec-oce.org to learn more.</p><p><a href="https://www.oec-oce.org/" target="_blank">https://www.oec-oce.org/</a></p><p>Finally, do you have any bees and honey & bees story? What is the use of honey in your community?</p><p>******</p><p>SOURCE: TWITTER </p>
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Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-32233598593164436852022-11-18T16:59:00.001+03:002022-11-18T17:05:30.032+03:00FOCUS ON TORORO: The amazing story of 'Beat' Omalla<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sKJ8kAw1WwD_qXxWYnAix6xICDT_cqRQpU7VL9BBdjhv-5Zq-tXrFzBJIDcUO3Prho93JXKQ5YzvaPS6DORGplcFVNpQijzGrRVhfETREw2Z1KsYKeNTD1sQxwMdppjkTGRXbnS9k5KgfX6TI_rW4JFob0ANW8VNuxndAYXfzlaxKtA27yL7SdWTMg/s960/Beat-Omalla.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sKJ8kAw1WwD_qXxWYnAix6xICDT_cqRQpU7VL9BBdjhv-5Zq-tXrFzBJIDcUO3Prho93JXKQ5YzvaPS6DORGplcFVNpQijzGrRVhfETREw2Z1KsYKeNTD1sQxwMdppjkTGRXbnS9k5KgfX6TI_rW4JFob0ANW8VNuxndAYXfzlaxKtA27yL7SdWTMg/w300-h400/Beat-Omalla.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><b> 🔴 As we prepare to launch <a href="https://zeno.fm/radio/rockcity-radio/" target="_blank">Rock City Radio</a>, I will be highlighting the efforts of individual sons and daughters of Tororo of all ethnic backgrounds resident in this our town</b></p><p><b>Tororo, Uganda | JACKSON OBOTH |</b> Our country celebrates heroes every year for varied heroic acts in different spheres of life. But there are many unsung Ugandan heroes in our midst. They may be your next door neighbour, a widow who is single handedly raising a family if six, or a selfless civil servant going out of his or her way to provide jobs for their people.</p><p>True heroism is certainly about having that sacrificial attitude, deep seated love and desire to impact positively, the lives of the community you live in. Heroism is not about having deep pockets, or being well known in political or social circles.</p><p>In our new series of “Rediscovering Tororo” I will be telling the story of those selfless individuals in Tororo district, who are doing everything within their powers to help salvage Tororo from the desolation, neglect and economic backwardness it has suffered over the years. </p><p>As we prepare to launch Rock City Radio, I will be highlighting the efforts of individual sons and daughters of Tororo of all ethnic backgrounds resident in this our town. We shall be looking at key efforts especially in the areas of investment for job creation, leadership, promotion of our cultural identity, education and others.</p><p><b>Let me start this series with a woman! </b></p><p>Beatrice Omalla, fondly called ‘Beat Omalla’ by her friends is by all means a woman of valour in her own right.</p><p>I have known Beat for just under two years now. I first met her via zoom in late 2020 when His Royal Highness Kwar Adhola Moses Owor named individuals both within Uganda and in the diaspora to form a committee that will steer the fundraising campaigns to set up a community radio station.</p><p>The Tieng Adhola Jago (Prime Minister) released a list of persons that would guide and provide a vision expected to be the springboard for Development in Tororo. Beat Omalla's name featured among five other great women, and fifteen men. I was also on the list.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9PhG6PhZsFb7zH7b3xcHim9VSiv4L0t5ptJCvn4z-KAZOyWLk8nkL9qKTgH2gDJ_gKghRhmUnNwemA_MGePIkG1FNhlznP2KAA8cWGeOw85BtxrCNbUrT0rPGMnZE41LzOwi6LX_HN8no0W4hOKOH8vip76C9T6DnoiwoPIYSWWWulAB5ziH_mMgZA/s682/Tororo-on-air-radio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="630" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9PhG6PhZsFb7zH7b3xcHim9VSiv4L0t5ptJCvn4z-KAZOyWLk8nkL9qKTgH2gDJ_gKghRhmUnNwemA_MGePIkG1FNhlznP2KAA8cWGeOw85BtxrCNbUrT0rPGMnZE41LzOwi6LX_HN8no0W4hOKOH8vip76C9T6DnoiwoPIYSWWWulAB5ziH_mMgZA/w370-h400/Tororo-on-air-radio.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Each one of the members have demonstrated the love for Tororo in their own unique way but Beat has outdone herself especially during the fundraising events organized at the King's residence. </p><p> Beat went out of her comfort zone even with the challenges that COVID 19 presented, to ensure these events happen. This story is not about Beat's sacrifices and love for our Cultural values but what she is doing to contribute to the building blocks that will lift Tororo off the shackles of poverty.</p><p>WHO IS BEAT OMALLA?</p><p>Beatrice Omalla hails from Osia Magoro Zone, Osia Sub-County. She possess a Diploma in Business Studies, Degree in Business Studies and Masters of Business Administration and juggles her duties as an Accountant at Busitema University, with her family and business. </p><p>Being a practical person, Beat set out to put in practice what she studied. Changing the lives of other people through job creation. "With these qualifications, I had to put what I studied into practice by starting businesses." she says.</p><p>Beat quickly realized that by venturing into business, she would make a difference in the lives of others. Even with a day time job as an Accountant at the University, Beat still followed her vision for Business with the aim of creating jobs for others.</p><p>"It has always been my desire to see Tororo develop like the rest of other parts of Uganda. Our youth should get employment after their education,” she says.</p><p>This discussion was held over roasted ribs at her Brand MasterLounge, located along Tororo- Jinja High way. She employs 8 staff.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqA2RPUSkVL6WBCQpHELbzAaG0-VFyzhDJtACug88HBC0M4JM1uWxd4Yh94njJ9kC2YsmVDhqYlAObWn6SGwYfAqwHuXblveWl338dqoTccWe6C9BxQZhi8t4ww9Mvk4frUz3l6Ua7QbmS149SVJsFogqSXnxNKINw_XN7bFRUFfJPw-bOC6DAIKDlw/s1000/roast%20fish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqA2RPUSkVL6WBCQpHELbzAaG0-VFyzhDJtACug88HBC0M4JM1uWxd4Yh94njJ9kC2YsmVDhqYlAObWn6SGwYfAqwHuXblveWl338dqoTccWe6C9BxQZhi8t4ww9Mvk4frUz3l6Ua7QbmS149SVJsFogqSXnxNKINw_XN7bFRUFfJPw-bOC6DAIKDlw/w400-h400/roast%20fish.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p>“We need to see Tororo develop its tourism sites to start generating some Revenue to eradicate poverty in most families in Tororo" Beat told me. </p><p>Her Brand MasterLounge offers Corporate Bar and Restaurant with the Best Nyama - Choma- Pork, Chicken, Roasted and Grilled Fish, Pan Fried Pork and Chicken served with Matooke, Irish, Kalo and Posho. It also has Best Gardens for Parties, Car Washing Services, Pool Table for the Games Lovers</p><p>Brand Masters has plans of Expansion to have hotel Services in Future.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOPUfK8bNsHo5JQP1mm5XF2sH3bYNvA6GpP_4PgkZKqFbhusSO7vS-PB2DkUVBhaXAZ9v4e12u5DwlQtbHq3KxrFSKXf50Dr_D9DPdiJNjqb3yNA2VlXEMmqPXThQtj4TleXqd8dWLC-LSELq9NarvaSqiX1r4LT8Dl0IrY9UqyDTm3Uojsh2aAOzUA/s1640/food%20warm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOPUfK8bNsHo5JQP1mm5XF2sH3bYNvA6GpP_4PgkZKqFbhusSO7vS-PB2DkUVBhaXAZ9v4e12u5DwlQtbHq3KxrFSKXf50Dr_D9DPdiJNjqb3yNA2VlXEMmqPXThQtj4TleXqd8dWLC-LSELq9NarvaSqiX1r4LT8Dl0IrY9UqyDTm3Uojsh2aAOzUA/w175-h400/food%20warm.jpg" width="175" /></a></p><p>In addition to the above mentioned hospitality services, Beat has set up other Businesses to create employment. These include Agent banking and Mobile money services. These provides employment for 12. </p><p> "As a mother of 3 children and other dependants, I have the self drive to work hard for their well being and also the urge to practice what I learnt from school. I also have several responsibilities to handle in the family," Beat adds.</p><p>During her free time, Beat likes to play pool and other table games as she interacts with her customers at Brand Masters Launge. Beat deserves our support. Making a difference in the lives of our people. Rock City Radio celebrates you Beat Omalla.</p><div><p>*******</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="alignleft wp-image-241986" height="172" src="https://www.independent.co.ug/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jack-oboth-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="120" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Jackson Oboth is a Development Communications Specialist, Journalist and a Public Relations Practitioner.</em></div><p></p><p><a href="https://zeno.fm/radio/rockcity-radio/"><strong>LINK TO THE RADIO ONLINE</strong></a></p></div>Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-76203012775844880332022-10-25T07:49:00.003+03:002022-10-25T07:54:15.771+03:00Full draw: Uganda Golf Open Absa Prom-Am championship <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrEaL0Li2NOjjrd6Z0c1k5matph4lG-_n4vnmZHs_tOyVDl1vyH0T9BpuDdol7Fg8NcZxBGfaEMjAwrZVm3iKVatk0HN3O9BJc7qHGbW91M88Leh1dpG958pjXJjj-AmlkGsHYcEp9QUi3TXGil4NbTtU6yY-AqHUw-p5G6OaJ2zKmvng_1y8zRzsXA/s900/absa%20pro%20am.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrEaL0Li2NOjjrd6Z0c1k5matph4lG-_n4vnmZHs_tOyVDl1vyH0T9BpuDdol7Fg8NcZxBGfaEMjAwrZVm3iKVatk0HN3O9BJc7qHGbW91M88Leh1dpG958pjXJjj-AmlkGsHYcEp9QUi3TXGil4NbTtU6yY-AqHUw-p5G6OaJ2zKmvng_1y8zRzsXA/w400-h400/absa%20pro%20am.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Louis Jadwong and Phillip Corry in Kigo</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Ten qualifying players from the Absa Prom-Am event today at <span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa course will be sponsored </span>to participate in the 2023 Magical Kenya Open.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Absa Bank Uganda are sponsors of the event, that is a warm up for the Uganda Open pro event that starts tomorrow. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Great Rift Valley Golf Club’s Jastas Madoya, the defending champion, will skip the Pro-Am, but is expected to be the man to watch in the Pro event. Draws for the Professional Open will be ready by midday today.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>FULL DRAW</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><a href="https://www.independent.co.ug/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DRAW-PRO-AM-OPEN-2022.pdf" target="_blank">CLICK TO READ</a></b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-20213797036033800772022-09-18T07:01:00.021+03:002022-09-22T17:31:56.466+03:00Tororo Girls launch alumni association Sept 23, Kadaga chief guest <p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-128297" height="300" src="https://www.independent.co.ug/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/KADAGA.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Hon. Kadaga will be Chief Guest</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Tororo, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG |</strong> The 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda and Minister for East African Community Affairs Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga will be Chief Guest as Old Girls of Tororo Girls School, led by Ms. Violet Nandudu, on Friday September 23 launch the Tororo Girls’ School Alumni Association (TGSAA). </p><p>The launch, that will also have a fund-raising component, will be held at Golf Course Hotel, in Kampala from 3pm. NTV Uganda and Nile Breweries are some of the launch sponsors. Tickets to the launch, that were going for Shs.110,000, are already sold out.</p><p>According to TGSAA inaugural chairperson Ms. Nandudu, old girls have always been actively involved in improving conditions at their Tororo based school, but have been doing it informally.</p><p>"In a bid to promote development of the school, the TGS former student’s fraternity in the past actively participated in and operated alongside the school’s administration on several education and development projects," Ms. Nandudu explained. Tororo Girls School remains one of the top 10 girls' schools in the country, according to UNEB performance.</p><p>To streamline its operations, the former students formally registered an association under the name “Tororo Girls’ School Alumni Association (TGSAA) on 8th November 2021. The Association embraces a diverse network of former students and operates as a social enterprise combining economic and social goals. Its mission is, “a dedicated and vibrant association that empowers and mentors girls and women of Uganda. And the Vision –“Collaboration within the Tororo Girls’ School Alumni and mentoring of Learners.” </p><p>She said they value facilitating the future generation of Alumni to have the same opportunities and positive experiences like they did decades ago.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-237065" height="296" src="https://www.independent.co.ug/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Careers-day-TGS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">One of the exhibition stalls at the TGSAA 2022 Careers <br />Day at TGS. The pictured Police Officer is an OG</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p> "We envisage recognition of excellence awards, endowments, volunteer opportunities and an Annual Sponsorship Fund for deserving Learners as a means of ensuring that future generations of Learners have the opportunity to pursue quality education," she revealed.</p><p>The school has had 10 head teachers, including now former minister Hon. Geraldine Namirembe Bitamazire, since it started in 1965, and four of them will attend the TGSAA launch on September 23. The school's Current head teacher is Ms. Beatrice Akware Lumonya, an Old Girl of the school.</p><p><b>VIDEO</b></p><p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_PLud3v1tZI" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p><strong>Areas for improvement</strong></p><p>Since its establishment and with the growing enrolment of learners, the school’s infrastructure has progressively depreciated. The school’s original structures were built to accommodate 400 learners.</p><p>In light of the pressure on facilities, the Board of Governors and Parents’ Teachers’ Association recently commenced the construction of an additional 700 capacity mega dormitory estimated to cost Shs. 5billion.</p><p>According to a statement from the alumni association, Tororo Girls has been one of those that has benefitted in the past from development grants and has recently received a grant from the Government of Uganda to refurbish its infrastructure. The school continues to appeal for additional contributions to restore it glorious infrastructure. There is also need to enhance decent living facilities for the School’s Teaching Staff.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-237060" height="298" src="https://www.independent.co.ug/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TGs-new-building.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The new dormitory project underway at TGS</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The School’s transport facility comprises of a 59-capacity bus that was purchased in 2005 and is in urgent need of replacement, according to the alumni. With the near 2,000 learners, there is need for a bigger capacity bus to transport Learners and teachers for study and recreational events with dignity, in addition to 1-2 modern coasters - funds permitting.</p><p>The high increase of number of student enrolment over the y ears has not been coupled with expansion of infrastructure and related facilities in the school leading to lack of space in the dormitories, inadequate water supply, constrained toilet facilities and limited space in the sick bay.</p><p><strong>History</strong></p><p>Tororo Girls School (TGS) was founded by the United States Government in 1965 as a gift to the Government of Uganda to promote the education of the girl child.</p><p>The school was established to develop skilled women leaders in Uganda and the region post the country’s independence era. Among the very few girls’ secondary schools at the time in Uganda, TGS possessed state of the art infrastructure for Home Economics, Agriculture, Languages, Type Writing and Office Practice (Secretarial Skills) to provide practical skills to young women. The school is currently ranked one of the top 10 girls’ schools in Uganda.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="size-full wp-image-237067" height="301" src="https://www.independent.co.ug/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/girls-farewell.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">TORORO GIRLS SCHOOL: Girls bidding farewell to <br />Mrs. Wataba on 17th September 2022</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The School’s vision is: To set and maintain high discipline and academic standard of students and turnout an all-round developed Ugandan female.</p><p>The School’s Mission is: To be a centre of excellence for skilled dignified women of substance.</p><p>Current head teacher Ms. Akware Lumonya says "the school offers a transitional experience for the girl child to explore their academic and co-curricular potential. While at Tororo Girls’ School, the child has the advantage of focusing on five (5) strong education pillars; competence, confidence, positive character, creativity and above all knowledge."</p><p><strong>LATEST RESULTS FROM THE SCHOOL</strong></p><p><strong>Uganda Certificate of Education (O’ Level) </strong></p><table style="height: 243px; width: 637px;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 77.9261px;"><strong>Year </strong></td><td style="width: 116.866px;"><strong>Division 1 </strong></td><td style="width: 104.1px;"><strong>Division 2 </strong></td><td style="width: 104.1px;"><strong>Division 3 </strong></td><td style="width: 104.1px;"><strong>Division 4 </strong></td><td style="width: 91.3258px;"><strong>Total </strong></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 77.9261px;"><strong>2018 </strong></td><td style="width: 116.866px;">126 [55.6%]</td><td style="width: 104.1px;">97 [42.7%]</td><td style="width: 104.1px;">04 [1.8%]</td><td style="width: 104.1px;">00</td><td style="width: 91.3258px;"><strong>227 </strong></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 77.9261px;"><strong>2019 </strong></td><td style="width: 116.866px;">168 [70.3%]</td><td style="width: 104.1px;">69 [28.9%]</td><td style="width: 104.1px;">02 [0.8%]</td><td style="width: 104.1px;">00</td><td style="width: 91.3258px;"><strong>239 </strong></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 77.9261px;"><strong>2020 </strong></td><td style="width: 116.866px;">215 [74.9%]</td><td style="width: 104.1px;">71 [24.7%]</td><td style="width: 104.1px;">01 [0.3%]</td><td style="width: 104.1px;">00</td><td style="width: 91.3258px;"><strong>287 </strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education [A’ Level, Arts] </strong></p><table style="height: 265px; width: 629px;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 105.331px;"><strong> </strong></td><td colspan="5" style="width: 508.267px;"><strong>Grade </strong></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 105.331px;"><strong>Year </strong></td><td style="width: 97.0076px;"><strong>A </strong></td><td style="width: 97.0076px;"><strong>B </strong></td><td style="width: 97.0076px;"><strong>C </strong></td><td style="width: 97.0076px;"><strong>D </strong></td><td style="width: 97.0549px;"><strong>E </strong></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 105.331px;"><strong>2018 </strong></td><td style="width: 97.0076px;">08</td><td style="width: 97.0076px;">25</td><td style="width: 97.0076px;">65</td><td style="width: 97.0076px;">53</td><td style="width: 97.0549px;">22</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 105.331px;"><strong>2019 </strong></td><td style="width: 97.0076px;">06</td><td style="width: 97.0076px;">16</td><td style="width: 97.0076px;">74</td><td style="width: 97.0076px;">65</td><td style="width: 97.0549px;">47</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 105.331px;"><strong>2020 </strong></td><td style="width: 97.0076px;">02</td><td style="width: 97.0076px;">31</td><td style="width: 97.0076px;">65</td><td style="width: 97.0076px;">60</td><td style="width: 97.0549px;">31</td></tr></tbody></table><p>*The grades above represent a Learner’s scores in one or more subjects. <strong>Table 3: Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education [A’ Level, Sciences</strong></p><table style="height: 294px; width: 633px;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 105.919px;"> </td><td colspan="5" style="width: 511.676px;"><strong>Grade </strong></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 105.919px;"><strong>Year </strong></td><td style="width: 97.6894px;"><strong>A </strong></td><td style="width: 97.6894px;"><strong>B </strong></td><td style="width: 97.6894px;"><strong>C </strong></td><td style="width: 97.6894px;"><strong>D </strong></td><td style="width: 97.7367px;"><strong>E </strong></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 105.919px;"><strong>2018 </strong></td><td style="width: 97.6894px;">04</td><td style="width: 97.6894px;">08</td><td style="width: 97.6894px;">11</td><td style="width: 97.6894px;">18</td><td style="width: 97.7367px;">25</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 105.919px;"><strong>2019 </strong></td><td style="width: 97.6894px;">05</td><td style="width: 97.6894px;">12</td><td style="width: 97.6894px;">16</td><td style="width: 97.6894px;">24</td><td style="width: 97.7367px;">17</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 105.919px;"><strong>2020 </strong></td><td style="width: 97.6894px;">04</td><td style="width: 97.6894px;">18</td><td style="width: 97.6894px;">14</td><td style="width: 97.6894px;">22</td><td style="width: 97.7367px;"><p>22</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*The grades above represents a Learner’s scores in one or more subjects.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(251, 228, 213); line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 10.5pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 10.5pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">HISTORY of Tororo Girls’ School Head Teachers </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 2.6pt; margin-left: 35.25pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 2.6pt 35.25pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Ms Marian R. Baibon [1965 to 1967] </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 2.6pt; margin-left: 35.25pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 2.6pt 35.25pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Ms Phyllis J. Roop [1967 to 1969] </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: .95pt; margin-left: 35.25pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.95pt 35.25pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Mr. Doubleday Elwyn J. [1969 to 1971] </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: .95pt; margin-left: 35.25pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.95pt 35.25pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Honorable Geraldine Namirembe Bitamazire [1972-1973] </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 9.5pt; margin-left: 35.25pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 9.5pt 35.25pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Mr. Bwire Abisai [1974-1977]<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 35.25pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -17.25pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Canon Mrs. Joyce Bernice Nima, Headteacher [1977-1991] </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 35.25pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -17.25pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Mrs. Pande Sarah,
Headteacher [1992 to 2002]<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 35.25pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -17.25pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Mrs. Tarinyeba K. Ida, Headteacher [2003 to 2012]<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: .95pt; margin-left: 34.4pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.95pt 34.4pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-align: left; text-indent: -22.55pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Mrs. Helen K. Wataba, Headteacher [2013-2022]: </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%; margin-bottom: .95pt; margin-left: 34.4pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.95pt 34.4pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; text-align: left; text-indent: -22.55pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Mrs. Beatrice Akware
Lumonya, current Headteacher [May 2022 to date] </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p><div><p><strong><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Interim Committee Tororo Girls’ School Alumni Association</span></strong></p><ol><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><strong>Chairperson - Ms. </strong>Violet Nandudu </span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><strong>Vice</strong> - Mrs. Josephine Etima</span></li></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgGVSJ-JrEJvBbBHTl2oIn7n2oItWJJJM9Nh5DBrGrdsmkwGboblacXsUewnWScIpClaUMBTpERiaVcpF0Az9CUIxdzDeczDQ8xDVdZ3F2jjnn7PoJFdVNBz5NSi6i6YTsoH1A12Zodlcng1fGeE6lBqb_gim1gUJPLYZr24A-MZ62xsk0jZmc9cs1g/s952/tgs-new-image-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="600" height="400" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAX9covicHci4DjFZS7kW7wC5d7CUKWzEhYXXOLhaSupWFm0WtrEOMVr3ia9eVMoTUupZU5Vwht8PTO_VAghbtR4_6ApeKVsv_PEirLlV4jkiXg0at4tbepPjnfospf6Bxu3cNpr-NUU75ONytXZ6lrimc8X_SgFnt5rOJaiNo24RleDuGXm9ypVLTSQ/s640/St-nicolas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAX9covicHci4DjFZS7kW7wC5d7CUKWzEhYXXOLhaSupWFm0WtrEOMVr3ia9eVMoTUupZU5Vwht8PTO_VAghbtR4_6ApeKVsv_PEirLlV4jkiXg0at4tbepPjnfospf6Bxu3cNpr-NUU75ONytXZ6lrimc8X_SgFnt5rOJaiNo24RleDuGXm9ypVLTSQ/w400-h400/St-nicolas.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">*****</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> 🔵 St Nicholas is the patron Saint of repentant thieves! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> ➡️Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, and students in various cities and countries around Europe.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">*****</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oh you redeemed and redeeming saint</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You of various others that your eye of mercy consoled and encouraged</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Can the archer with his aiming arrow forget your pin point accurate wink</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">That by your nod the trophy he bruised in the bull’s eye!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The merchants and sailors he led profitably to valuable fortunes </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">To Africa they hurried and scrambled with the cross</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The African they lured in prayer and repentance </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">His land and resources they carried away smiling </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And their churches and cities they built to shine and glow!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The brewers he teased with the agreeing palates to the tastes </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today the straw is ever the throat irrigating!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">To you our agitated and fearful children </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hasn’t he lulled with lullabies lured to peaceful sleep</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">That your dear mothers may sweetly repose and rest after all the day’s chores!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You pawnbrokers where would you be without the Nicholas trust</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">To all your clients they have come and returned with broken smiles</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Isn’t high interest and usury theft!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The students, you browsing on the pages of knowledge </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oh Niko, continue to strengthen and fill them with discernment </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The future is arid and dull without the milk of the book!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And yo our thieves, what can we say if it’s not for Nicholas </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">All have sinned and come short of the glory:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Any thief or fraud who seeks forgiveness or clemency </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">May, with a broken and contrite heart, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On a bended knee approach St Nicholas in prayer </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is never too late, it never is…</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This may come as a huge relief to all:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lying politicians and most errant lawyers who have taken what is not rightly theirs, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Of course to all robbers, pickpockets, burglars, land and property grabbers, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Election riggers and all manner of pilferers and thievings </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And without exception, all thieves, including those who pilfer tithes and render wrong weights and measures!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The doctors and their allied colleagues who steal drugs, or benefit from wrong prescriptions are no exception!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The tax collectors who ascribe assess and recover illegal or excessive taxes is included!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The carpenters who steal nails, most times as a habit of hiding the nails in their hair!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The contractor who illegally allow wrong and mismatching measurements volumes and weights can seek mercy</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The small thieves who steel the lips of bananas </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The butcher man who hides the meats and offals in their gum boots</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The repairman and tailor who have left their customers wailing </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The surveyors who have stolen acres in inches and yards</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Is there a category exempted from St Nicholas’s intervention?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tell me of one and I will lead him to the saints with flutes and trumpets </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">To find one on earth so sinless is celebration in heaven!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">All humanity, whatever their calling, may seek St Nicholas’s intervention!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Even you reading this, you are not beyond forgiveness and recovery !</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The elasticity of God’s mercy through His Saints looks favorably on you,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Only if you can say sorry and seek forgiveness and repentance </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the cross He said it was over for the sinners!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">********</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Davis Ndyomugabe of Qacheqis on forgiveness, especially frauds and thieves…</span></p>Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-3854751569896529552022-08-31T05:13:00.003+03:002022-08-31T05:16:32.952+03:00St Augustine quotes<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTztqmfIJMTd-magiplllwnOyJxnF-lcqMQZGCact4cFHLZ8sEGeL7C8Zb-Kx9gcyRawtQMSJTj6gR4Qluyr8a2vhn_oKCdQb_cxfEaPWhrAcE9O2P_FjyJUirId3UlZXKo_TYdfkll-yV9XLi3HDdi3oxko2U4C_CGAnV6Hduu6uQVv2suMtCUcM1jQ/s414/saint%20fan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTztqmfIJMTd-magiplllwnOyJxnF-lcqMQZGCact4cFHLZ8sEGeL7C8Zb-Kx9gcyRawtQMSJTj6gR4Qluyr8a2vhn_oKCdQb_cxfEaPWhrAcE9O2P_FjyJUirId3UlZXKo_TYdfkll-yV9XLi3HDdi3oxko2U4C_CGAnV6Hduu6uQVv2suMtCUcM1jQ/w386-h400/saint%20fan.jpg" width="386" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">🔵 AUGUST 31</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">⏮️ A month-end recap of St Augustine quotes ⏮️</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ He who falls, falls by his own will; and he who stands, stands by God's will.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ Since God is the highest good, he would not allow any evil to exist in his works unless his omnipotence and goodness were such as to bring good even out of evil</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ It is not that we keep His commandments first and that then He loves but that He loves us and then we keep His commandments. This is that grace which is revealed to the humble but hidden from the proud</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ Though defensive violence will always be 'a sad necessity' in the eyes of men of principle, it would be still more unfortunate if wrongdoers should dominate just men </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ The measure of love is to love without measure</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ What grace is meant to do is to help good people, not to escape their sufferings, but to bear them with a stout heart, with a fortitude that finds its strength in faith</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ Charity is no substitute for justice withheld</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ This joy in God is not like any pleasure found in physical or intellectual satisfaction. Nor is it such as a friend experiences in the presence of a friend. But, if we are to use any such analogy, it is more like the eye rejoicing in light.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by accidents of time, or place, or circumstance, are brought into closer connection with you</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— SAINT AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ When it happens that I am more moved by the song than the thing which is sung, I confess that I sin in a manner deserving punishment</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳ Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ HOPE has two beautiful daughters. Their names are ANGER and COURAGE; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ People travel to wonder</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">at the height of the mountains,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">at the huge waves of the seas,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">at the long course of the rivers,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">at the vast compass of the ocean,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">at the circular motion of the stars,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and yet they pass by themselves</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">without wondering</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by accidents of time, or place, or circumstance, are brought into closer connection with you</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ HOPE has two beautiful daughters. Their names are ANGER and COURAGE; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">✳️ Some people, in order to discover God, read a book. But there is a great book: the very appearance of created things. Look above and below, note, read... he put in front of your eyes the very things that he made. Can you ask for a louder voice than that?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">— ST AUGUSTINE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">*****</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">#GoodMorning 🇺🇬 🌄 COMPILED BY Louis Jadwong - ST Angela, Bugema sub-parish | LWEZA PARISH|</span></p>Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-67590510499272665632022-08-01T21:34:00.012+03:002022-11-12T09:19:08.940+03:00THE KATALE-BUGEMA - JOMAYI COMMUNITY ROADS COMMITTEE VISION<p> </p><p><b>Brochure produced by the ROADS COMMITTEE Katale-Bugema - Jomayi community.</b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ffa400;">DOUBLE CLICK ON IMAGE TO SEE ENLARGED VERSION</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAErRnM56oppFsQYHvbGSWnnZSMhBg-NZHaH3Fbb2PNsbTxQO8lgEO9QdrGUMpsRxwgd7alGlbAWXZLZjB7J6qWjrx4OI-kh_681yfwo9rXx_PNSM2NgVVxFgno_ANntm1aUF1GePsxKxrp_b6qQtU5xZn8qYdAb1W38RWEkQMQDvWFL8_4KWCr-AcA/s1500/JOMAYI-ROAD-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div><br />Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-80894469903507844042022-07-28T16:16:00.004+03:002022-07-29T07:21:58.269+03:00COFFEE: Here is what should be done<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMHFQie-jau-_wQvSJk_tEwBsbsxSo4f0bWchuOoBltM9MF_S5VJ3qvgJMeiMhZyciya_jTQEcjpHIo1tOQJgsh7sck04Y_Dl4fbB7yRXUGn-RKAlUYfnXxHTJqTX0zo24eIFV7XRJtblLwgaqQ_9WYNr_2czKtnWWlBUvAVDs4ia5mskIA5PYHAXBQ/s640/Coffee-Beans1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="640" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMHFQie-jau-_wQvSJk_tEwBsbsxSo4f0bWchuOoBltM9MF_S5VJ3qvgJMeiMhZyciya_jTQEcjpHIo1tOQJgsh7sck04Y_Dl4fbB7yRXUGn-RKAlUYfnXxHTJqTX0zo24eIFV7XRJtblLwgaqQ_9WYNr_2czKtnWWlBUvAVDs4ia5mskIA5PYHAXBQ/w400-h209/Coffee-Beans1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><b>COMMENT | ROBERT KABUSHENGA | </b>The current coffee debate started in December 2019 with the controversial Bill that later became law. Since then, some of us who are active in different parts of the value chain have been exchanging ideas on what can be done. I am going to share them here</p><p>We had hoped that there would be a forum where we can then share our thinking. Apart from the parliamentary committee on the Vinci Deal, we have simply been dismissed as foreign agents, parasitic and myopic. They see no use in engaging those who actually generate the coffee wealth</p><p>Those of us invested in the coffee sector take a 20 (or more) years perspective. You can't do that with myopia. We are involved in production of wealth so u can't say that is parasitic. Ours is for export so we are working for ourselves not foreigners.</p><p>Only those whose income and livelihood derives from taxes and levies can be correctly described as parasites. They are the ones who need to work for foreigners from whom they can extract 'rents'. Which is why they focus on the deals and are shortsighted in their outlook.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UGCoffee?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UGCoffee</a> Thread:<br />Guys, the current coffee debate started in Dec. 2019 with the controversial Bill that later became law. Since then, some of us who are active in different parts of the value chain have been exchanging ideas on what can be done. I am going to share them here</p>— Robert Kabushenga (@rkabushenga) <a href="https://twitter.com/rkabushenga/status/1552563593761136640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 28, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<p></p><p>Anyway, what would we coffee sector players want to see?</p><p>1. We are in full agreement with the need to set up a soluble coffee plant. In fact I have been lobbying for this in some corridors. It will increase the value of low grade coffees that are fetching low prices in the market. The best option is a freeze dried coffee plant which gives the best instant coffee product. The model should be a PPP that invests in the plant but allows coffee final product entrepreneurs to rent time on the plant and produce their own coffee brands and market to the final consumer. This will spur local innovation in the local coffee values chain and generate diverse and more meaningful employment opportunities. It will also grow local consumption since soluble coffee is more convenient to make. This is especially true for those who make coffee in their homes.</p><p>2. The other opportunity is that those who invest in Uganda coffee processing for the final consumer is the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). It means that we can position in urban markets across Africa but below the multinational processors. This would allow development of new markets as we build capacity to compete.</p><p>3. It is not enough to be outraged by the low income/prices we get for our coffee. That should not be the only driver for the decision to go to market with processed. For a start we have undercut our marketing scope by exiting the International Coffee Organization (ICO) and yet think we can grow coffee buyers.</p><p>
<iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="474" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Flouis.jadwong%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02NDtpcrgcqebSsZkFUpANAvK51C4TKniAVVV7aszWe1CLSRWheEzeCwfgsMyvmC1Fl&show_text=true&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></p><p>4. We must look at our current market. Uganda is a net coffee exporter. We sell our coffee mainly to processors. This requires us to know how they want their product. Imposing a product in a consumer could backfire. To go directly to end user market means to know how coffee is consumed. It may be that by processing for export in the manner we claim will earn us more money may have the opposite effect. Processing may come at a high cost and will make our coffee expensive. Market entry barriers are higher in this segment which denies us access to this lucrative market.</p><p>5. Coffee is a sensitive food product whose consumers have peculiar consumption tastes. Uganda is a landlocked country. The logistics of getting to the coast is an exercise in frustration. Locally, we have no food packaging industry to talk about. This complicates export of processed food.</p><p>6. For your information, there were earlier initiatives with taxpayers money invested setting up coffee processing outfits in consumer markets-Denmark, Egypt and China. We have private entrepreneurs already in processing of coffee for export. Some have been ruined. Have we assessed what happened?</p><p>7. There has been no marketing of our coffee to give it a unique standing. The processed coffee market is very unforgiving for those seeking to play here. Where is our coherent strategy in this regard? Over what sustained period will we invest in this to effect uptake of our coffee?</p><p>8. There are also the realities of international trade. We have been unable to resolve market access for food products with our immediate neighbors. How will we manage the barriers with the lackadaisical work ethic of public officials who should be out there creating market access. A simple example: Uganda has a high tariff on imported processed coffee. It is only fair to expect retaliation which will drive up the price of our coffee in those markets. There is the enduring issue of health concerns in consumer markets and our own weak standards regime.</p><p>9. There is the limited view that somehow value addition in coffee only happens with processing. </p><p>10. Actually value is added right from planting with field and plant management which has effect on yield. Yield is crucial to how much we earn. Quality is another hence post harvest handling. The policy confusion is derailing the sector and will undermine the processing agenda. Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) argued that the Vinci processing approach is very good. But now wants to do a consultancy on the viability of such a plant. Earlier this year they signed a similar deal with Russians.</p><p>11. There is also the reality of the tight grip that coffee cartels have on the industry. Can we take them on without damaging ourselves? Do we have the muscle to dismantle this stranglehold? In the current geopolitics is this a front we want to open?</p><p>10. One more thing. Final consumers of high grade coffees have developed new tastes and expectations. They want their coffee made out of freshly roasted beans. This means that this has to be done as close to the market as possible. So roasting is now localized and miniaturized for this.</p><p>The different players in the coffee sector working together are in much better position to deliver value addition for coffee in a more beneficial & sustainable way than any of the options being peddled</p><p>******</p><p><b>This article is curated from twitter handle @rkabushenga</b></p><p><br /></p>Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-83320782463365268162022-02-01T18:48:00.009+03:002022-02-01T19:47:54.012+03:00 The House passes the Landlord and Tenants Bill at the bills' Third Reading<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEii6LwZDUzcOg5OU8OFEK7CM9hrBJC8fZbDrdbvU_pH70IAdmtEdZ-s43O28xT2bXoNW3J_BUDPAtv0AzcuyQ34nY00LzeRvGUdoD-jnUhqB5TrQDyb_jMOa2hoPvYt0Nut-Cr0iEjZun9S7qYzoOidHriQLAV7usxhlLAnU6ewSiUezUQzGhefq1CQTA=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEii6LwZDUzcOg5OU8OFEK7CM9hrBJC8fZbDrdbvU_pH70IAdmtEdZ-s43O28xT2bXoNW3J_BUDPAtv0AzcuyQ34nY00LzeRvGUdoD-jnUhqB5TrQDyb_jMOa2hoPvYt0Nut-Cr0iEjZun9S7qYzoOidHriQLAV7usxhlLAnU6ewSiUezUQzGhefq1CQTA=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">PARLIAMENT has today passed the Landlord and Tenants bill at its third reading. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The government introduced the Tenant Bill, 2O21 to regulate the relationship between the landlord and tenant; to reform and consolidate the law relating to the letting of premises and to provide for the responsibilities of landlords and tenants in relation to the letting of premises.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">According to the proposals, a landlord shall give a tenant at least sixty days' notice before increasing rent, and it will not be more than 10% annually.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The House deleted clause 12 of the Landlord and tenants Bill 2021 which provides that a landlord shall install a prepaid electricity meter for each of the rented premises.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Also deleted is clause 48(1) & (2) that had stated that:</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">48. Subjecting tenant to annoyance.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(1) A landlord shall not subject a tenant to annoyance.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(2) A landlord who unlawfully subjects a tenant to any annoyance is liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred and fifty currency points </span><span style="font-family: arial;">or imprisonment not exceeding one year or both.</span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: arial;">READ FULL REPORT BELOW</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL, 2O2I </span></b></p> <p style="-x-system-font: none; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 14px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px;"> <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/556247952/Report-on-the-Landlord-and-Tenant-Bill-2021#from_embed" style="text-decoration: underline;" title="View Report on the Landlord and Tenant Bill 2021 on Scribd">Report on the Landlord and Tenant Bill 2021</a> by <a href="https://www.scribd.com/user/252536111/jadwongscribd#from_embed" style="text-decoration: underline;" title="View jadwongscribd's profile on Scribd">jadwongscribd</a> on Scribd</p><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" data-aspect-ratio="0.7096774193548387" data-auto-height="false" frameborder="0" height="600" id="doc_10357" scrolling="no" src="https://www.scribd.com/embeds/556247952/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-MVJ9uOMfyV35Hc7N78hh" title="Report on the Landlord and Tenant Bill 2021" width="100%"></iframe>Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-77430085677540211402022-01-25T12:50:00.004+03:002022-01-25T14:03:38.318+03:00World Internet Freedom rankings<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtfYPFqCnLa21OxzPXc73Pg0wjHzLt4F09M9oD8PH_pjCfIx1Blnh1lXft0m6f9DTq5SGRmiYPuZUTKvIU39wdS_SlBVa29Mm6NySoq3Wesk47Wkj0ZYrh2zfQoi214UNVkbqXkkLIDXk3GnCY0zz7Z0peiLWUiPYDIEVIfkgLFxukyMEJZbaCoz53lQ=s629" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="629" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtfYPFqCnLa21OxzPXc73Pg0wjHzLt4F09M9oD8PH_pjCfIx1Blnh1lXft0m6f9DTq5SGRmiYPuZUTKvIU39wdS_SlBVa29Mm6NySoq3Wesk47Wkj0ZYrh2zfQoi214UNVkbqXkkLIDXk3GnCY0zz7Z0peiLWUiPYDIEVIfkgLFxukyMEJZbaCoz53lQ=w400-h289" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Global Drive to Control Big Tech:<br /> ILLUSTRATION @freedomhouse</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>World Internet Freedom rankings </b>(selected)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">✳️ Iceland - 1</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">✳️ Estonia - 2</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">✳️ USA - 11</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">✳️ South Africa - 12</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">✳️ Kenya - 17</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">✳️ Nigeria - 27</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">✳️ Uganda - 36 </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>AS</b> the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) concludes a week-long online Media Campaign on Internet Freedom, here is a reminder of where Uganda stands in the world Freedom House Index.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Internet Freedom week, as the United Nations has stressed before, provides an opportunity to journalists, civil society representatives, national authorities, academics and the broader public to discuss emerging challenges to press freedom and journalists’ safety, and to work together on identifying solutions.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">According to <b>Freedom on the Net</b>, Iceland are ranked first in terms of internet freedom worldwide in the latest data from 2021 run on Statista.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Freedom on the Net</b> is Freedom House’s annual survey and analysis of internet freedom around the world. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Iceland placed first with 96 index points on the Freedom House Index while Uganda was 36th out 64 countries surveyed, with 49 points. </span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Among the key findings were that global internet freedom declined for the 11th consecutive year. Freedom House found that greatest deteriorations were documented in Myanmar, Belarus, and Uganda, where state forces cracked down amid electoral and constitutional crises. Myanmar’s 14-point score decline is the largest registered since the Freedom on the Net project began.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">According to the index, each country received a numerical score from 100 (the most free) to 0 (the least free). China occupied the last place in internet freedom, scoring only ten index points based on various factors including obstacles to access, limits on content, and violations of user rights. </span><b><a href="https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/2021-09/FOTN_2021_Complete_Booklet_09162021_FINAL_UPDATED.pdf">READ DETAILS HERE (click)</a></b></div></div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Should newsrooms impose restrictions on what journalists post on their personal social media accounts? <br /><br />A higher number of journalists in broadcast agree— see ACME study <a href="https://t.co/7zs4vygaim">https://t.co/7zs4vygaim</a><br /><br />We speak to <a href="https://twitter.com/HRNJUganda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HRNJUganda</a>’s <a href="https://twitter.com/RobertSsempala?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RobertSsempala</a> about <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InternetFreedomUG?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InternetFreedomUG</a> for journalists <a href="https://t.co/K9tDIJDJ73">pic.twitter.com/K9tDIJDJ73</a></p>— ACME Uganda (@ACME_Uganda) <a href="https://twitter.com/ACME_Uganda/status/1485619918326448131?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 24, 2022</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/272533/degree-of-internet-freedom-in-selected-countries/" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Statistic: Degree of internet freedom in selected countries according to the Freedom House Index 2021 (index points) | Statista" src="https://www.statista.com/graphic/1/272533/degree-of-internet-freedom-in-selected-countries.jpg" style="-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; height: auto; max-width: 1000px; width: 100%;" /></a><br />Find more statistics at <a href="https://www.statista.com" rel="nofollow">Statista</a>Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-20536932596357369852021-10-09T09:41:00.004+03:002021-10-09T10:55:06.001+03:00<p><b> </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGUy8Y6sIbrDH2VtmFeJHfc4yCrFqCSUg7VXpoZcO1dAxGWGC2HPh7dFOQ2uWsonU4w6CObNlGYHHZLmMRZtioldHgzoCWDcRcKoJ7sCn-8q_U3sZ_5VU99JOnPLy2UCOhqcbo89Xa72f/s640/Obote-Independence-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="640" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGUy8Y6sIbrDH2VtmFeJHfc4yCrFqCSUg7VXpoZcO1dAxGWGC2HPh7dFOQ2uWsonU4w6CObNlGYHHZLmMRZtioldHgzoCWDcRcKoJ7sCn-8q_U3sZ_5VU99JOnPLy2UCOhqcbo89Xa72f/w400-h234/Obote-Independence-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>OCTOBER 9 - Prime Minister Apollo Milton Obote’s 1962 Uganda Independence Speech </b></p><p><b>*****</b></p><p>At the turning-point in the history of Uganda, I hope that all our friends will join with me in bestowing upon the new, independent Uganda our prayers and hopes for peace, prosperity and a growing strength in her now role in international affairs. Uganda has many friends, both within her borders and outside. With the goodwill of all who wish to see her prosper, Uganda will go forward from strength to strength.</p><p>Let us pause for a moment and look back along the path we have traveled. In the days before this part of the African continent was known to the western world, we became known as a group of peoples who welcomed the traveler, the missionary and the explorer. As the years passed, we reaped the benefit of this friendly nature of ours.</p><p>The technical progress of the last half-century has transformed our country in countless ways. But, fortunately, we have continued to keep our own customs and culture. It is up to us now, more than ever, in shaping our new country, to achieve a consolidation, in which neither the rapid progress of recent years, nor the age-old customs of our forefathers, are lost or diminished, but rather fused into a new national characteristic in which the best is preserved, while the worst may be thrown away.</p><p><b>National unity</b></p><p>What other aims have we, today, on looking forward? One of our first needs must be national unity. The narrow ambitions of a tribe, a sect, or a party must be subordinated to the greater needs of one complete Uganda. In our Government of these past months, we have striven to put the interests of Uganda before all else, and we shall continue to do so.</p><p>But on attaining independence, this Government has new responsibilities to bear, heavier than those which any previous government in Uganda has borne, and we are conscious of the care and statesmanship with which we must move in taking our first steps in foreign affairs. In the Commonwealth and in the United Nations we shall be among friendly states, both from other parts of Africa and from elsewhere. But the regard in which a nation is held in the eyes of the world depends upon the successful operation of a complex machinery.</p><p>We have paid attention to the design of that machinery. First, we require political stability. My Government will seek to maintain that stability, by the strict maintenance of law and order, by retaining the confidence of the voters, and by upholding the freedom of the individual. Secondly, we require to safeguard the economy. This we will do by diversifying and improving our agriculture, providing incentives to industry, and creating conditions which encourage foreign investment.</p><p>Thirdly, we will press forward with social services within realistic bounds and not as dictated by idealism. Fourthly, we need an efficient civil service to operate the Government. Uganda is well provided with well-qualified African officers and we shall continue to ensure that these are attracted into government service by the offer of the right terms, so that a balanced Africanisation programme shall continue.</p><p>I conclude by emphasising that there is a place in the Uganda of today for all who have her interests at heart, whatever their tribe, race or creed. Let all of us, who wish to see Uganda prosper, join together today in resolving to build a great and united nation.</p>Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-32220219984720291902021-05-10T00:09:00.005+03:002021-05-10T00:09:47.052+03:00TODAY IN HISTORY - May 10<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQzxhHAIgOrkommDoPuYJzJa49qdr1CNpkzslFuZWyIS4ka9SwDAcXRWfMVVUfUDZW8ymrRoGb1UejXvZ9htu9waHRljaQWmGjDCyb3ppTCdq2h-i6W6XJZRN1SpPmXEtIjm9KlRmKTTN/s595/Military+commission.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="595" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQzxhHAIgOrkommDoPuYJzJa49qdr1CNpkzslFuZWyIS4ka9SwDAcXRWfMVVUfUDZW8ymrRoGb1UejXvZ9htu9waHRljaQWmGjDCyb3ppTCdq2h-i6W6XJZRN1SpPmXEtIjm9KlRmKTTN/w400-h269/Military+commission.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSiCGpZvK0bIH9vaZQiEoALpaZ-P6wCZ-fYVvFOOMDZf1gZzH4llEl6-X1q99cMKPp3ijYlCPoSmTDqR8R0ha1Q7M7FLuxcvPNuGsUbE4JYsD1Tu7wg5Tkc5Fg4MMT3hHU2xgh_vMy01Ju/s595/Binaisa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="595" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSiCGpZvK0bIH9vaZQiEoALpaZ-P6wCZ-fYVvFOOMDZf1gZzH4llEl6-X1q99cMKPp3ijYlCPoSmTDqR8R0ha1Q7M7FLuxcvPNuGsUbE4JYsD1Tu7wg5Tkc5Fg4MMT3hHU2xgh_vMy01Ju/w400-h269/Binaisa.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The military commission that took over power a day after President<br />Binaisa fired Oyite Ojok</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">TODAY IN HISTORY</span></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/may10?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWjb1vqlXkJB_i2nrtJSsonChKd4xMiFWS4HxDshsmeSaaObRnyltF0wvlO6OFZVE18_1acXRj-IgNCsauMcT7wa6rf7iqh4Rchg7y4jIx-Wpbxo1BhWc5c2Z0_Z9UuMXI&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#May10</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/inhistory?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWjb1vqlXkJB_i2nrtJSsonChKd4xMiFWS4HxDshsmeSaaObRnyltF0wvlO6OFZVE18_1acXRj-IgNCsauMcT7wa6rf7iqh4Rchg7y4jIx-Wpbxo1BhWc5c2Z0_Z9UuMXI&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#InHISTORY</a></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1569 May 10, John of Avila (b.1500), Spanish minister and writer, died. He became the patron saint of Spain's diocesan clergy and was considered one of the greatest preachers of his time. He was canonized in 1970. In 2012 Pope Benedict XVI named him as a “doctor” of the Catholic church.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1772 May 10, British Parliament passed the Tea Act, taxing all tea in the colonies.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1773 May 10, To keep the troubled East India Company afloat, Parliament passed the Tea Act, taxing all tea in the American colonies. </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1933 May 10, The Nazis staged massive public book burnings at Opernplatz in Berlin, Germany. Some 40,000 people watched or took part. In the great Nazi book-burning frenzy Freud’s work went up in flames, with the declaration: "Down with the soul-devouring exaggeration of instinctive life, up with the nobility of the human soul!" Also burned were books by "unGerman" writers such as: Marx, Brecht, Bloch, Hemingway, Heinrich Mann and Erich Maria Remarque, author of All Quiet on the Western Front.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1940 May 10, Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1940 May 10, World War II: The first German bombs of the war fall on England at Chilham and Petham, in Kent.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1980 May 10, Events leading to the deposing of President Binaisa by the Military Commission of the UNLF began May 10 after he dropped Brig. Oyite Ojok from the post of army Chief of Staff, and made him ambassador to Algeria. He has earlier also shifted ministers Muwanga and Museveni to less powerful posts. The six-member military commission headed by Paulo Muwanga took control of the government on May 12, 1980. The coup was staged, not by the NCC as many believed, but by the UNLF's Military Commission, whose members are ; Paulo Muwanga (Chairman), Brig. Ojok, Brig. 'Tito' Okello (UNLA Commander), Yoweri Museveni, Col. Maruru and Col. Omaria . </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_Binaisa?fbclid=IwAR3y9dfuUf9QipX0EBdQcyAtkkagnJuG3COxOd4-O337fwlhd0yiEqy5nj0" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_Binaisa</a></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1994 May 10, Nelson Mandela was sworn in as the first black Prime Minister of South Africa. His party earmarked $4 billion to be spent over ten years to help correct the land imbalance largely due to the forced abandonment by blacks between 1950-80 when about 3.5 million blacks were forcibly trucked off to ethnic territories, often abandoning land, houses and cattle. It was later declared that crimes committed under apartheid up to this time would be considered for pardon under an amnesty act.<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nydailynews.com%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fmandela-president-south-africa-1994-article-1.2212483%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3IqDLxmdABUeByZciO7_xxlwgMEFATuOvhXAl2ZnOrwsE69RhC0HzflJ4&h=AT1oTIVekDjv_uDTKcZhv5Zqo161dcW0byUHV9xBG9u7I7TjSOfJxlnaxzr4pUIDNcLFTFouTQzKrx7UDb9vSygMVbFxcFThDjt-GBo2W9zpbnOIu0s4t-LUAxJK0FfC&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT0AP8fMSPmnFX0GUhECjuFDJZL1N3shCdPjTdGtcJu1JvqicafyLJM2uUhml0ZMN_2g391PVKov4x5vT8b2vPA5I-jzXdZYtHk3Hmlm27FP_9qzqWWJ1QtqpxZwaO_S6IaYeSoKp1KcG407FLzkihusrlQ" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">http://www.nydailynews.com/.../mandela-president-south...</a></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2000 May 10, Pres. Clinton issued an executive order to make drugs for AIDS less expensive in Africa.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2003 May 10, The New York Times announced on its Web site that one of its reporters, Jayson Blair, had "committed frequent acts of journalistic fraud," according to an investigation conducted by the paper.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2005 May 10, A hand grenade which was thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 65 feet (20 metres) from U.S. President George W. Bush while he was giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2005%2Fmay%2F19%2Fgeorgia.usa%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2tWyJdTfuHaDoPz_ob0NToour_7QNaLSYmGh03Uw_3CniGOkos-0fbFM0&h=AT1zO-uK0_cL8JmUnusyA9O6aR14HvZwCOWtpUH4beTwtrEArOYfd3AYzv_sXBDQqBTe_URl4-8caAIhoo_IJJXO2eSfUxLmrQZTYN5afAhum7Dm-ytyLrFd3nysOpr-&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT0AP8fMSPmnFX0GUhECjuFDJZL1N3shCdPjTdGtcJu1JvqicafyLJM2uUhml0ZMN_2g391PVKov4x5vT8b2vPA5I-jzXdZYtHk3Hmlm27FP_9qzqWWJ1QtqpxZwaO_S6IaYeSoKp1KcG407FLzkihusrlQ" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">http://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/may/19/georgia.usa</a></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2006 May 10, President Vladimir Putin called population declines of hundreds of thousands a year one of Russia's most serious problems and urged parliament to offer financial incentives for families to have more children. He used his state-of-the-nation speech to call for a big increase in military spending to protect Russian interests world-wide. He dismissed US criticism that the Kremlin is curtailing democratic freedoms.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2007 May 10, Nigeria's Senate cleared outgoing President Olusegun Obasanjo of corruption in the management of a multi-billion-dollar oil fund but indicted his deputy. In Port Harcourt gunmen wearing military fatigues jumped from their vehicles and killed two police officers.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2010 May 10, In Rwanda Bernard Hategekimana (aka Mukingo), the former managing editor of a Rwandan newspaper was sentenced by a gacaca court to life in prison after being convicted for his role in inciting the country's 1994 genocide.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2011 May 10, Microsoft announced an $8.5 billion deal to acquire Skype, an Internet voice and video communications company.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2013 May 10, A contingent of about 100 Tanzanian troops began arriving in eastern Congo, a first step in assembling the new UN intervention brigade. 3,000 soldiers from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi were expected in a month or two.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2013 May 10, Newspapers in Liberia printed black front pages after a government official was accused of threatening journalists. The director of the presidential security service reportedly told a journalist: "Be careful, because you have your pens and we have our guns."</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Source - wikipedia; <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="http://www.timelines.ws/?fbclid=IwAR33qgLGW34SjJngfDU2iDZyzGAGV_QCRaMDa2PkX6KguYFl-zo4uefY6UY" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="489" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtD96AO1s2_PWgCzSDhfrwtGyU79kAY3iPB6yhwrRlhgnh78yTy0WsHZORQMrF2-XsfTCYzlHYsrtgOJqMbZbZvy-X2f3E7BrOIo-dBd9k50kvXHPGJNfUNV9auUKQRHBnIpemrcoX92VM/w400-h268/Museveni+1996.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First direct Presidential elections in Uganda in 1996</td></tr></tbody></table><p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">TODAY IN HISTORY</span></p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/may9?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWgIpDtjneU8jbbD-sbI9rdWkjDq3aOMi6KV6ItWC5JUlLl9iOjBiGar6fV1QPhT481aai6MnZe26Zv30gQSTZjXq-UafY_SW1jYk0i1QvwT_ll33bRIZ5sNbyK7n9Le4c&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#InHISTORY</a></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15thC BC) between Egyptian Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under King of Kadesh. First battle recorded with a reliable account .</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1429 May 9, Joan of Arc defeated the besieging English at Orleans.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1754 May 9, The first American newspaper cartoon was published. The illustration in Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette showed a snake cut into sections, each part representing an American colony; the caption read, "Join or die.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1899 May 9, A lawn mower was patented.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1936 May 9, Fascist Italy took Addis Abba and annexed Ethiopia as Benito Mussolini celebrated in Rome. </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1941 May 9, The German submarine U-110 was captured at sea by the Royal Navy, revealing considerable Enigma material. Enigma was the German machine used to encrypt messages during World War II.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1945 May 9, Soviet citizens celebrated their WW II victory in Europe at Red Square. This became an annual holiday to commemorate the 27 million Soviet citizens who died in the war.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1994 May 9, South Africa's newly elected parliament chose Nelson Mandela to be the country's first black president. Mandela promised a South Africa for "all its people, black and white." <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/May/Nelson-Mandela-Elected-President.html?fbclid=IwAR2vf3WrC5SHudz7tDgvYhEMxIpjEz9axSLaDcJSl2whepB8GNkFqdfvQNs" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">http://www.findingdulcinea.com/.../Nelson-Mandela-Elected...</a></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1995 May 9, Kinshasa, capital of Zaire (later Congo), was placed under quarantine after an outbreak of the Ebola virus.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1996 May 9, President Museveni re-elected with 74 percent of the vote in the first "no Party" elections on May 9, 1996. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoweri_Museveni?fbclid=IwAR2G5vQkxA2bTZnOSW8db1fxabEWNXyhArvQpMddHGMHEOh9gXh-Y737np4" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoweri_Museveni</a></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">1,416,139<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">23.73<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="color: #0645ad; text-decoration-line: none;">Kibirige Mayanja</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Independent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">123,290<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">2.07<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
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<td colspan="3" style="border-top: none; border: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><b><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Total<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: right;"><b><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">5,967,548<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: right;"><b><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">100.00<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="5" style="background: #EAECF0; border-top: none; border: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;"></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="3" style="border-top: none; border: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Valid votes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">5,967,548<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">96.82<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
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<td colspan="3" style="border-top: none; border: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Invalid/blank votes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">196,130<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">3.18<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
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<td colspan="3" style="border-top: none; border: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><b><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Total votes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: right;"><b><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">6,163,678<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: right;"><b><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">100.00<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="3" style="border-top: none; border: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Registered voters/turnout<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">8,492,154<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">72.58<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="5" style="border-top: none; border: solid #A2A9B1 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #A2A9B1 .75pt; padding: 2.4pt 4.8pt 2.4pt 4.8pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #202122; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Source: Nohlen <i>et al.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
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</tbody></table>
</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2001 May 9, In Ghana a stampede at a soccer match in Accra killed 126 people. Police had use of tear gas to quell fans which caused panic and the stampede.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2004 May 9, Brenda Fassie (39), South Africa's first black pop star, who gave a voice to disenfranchised blacks at the height of apartheid, died of complications from an asthma attack.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2007 May 9, Chad pledged to work to demobilize hundreds of child soldiers fighting in the ranks of the government army and rebel groups across the conflict-torn central African country.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2009 May 9, In South Africa Jacob Zuma became president, vowing to work to fulfill the dreams of all South Africans after he overcame corruption and sex scandals to reach the nation's highest office.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2011 May 9, In Uganda hundreds of women demonstrated in Kampala over high food prices and brutal tactics employed by police during recent political rallies.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2012 May 9, In CongoDRC the Nord-Kivu governor's office said a 25-ton arms cache has been found on the farm of Bosco Ntaganda, the leader and wanted war criminal of a band of Congolese army mutineers. The farm is located in Masisi," part of Nord-Kivu province, where clashes took place between April 29 and May 4.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2012 May 9, Sudan offered African tribesmen in the disputed oil-rich region of Abyei its citizenship in an effort to woo them to the north. Abyei's fate was left unresolved when South Sudan split from Sudan. Sudanese armed forces said they have repulsed an attack by Darfur rebels in Gereida (Girayda). 9 soldiers and an unknown number of rebels were reported killed.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2012 May 9, United States President Barack Obama officially states his support for same sex marriage</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2013 May 9, Everton Manager David Moyes is announced to become Sir Alex Ferguson's successor at Manchester United (he only lasted 10 months)</div></div>Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-12810402563417391852021-05-07T07:30:00.000+03:002021-05-07T07:30:19.434+03:00Today in history - May 7<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">TODAY IN HISTORY</span></p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/may7?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZXvrzJ1py_ZTvXuGKJJvTkChVaUR2E32af4Qm282KSSYa2sIY3IAdUt8PN9XYFfVEq03DDzyc0neUTPbATty45x9sHLKdA9dra6oYGwuGJdbyvAOw6mI7Sw_4UrvV2TSU8&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#May7</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/inhistory?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZXvrzJ1py_ZTvXuGKJJvTkChVaUR2E32af4Qm282KSSYa2sIY3IAdUt8PN9XYFfVEq03DDzyc0neUTPbATty45x9sHLKdA9dra6oYGwuGJdbyvAOw6mI7Sw_4UrvV2TSU8&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#InHISTORY</a></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">399BC May 7, Believed to be the day Socrates (b.469BC), Greek philosopher, committed suicide. He had been indicted for rejecting the Gods acknowledged by the State, of bringing in strange deities, and of corrupting the youth.<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="http://www.biography.com/people/socrates-9488126?fbclid=IwAR00UN0STZ2rmq-GS-7_DFhdDdS758rEnohREq61xqM-nTc2FkaiwxH8LZA#synopsis" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">http://www.biography.com/people/socrates-9488126#synopsis</a></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1866 May 7, German premier Otto von Bismarck was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1940 May 7, British PM Neville Chamberlain resigned and Winston Churchill became PM. Churchill formed a new government and served as the Conservative head of a coalition government with the opposition Labor Party.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1945 May 7, Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims, France, to take effect the following day, ending the European conflict of World War II. After five years, World War II in Europe ended when Colonel General Alfred Jodl, the last chief of staff of the German Army, signed the unconditional surrender at General Dwight D. Eisenhower's headquarters at Rheims, France. Journalist Edward Kennedy (1905-1963) made the news public and was suspended for defying political and military censors.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1952 May 7, The concept of the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1964 May 7, A disturbed man entered the cockpit of a Pacific Airlines flight and killed pilot Ernie Clark (52). All 44 people aboard the Fairchild F-27A died as the plane crashed in San Ramon, Ca.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1982 May 7, IBM releases PC-DOS version 1.1</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1993 May 7, In South Africa, representatives of 23 political parties signed a declaration of intent to hold multiracial elections within a year. </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1995 May 7, Jacques Chirac, the conservative mayor of Paris, won France's presidency in his third attempt, defeating Lionel Jospin in a runoff to end 14 years of Socialist rule.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2000 May 7, Pres. Kagame announced that Rwanda was prepared to quickly implement a phased withdrawal from Congo.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2007 May 7, The African Union announced it would send an extra 8,000 peacekeepers to Somalia but said dialogue remained the only solution to the bloody conflict in that country.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2007 May 7, Israeli scientists said they found King Herod’s tomb near Jerusalem.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2012 May 7, Vladimir Putin sworn in for third six year term as President of Russia</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2012 May 7, Sudan's finance minister told parliament that failure to agree with South Sudan on oil fees has cost the Sudanese economy $2.4 billion dollars. Sudan resumed its aerial bombardment of South Sudan, violating international calls for a cessation of hostilities between the two countries. Attacks over the next 24 hours took place in the states of Upper Nile, Unity and Northern Bahr el Ghazal.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2013 May 7, Scientists said Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) is destroying entire crops of cassava and has spread out of East Africa into the heart of the continent. It is attacking plants as far south as Angola and now threatens to move west into Nigeria, the world's biggest producer of the potato-like root that helps feed 500 million Africans.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2013 May 7, 55 people are killed by a Boko Haram attack in Nigeria</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Source - wikipedia; <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="http://www.timelines.ws/?fbclid=IwAR3TWItKLfs6CHcbjRJXtZzj7XmHZgneA7-ZE-uFfZC4ukYEYoiifG9yw5A" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/may6?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUHIf-NI-_5c3cfe3MZrjZZBnKrt0kkyCdJrW7jq0ZxXj4IBuE2_FTAj9XFB7CFjcXubvSNXliWcA9KijVubbbgeG6JyZSPkkC6VebuLSCm0sgYhmEA1862zeAp1YmWLmc&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#May6</a></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/inhistory?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUHIf-NI-_5c3cfe3MZrjZZBnKrt0kkyCdJrW7jq0ZxXj4IBuE2_FTAj9XFB7CFjcXubvSNXliWcA9KijVubbbgeG6JyZSPkkC6VebuLSCm0sgYhmEA1862zeAp1YmWLmc&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#InHISTORY</a></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1527 May 6, German and Spanish troops under Charles V began sacking Rome, bringing about the end of the Renaissance. Libraries were destroyed, Pope Clement VII was captured and thousands were killed. 147 of 189 of the Pope’s Swiss guard were killed.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1733 May 6, 1st international boxing match: Bob Whittaker beat Tito di Carni.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1801 May 6, British Lt. Thomas Cochrane, commander of the 14-gun sloop HMS Speedy, engaged and captured the 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo. The climactic battle in Patrick O’Brian’s novel “Master and Commander” is based on the Speedy’s fight with El Gamo. Cochrane was later elected to Parliament, pointed out corruption and was arrested on trumped up charges. After that he served as the first commander of Chile’s navy, then Brazil’s navy and the Greek navy before returning to England.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1835 May 6, The 1st edition of NY Herald was priced at 1 cent. The Herald specialized in crime with an emphasis on murder. James Gordon Bennett was the Scottish-born steward of the Herald. </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1919 May 6, Paris Peace Conference disposed of German colonies; German East Africa was assigned to Britain & France, German SW Africa to South Africa.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1954 May 6, Medical student Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile during a track meet in Oxford, England, finishing in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FRoger_Bannister%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1i32i9ZTCfS5Pe6ecwsMoQPhRKr7sPaH8KWezpNskcsFEd6kt_mfw_E3w&h=AT0RudxkUB-2nnw6anVup1w_WPCsf8PQfSukrnt1BRs1_QWlmR-2RqsHrFz0XxUV1PtVNJpRG-NyicmoGHvR8hkV7BTjCpkfyXdV-f98PSUE55u0uF6Zl4oMJmu5RBtl&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT0xhza0iVG3GhMHXjxIfLG2-7bK5JkWihSP0ryml5sU1nu_BoRIMEz0FS1Ery5VL13hZ6My111DjFunNgqol4xzE6ImyEwNTfr1qrsNiQqJj4opszH4NZ4Ejmdiyb44jLvJit3Mg7xT1PmaLWkmCVvHKFQ" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bannister</a></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1978 May 6, On this day at 12:34, the numbers 12345678 represented the time and day: 12:34 5/6/78. The next such sequence will occur in 2078.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1987 May 6, A London building that housed the congress of South African Trade Unions was bombed under orders of the apartheid government of South Africa.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1990 May 6, Former president P.W. Botha quit South Africa's ruling National Party as a protest against the apartheid reform program of his successor F.W. de Klerk.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1994 May 6, Nelson Mandela and his ANC finally were confirmed winners in South Africa's first post apartheid election.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">1997 May 6, In Zaire Pres. Mobutu Sese Seko left Zaire for a 3-day visit to Gabon. He was not expected to return.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2000 May 6, In Sudan Pres. Omar el-Bashir dismissed Hassan Turabi as the secretary-general of the ruling National Congress Party.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2001 May 6, An anonymous donor pledged $100 million to Johns Hopkins Univ. to develop a vaccine and new drugs for malaria.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2001 May 6, In Syria Pope John Paul II prayed in the Great Umayyad Mosque, the 1st time a pontiff ever visited and prayed in a Muslim house of worship. He called for brotherhood between Christians and Muslims.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2004 May 6, A Libyan court sentenced five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor to death on charges they intentionally infected some 393 children with the AIDS virus as part of an experiment to find a cure. 9 Libyan health workers were acquitted. Under Libyan law, death sentences generate an automatic 60-day period for appeal.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2008 May 6, Kenya froze the assets of businessman Felicien Kabuga, the most wanted suspect in Rwanda's genocide, saying it would stop him avoiding capture or helping other fugitives. The US government has offered a $5 million bounty for Kabuga's capture.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2009 May 6, South Africa's parliament has elected Jacob Zuma as the country's president. Zuma won 277 votes in the 400 member National Assembly. Zuma's African National Congress won elections last month with 65.9% of the vote. He is due to be inaugurated on May 9.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2010 May 6, Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan (52) was sworn as president of the oil-rich African nation riven by religious and political divisions, hours after the death of the incumbent Umaru Yar'Adua (58). Jonathan vowed that electoral reform and fighting graft would be top priorities.</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2012 May 6, Francois Hollande elected President of France</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">2014 May 6, Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau, releases a 57 minute video boasting about abducting schoolgirls in Nigeria</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Source - wikipedia; <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="http://www.timelines.ws/?fbclid=IwAR0-RKN379bymtg3nU9HmD3Jkok2XuENdbcHh8aHdLml09mg41OQWFEYqWw" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">http://www.timelines.ws</a></span> and <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl py34i1dx gpro0wi8" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.historyorb.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3xUVr2qSryE1-Q1GNze6HrVm70vcHP3JrCTjxUy3kLvm0Eg5_XgdSHHGg&h=AT3Uju2VXOliGaZTR3uhqNHhfBYcAidGzXL6yGU1_Txen8BJP6A0tTPX17FZMz1-6zQZeek8gSfFkvv-Iqq5EDWsIEKbsPTLVg-Louv8JUfHoaJm3pvvsoQRqxTA7G3m&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT0xhza0iVG3GhMHXjxIfLG2-7bK5JkWihSP0ryml5sU1nu_BoRIMEz0FS1Ery5VL13hZ6My111DjFunNgqol4xzE6ImyEwNTfr1qrsNiQqJj4opszH4NZ4Ejmdiyb44jLvJit3Mg7xT1PmaLWkmCVvHKFQ" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">http://www.historyorb.com</a></span></div></div>Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-87968088266723023762021-05-01T14:22:00.015+03:002021-05-02T00:43:28.070+03:00Kabushenga reveals role Chandi Jamwa played in success of The New Vision<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5mUksKI_7x09EA5DF84i-lmbKgcf__-Zw8GRr1fMFcKozYjBkpNg0C8Oi79H_-dukUFq0G3NewBWida9QSKYmi_FoDH_dQtQmIANaWyPO9nyLjsrVYuy3LBpuxqL4Vk1aHL1T2BeYnPt/s640/new-vision-kabushenga.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5mUksKI_7x09EA5DF84i-lmbKgcf__-Zw8GRr1fMFcKozYjBkpNg0C8Oi79H_-dukUFq0G3NewBWida9QSKYmi_FoDH_dQtQmIANaWyPO9nyLjsrVYuy3LBpuxqL4Vk1aHL1T2BeYnPt/w400-h268/new-vision-kabushenga.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kabushenga delivers his farewell speech in Kampala on Friday. <br />📷 @kamiriam @newvisionwire </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><b>BY LOUIS JADWONG | </b></o:p>Outgoing Vision Group Managing Director and CEO Robert
Kabushenga has hailed David Chandi Jamwa as one of the key persons behind the success <b><i>The New Vision</i></b> has enjoyed over the years.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Speaking at a farewell luncheon organized for him by the company on Friday, Kabushenga outlined the roles of up to a dozen persons, who he said had intervened at crucial moments to ensure New Vision weathered the storms since he took over in 2007. </p><p class="MsoNormal">The challenges he faced included complications of a rights issue on the stock exchange. He said a successful rights issue enabled New Vision to grow into the media giants they are today.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The list of people Kabushenga paid tribute to in government and individually, included President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Keith Muhakanizi, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, Nassolo Nalinya and Chandi Jamwa. </p><p class="MsoNormal">“This one will come as a surprise to you, but I must
acknowledge him….Chandi Jamwa,” he told friends, staff and board members at his farewell
party at the company's Headquarters in Industrial Area.</p><p class="MsoNormal">David Jamwa, the former Managing Director of the National Social Security Fund-NSSF, is currently serving a 12 year jail term after conviction for abuse of office and causing financial loss by the Anti-Corruption court.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiyiIFGbiIbbugnxokQHziiKouURbEQipUhdMo3jrFL29J3xqA-u41VWZTI6r1jYyS9rK83rNzT_WFNhA6RgeNr-4lpeSn6FRNdDxITGp-MiLW0rLRBWQ58ho4WNmoC5gAlzCsrviXoeX/s600/Jamwa-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiyiIFGbiIbbugnxokQHziiKouURbEQipUhdMo3jrFL29J3xqA-u41VWZTI6r1jYyS9rK83rNzT_WFNhA6RgeNr-4lpeSn6FRNdDxITGp-MiLW0rLRBWQ58ho4WNmoC5gAlzCsrviXoeX/w400-h225/Jamwa-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chandi Jamwa. Former NSSF boss played a key<br />role in transforming New Vision</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal">“In a rights issue, you need a good price. When we did our rights
issue we wanted a certain price to be successful to raise the money we
needed, and the biggest strategic investor was NSSF.”</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kabushenga went on, "There were people trying to discount the shares, so they can
pick them for a song, and sell as soon as the rights issue was done."<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">"I picked a phone and called Chandi. He asked me to go to his office at NSSF.
He did some calculations, on a white board using a red marker in his office, I remember, then he said... 'we
will invest at sh1,500 and we will buy about 20% of the shares'."<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>VIDEO</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ncBRF0NaopM" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="https://fb.watch/5d1hUPjVsb/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE TO WATCH FULL VIDEO</a></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">After Jamwa's decision, Kabushega said "I walked out of workers house with so much confidence, by
the time I reached the Uganda bookshop, I was walking with a swagger. At that point I
knew that this was a done deal, and indeed
that was what happened. We were able to raise the money to do what we did thereafter."</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">He concluded by saying, "If we hadn’t done the things that we did then, we wouldn’t be
here today."<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Under Kabushenga's tenure, the Group expanded its portfolio from its
primary print holdings to include broadcast and digital media, such as Bukedde
TV, TV West, and Urban TV. It also expanded to include radio and TV stations in
southwestern, eastern, and northern Uganda. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Kabushenga took up from founding Managing Director William Pike in 2007.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Senior Presidential Press Secretary Don Wanyama is the new CEO and MD. He promised that "I want to assure you that we are going to make you proud. We are going to go ahead with your vision for this company and develop further. You are going to be our ambassador."</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p>Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-79277359423760115292021-03-11T07:54:00.004+03:002021-03-12T02:35:18.196+03:00Kwar Adhola reshuffles cabinet<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yiRpx9VXI6OPsUS-Na3af-npEbq1vj5QbMKfix8nJ74KMLifM6nUGAHktiHljbceYKrFQ-M5vGO9YCk2XU2-fIv67Getm9kRE8tnsydjfOQZahWRE122qa_IP81MWnV8USj-pX1hTTOh/s640/Padhola-ministers.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yiRpx9VXI6OPsUS-Na3af-npEbq1vj5QbMKfix8nJ74KMLifM6nUGAHktiHljbceYKrFQ-M5vGO9YCk2XU2-fIv67Getm9kRE8tnsydjfOQZahWRE122qa_IP81MWnV8USj-pX1hTTOh/w400-h300/Padhola-ministers.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FILE PHOTO<br />Some of the ministers at the 20th Coronation Anniversary <br />at Achilet in 2019</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The Kwar Adhola, His Royal Highness Moses Stephen Owor, has reshuffled his cabinet, bringing in four new ministers and elevating 12 from his old team. </p><p>Dr Onyango Jagire is now Minister of Health, Moses Rek Minister in charge of Coordination of Kwar Adhola's representatives, Owor Silenda is deputy minister coordination Budama South and Central, while Ochieng John Kidamba Deputy coordination Budama North and North east.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAV2f7-HMilbDnLO1D9brBiAOYe3TCcikGCf04JksEIfYOA2wjpDCRN5NhLbq6wetcLNaYbeg8Be6tMPb7z7yvLnj2JEBF5IDv6evLaJqL-w_yYgEKV7hBHSNxobE3i9jNSHEhcMr3hcxJ/s400/Moses-owor-smallest+%25284%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="400" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAV2f7-HMilbDnLO1D9brBiAOYe3TCcikGCf04JksEIfYOA2wjpDCRN5NhLbq6wetcLNaYbeg8Be6tMPb7z7yvLnj2JEBF5IDv6evLaJqL-w_yYgEKV7hBHSNxobE3i9jNSHEhcMr3hcxJ/w200-h133/Moses-owor-smallest+%25284%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kwar Adhola Moses Owor</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Kwar Adhola is the King of the Jopadhola who are organized under the The Tieng Adhola Cultural Institution (TACI).</p><p>The Jago (Prime Minster) Richard Josel Obbo confirmed the changes, stating that the names in bold on the list below, have also just been elevated in a new portfolio, effective March 1, 2021. </p><p> </p><table style="height: 1865px; width: 601px;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>No </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p><strong>NAME </strong></p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p><strong>OFFICE </strong></p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p><strong>PORTOFOLIO </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>1 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p>OBBO RICHARD JOSEL</p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p>RT. HON. JAGO / PRIME MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p>RT. HON. JAGO / PRIME MINISTER<strong>, </strong>EXECUTIVE OFFICER</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>2 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p>JAG ADRIAN OWOR</p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p>RT. HON. <strong>1<sup>st</sup></strong> DEPUTY JAGO/ PRIME MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p>MINISTER OF CO-OPERATION WITH GOVT & NGO’s. </p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>3 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p>SILVER</p><p>MACHIKA OBBO LONDO</p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p>RT. HON. <strong>2<sup>nd</sup></strong> DEPUTY JAGO/ PRIME MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p>ATTORNEY GENERAL, MINISTER</p><p>FOR CONSTITIONAL & LEGAL AFFAIRS </p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>4 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p>AMB. RTD B.</p><p>OLOWO FREERS</p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p>RT. HON. <strong>2<sup>nd</sup></strong> DEPUTY JAGO/ PRIME MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p>MINISTER FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE</p><p>AFRICAN WOMEN UNIVERSITY OF</p><p>SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN TORORO (AWUSTT) & ENVOY TO BUGANDA KINGDOM. </p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>5 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p>J. L. OWOR</p><p>MISANGA</p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p>RT. HON. <strong>2<sup>nd</sup></strong> DEPUTY JAGO/ PRIME MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p>MINISTER FOR CULTURE AND HERITAGE </p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>6 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p>MARK OLWENY OMALLA</p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p>RT. HON. <strong>2<sup>nd</sup></strong> DEPUTY JAGO/ PRIME MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p>MINISTER FOR JOPADHOLA IN THE DIASPORA</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>7 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p>JOHN FABIAN OLWENY</p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p>RT. HON. <strong>2<sup>nd</sup> </strong>DEPUTY JAGO/ PRIME MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p>MINISTER FOR AWUSTT AND TADEFO COORDINATION</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>8 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p><strong>AMNON </strong></p><p><strong>OFWONO </strong></p><p><strong>ADEKA </strong></p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p>RT. <strong>2<sup>nd</sup></strong> DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p>MINISTER FOR LANDS & DISPUTE RESOLUTION </p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>9 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p>MRS. ROSE</p><p>AKONGO</p><p>NDEKEZI</p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p>RT. HON. <strong>3<sup>rd</sup></strong> DEPUTY JAGO/ PRIME MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p>MINISTER FOR WOMEN - INTER RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS </p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>10 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p>MRS. VERONICA OPENDI</p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p>RT. HON. <strong>3<sup>rd</sup></strong> DEPUTY JAGO/ PRIME MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p>MINISTER FOR EDUCATION</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>11 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p>SILVER OKUMU OBOTH</p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p>RT. HON. <strong>3<sup>rd</sup></strong> DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p>SECRETARY GENERAL </p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>12 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p>DR. ANTHONY OKECH</p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p>RT. HON. <strong>3<sup>rd</sup></strong> DEPUTY JAGO/ PRIME MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p>MINISTER FOR SCHOLARSHIP - ADHA ADHOLA CECILIA OWOR FOUNDATION </p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>13 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p>OBURU</p><p>OCHIENGA</p><p>GASTAFAS</p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p>RT. HON. <strong>3<sup>rd</sup></strong> DEPUTY JAGO/ PRIME MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p>MINISTER FOR ROYAL AFFAIRS, PROTOCOL AND PEACE</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>14 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p><strong>FRANCIS OCHIENG </strong></p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p>RT. HON.<strong> 3<sup>rd</sup> </strong>DEPUTY PRIME OFFICE OF JAGO / PRIME MINISTER.</p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p>MINISTER FOR CABINET AFFAIRS,</p><p>PERFOMANCE MONITORING &</p><p>EVALUATION</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>15 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p><strong>ERIEZA OWOR </strong></p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p>RT. HON.<strong> 3<sup>rd</sup> </strong>DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p>MINISTER FOR FINANCE, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT </p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>16 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p><strong>OKETCHO </strong></p><p><strong>CHOMBO </strong></p><p><strong>JOSEPHAT </strong></p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p>RT. HON.<strong> 3<sup>rd</sup> </strong>DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p>MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>17 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p><strong>MARY KEVIN ASINDE </strong></p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p>RT. HON.<strong> 3<sup>rd</sup> </strong>DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p>MINISTER FOR GENDER & THE VULNERABLE </p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 36.6288px;"><p><strong>18 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 135.417px;"><p>DAVID ASYEP</p></td><td style="width: 165.72px;"><p>HON. MINISTER OFFICE</p><p>OF JAGO / PRIME MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 236.629px;"><p>MINISTER FOR INFORMATION, GUIDANCE & PUBLICITY </p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table style="height: 1369px; width: 601px;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 32.9924px;"><p><strong>19 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 151.78px;"><p>GABRIEL OBBO KATANDI</p></td><td style="width: 157.841px;"><p>HON. MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 231.78px;"><p>MINISTER FOR DHOPADHOLA LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 32.9924px;"><p><strong>20 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 151.78px;"><p>PROF. P.G.</p><p>OKOTH</p></td><td style="width: 157.841px;"><p>HON. MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 231.78px;"><p>MINISTER FOR RESEARCH, PUBLICATION & ARCHIVES</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 32.9924px;"><p><strong>21 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 151.78px;"><p>ANTHONY OCHWO</p></td><td style="width: 157.841px;"><p>HON. MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 231.78px;"><p>MINISTER FOR AFFORESTATION, WATER AND ENVIRONMENT</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 32.9924px;"><p><strong>22 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 151.78px;"><p>SILVER ODOI NDEJJO</p></td><td style="width: 157.841px;"><p>HON. MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 231.78px;"><p>MINISTER FOR GENERAL DUTIES</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 32.9924px;"><p><strong>23 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 151.78px;"><p>IRENE JENKINS LANGA</p></td><td style="width: 157.841px;"><p>HON. MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 231.78px;"><p>MINISTER FOR ETHICS, INTEGRITY & CEREMONIAL ATTIRES</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 32.9924px;"><p><strong>24 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 151.78px;"><p>ERASMUS OCHWO</p></td><td style="width: 157.841px;"><p>HON. MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 231.78px;"><p>MINISTER FOR SUPREME ASSEMBLY AFFAIRS & CLAN ELECTIONS </p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 32.9924px;"><p><strong>25 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 151.78px;"><p>SALMON</p><p>WANDERA</p><p>OWINO</p></td><td style="width: 157.841px;"><p>HON. MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 231.78px;"><p>MINISTER FOR TOURISM & ANTIQUITIES </p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 32.9924px;"><p><strong>26 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 151.78px;"><p>OKUYE FELIX</p></td><td style="width: 157.841px;"><p>HON. MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 231.78px;"><p>MINISTER FOR YOUTH AND SPORTS </p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 32.9924px;"><p><strong>27 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 151.78px;"><p>GABRIEL OCHOLA</p></td><td style="width: 157.841px;"><p>HON. MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 231.78px;"><p>MINISTER FOR CULTURE AND GENERAL DUTIES – TORORO MUNICIPALITY </p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 32.9924px;"><p><strong>28 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 151.78px;"><p><strong>OCHIENG DAVID </strong></p></td><td style="width: 157.841px;"><p>HON. MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 231.78px;"><p>MINISTER FOR FINANCE - BUDGETING</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 32.9924px;"><p><strong>29 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 151.78px;"><p><strong>E. F. OKELLO </strong></p><p><strong>OWOR </strong></p></td><td style="width: 157.841px;"><p>HON. MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 231.78px;"><p>MINISTER FOR GENERAL DUTIES </p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 32.9924px;"><p><strong>30 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 151.78px;"><p><strong>MRS. JUSTINE ODOI </strong></p></td><td style="width: 157.841px;"><p>HON. MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 231.78px;"><p>MINISTER FOR AWUSTT DEVELOPMENT & GENERAL DUTIES</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 32.9924px;"><p><strong>31 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 151.78px;"><p><strong>JOHN STEPHEN OBURU </strong></p></td><td style="width: 157.841px;"><p>HON. MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 231.78px;"><p>MINISTER FOR THE NEW PALACE SITE AND GENERAL DUTIES</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 32.9924px;"><p><strong>32 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 151.78px;"><p><strong>MRS. BENA OLOKOJO </strong></p></td><td style="width: 157.841px;"><p>HON. MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 231.78px;"><p>MINISTER FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION </p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 32.9924px;"><p><strong>33 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 151.78px;"><p><strong>TEOPISTA NYADOI </strong></p></td><td style="width: 157.841px;"><p>HON. MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 231.78px;"><p>MINISTER FOR CHILDREN AFFAIRS</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 32.9924px;"><p><strong>34 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 151.78px;"><p><strong>HANNINGTON OFWONO </strong></p></td><td style="width: 157.841px;"><p>HON. MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 231.78px;"><p>MINISTER FOR GENERAL DUTIES IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER </p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 32.9924px;"><p><strong>35 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 151.78px;"><p><strong>DR. ONYANGO JAGIRE </strong></p></td><td style="width: 157.841px;"><p>HON. MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 231.78px;"><p>MINISTER FOR HEALTH</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table style="height: 516px; width: 601px;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 34.2045px;"><p><strong>36 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 134.811px;"><p><strong>MOSES REK </strong></p></td><td style="width: 166.326px;"><p>HON. MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 239.053px;"><p>MINISTER FOR COORDINATION WITH</p><p>JUMUKWENDA</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 34.2045px;"><p><strong>37 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 134.811px;"><p>ISAAC OWOR</p></td><td style="width: 166.326px;"><p>HON. DEPUTY MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 239.053px;"><p>DEPUTY MINISTER FOR SUPREME ASSEMBLY AND CLAN ELECTIONS</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 34.2045px;"><p><strong>38 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 134.811px;"><p>AWOR JANE</p></td><td style="width: 166.326px;"><p>HON. DEPUTY MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 239.053px;"><p>DEPUTY MINISTER FOR SCHOLARSHIP - ADHA ADHOLA CECILIA OWOR FOUNDATION</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 34.2045px;"><p><strong>39 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 134.811px;"><p><strong>OWOR SILENDA </strong></p></td><td style="width: 166.326px;"><p>HON. DEPUTY MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 239.053px;"><p>DEPUTY MINISTER FOR COORDINATION</p><p>WITH JUMUKWENDA – BUDAMA SOUTH AND CENTRAL</p></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 34.2045px;"><p><strong>40 </strong></p></td><td style="width: 134.811px;"><p><strong>OCHIENG JOHN KIDAMBA </strong></p></td><td style="width: 166.326px;"><p>HON. DEPUTY MINISTER</p></td><td style="width: 239.053px;"><p>DEPUTY MINISTER FOR COORDINATION</p><p>WITH JUMUKWENDA – BUDAMA NORTH AND NORTH EAST</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> Moses Stephen Owor</p><p>His Royal Highness, Kwar Adhola</p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .05pt; margin-left: -.25pt; margin-right: -.75pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm -0.75pt 0.05pt -0.25pt; text-indent: -0.5pt;"><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">*******</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://ljfiles.blogspot.com/2020/12/at-94-kwar-adhola-shows-he-still-is-man.html" target="_blank">RELATED STORY: WHO IS KWAR ADHOLA MOSES OWOR? </a> </span></b></p>Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-6126451550345820782021-03-09T14:49:00.021+03:002021-03-09T16:28:15.704+03:00JAMWA: Asuman Odaka writes to President Museveni<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJCkftr_FnSyjcgef8SKq1SLg-lgsHfSBFn3nMWZu7jSFhtT0N_BpH4gikXZfUDnQ0B6B_A69-YDC5guwqDrCxJwZIjY8PFcSKZvOzAeuVZTTS6Oea8Tg9gRIl21ZW2lVu_rLFytRnZWC/s960/chandi+jamwa+2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJCkftr_FnSyjcgef8SKq1SLg-lgsHfSBFn3nMWZu7jSFhtT0N_BpH4gikXZfUDnQ0B6B_A69-YDC5guwqDrCxJwZIjY8PFcSKZvOzAeuVZTTS6Oea8Tg9gRIl21ZW2lVu_rLFytRnZWC/w400-h266/chandi+jamwa+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Several sons of Tororo are making a case for Chandi Jamwa</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>LAWYER AND POLITICAL ACTIVIST </b>Asuman Odaka from Tororo Municipality has written a missive to the President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni, making a case for jailed former MD of National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Chandi Jamwa. His immediate concern, he says in an Open Letter to the President, follows the recent death of another prominent son of Tororo in jail - Bob Kasango due to ill health. Jamwa also needs specialized treatment for his ailments, Odaka argues.</p><p>Here below is the Open Letter</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">*******<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p>TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA,</b></p><p><b> GEN. YOWERI TUMUHABURWA KAGUTA MUSEVENI</b></p><p><b>PLOT 1, NAKASERO (STATE HOUSE) - KAMPALA</b></p><p><b>09 MARCH 2021</b></p><p> </p><p>Salutations Mr President!</p><p><b><u>REF: SEEKING YOUR INTERVENTION TO FREE DAVID CHANDI JAMWA</u></b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">First I wish to congratulate you upon your re-election as President of Uganda in the just concluded 2021 General Elections.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mr. President, I am again writing to you, on behalf of
thousands of voiceless Jopadhola from Eastern Uganda, over another pertinent issue that I fear your
advisers feel shy to openly engage you on.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Although it's widely known and accepted that David Chandi
Jamwa, (former MD of NSSF), went through the legal process, it is my considered
view that his case be reviewed, and your power of clemency be applied for the
greater good<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and prosperity of a united
Uganda.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mr. President, I know you love proverbs because they are a foundation of African wisdom. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am a
Japadhola, and in dhupadhola we have one of the most (arguably) most (mis)
quoted proverbs used when we find our selves in situations like that of
brother David Chandi Jamwa. </p><p class="MsoNormal">It states "ogwang luli nywangini
gi'omerini". It can be loosely translated as "a wild beast should better find you
with your brother". The key message is that you can protect each other at moments of
need. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Unfortunately, many Jopadhola will conveniently find relevance in it mostly when it's to benefit them, thereby negating the concept enshrined
therein – that Chandi was a father to many fatherless children, his hands were
open to assist, remains a brother to many, and a very resourceful citizen to
the nation, and I can argue that his freedom will add value to this country’s economic, cultural and social development.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chandi comes from a land that has produced many of your
country’s most loyal servants; Ofwono Opondo the most able Government spokesman
of our times, Tezira Jamwa who is also the mother of David Chandi Jamwa is one
of those who convinced the Jopadhola to support you and the NRM even many were
still shying away. She is currently in the NRM women's league but also an
influential member in the Forum for Women in Democracy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Then we also have the very able NRM chairman of the electoral commission Odoi Tanga, plus the chair (Oboth
Oboth) of the Parliamentary Legal Committee that ensured a change in the
constitution to open the age limit without forgetting your celebrated IGP Okoth
Ochola, who is in charge of reforming Uganda’s Police.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mr. President, there are so many avenues through which
Chandi Jamwa can be assisted, whether political, and, or legal, and there are
several precedents that you can base on or refer to in making your decision. </p><p class="MsoNormal">It
was alive in the minds of those who promulgated our 1995 constitution (David’s
mother was part) that our judiciary will concern itself with mistakes of law
but because of realities of politics, human behaviour and others issues that
may not be covered by law, a window was created for you as the chief Executive
to whenever necessary (like indeed it is in David’s case) intervene i.e in art. 121 (Prerogative of mercy).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This window is also to help the country heal. Indeed
you have used it before and precedent is allover. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The cases worth referring to are those of Chris Rwakasisi, Katuramu,
Kanyamunyu, Mike Mukula, Dr. Kizza Besigye, Gilbert Bukenya, Jim Muhwezi,
Abudalla Kitata, and Abraham Byandala among others<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Therefore, I have a deep rooted belief that this, is within
your powers Mr President to apply your prerogative of Mercy to all sons of
Uganda, especially if and when your decision can help unite, rally groups of
people to the effort of rebuilding the country with a feeling that we are all
citizens with equal rights.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Finally, David's health needs specialized treatment which he
is not able to get from Luzira. A recent case where another son from Padhola, lawyer Bob Kasango lost his life, makes the case for Chandi even more urgent Mr. president.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Let it be known, Mr President, that for the sake of David,
we shall never relent. It's an issue that we believe our culture demands we
pursue to the very end. David Chandi Jamwa is our own and we shall speak about
him every time we get an opportunity from now on. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p>Yours truly,</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Asuman Odaka<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tororo Municipality<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-67438654287891129142021-02-10T22:16:00.001+03:002023-02-11T01:37:39.000+03:00FEBRUARY 10 1977: Letter of Ugandan Bishops to Idi Amin<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GEJYJ8rrRwtqNNqDNvziOilJtptOKtThn54YJOrCDeWQRl0WWDRVF1vh_ij2hN-Cd9Rh65aqVeqEYYezB7rmhFHUrz6PbXiyForhEPTY_5rAHV-gpOkBsNZab2Hcyd_7EPgqNPjtxfDwxrhsYB4Uqb9pf9F-BuXPDssTG66f4zASexREJVtbDOEucw/s595/Idi%20amin%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="595" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GEJYJ8rrRwtqNNqDNvziOilJtptOKtThn54YJOrCDeWQRl0WWDRVF1vh_ij2hN-Cd9Rh65aqVeqEYYezB7rmhFHUrz6PbXiyForhEPTY_5rAHV-gpOkBsNZab2Hcyd_7EPgqNPjtxfDwxrhsYB4Uqb9pf9F-BuXPDssTG66f4zASexREJVtbDOEucw/w400-h269/Idi%20amin%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Idi Amin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Letter of Ugandan Bishops to Idi Amin</b></p><p><b>*****</b></p><p>To his Excellency, Al-Haji Field Marshal Dr. Idi Amin Ada, VC, DSO, MC, life president of Uganda, President's Office, Kampala.</p><p>****</p><p>Your Excellency,</p><p>We, the archbishop and the bishops of the provinces of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire humbly beg to submit our most deeply felt concern for the church and the welfare of the people whom we serve under your care.</p><p>In presenting this statement, we are in no way questioning the right of the government in administering justice, to search and arrest offenders. We believe that the government has established structures and procedures for carrying out this kind of exercise. It is these established structures and procedures that give the citizens a sense of what to expect of their government. These structures and procedures give the police, the intelligence and the security forces a framework within which to work. When these procedures are followed in carrying out their day-to-day duties, this gives the ordinary citizen a sense of security. It creates mutual friendship and trust between such officers and the general public irrespective of uniform.</p><p>But when the police and security officers deviate from these established structures and procedures in carrying out their day-to-day duties, citizens become insecure, afraid and disturbed. They begin to distrust these officers.</p><p>We are deeply disturbed to learn of the incidents that occurred at the archbishop's official residence in the early hours of Saturday, 5 February 1977. In the history of our country such an incident in the church has never before occurred. Security officers broke through the fence and forced their way into the archbishop's compound. They used a man they had arrested and tortured as a decoy to entice the archbishop to open his door to help a man seemingly in distress.</p><p>The archbishop opened his door.At that point armed men who had been hiding sprang to attack, cocking their rifles and demanding "arms." When the archbishop asked, "What arms" the answer was the muzzle of a rifle pressed against his stomach and immediately he was pushed forcefully into his house with the demand, "Archbishop, show us the arms."</p><p>Your excellency, you have said publicly on many occasions that religious leaders have a special place in this country and that you treat them with respect for what they stand for and represent. You have on many occasions publicly demonstrated this and we are always grateful. But what happened to the archbishop is a direct contradiction of what you yourself, your excellency, have said in public and to the established structures and procedures in dealing with security matters.</p><p>Now that the security of the archbishop is at stake, the security of the bishops is even more in jeopardy. The night following the search of the archbishop's house, the bishop of Bukedi was both searched and arrested.It was only when nothing could be found at his personal and official residences that he was later released on the Sunday morning. This left the people in his diocese wondering, and the wondering is spreading quickly. The Christians are asking, if this is what is happening to our bishops, then where are we? The gun whose muzzle has been pressed against the archbishop's stomach the gun used to search the bishop of Bukedi's houses, is a gun pointed at every Christian in the church, unless your excellency can give us something new to change this situation.</p><p>The security of the ordinary Christian has been in jeopardy for quite a long time. It may be that what has happened to the archbishop and the bishop of Bukedi is a climax of what is consistently happening to our Christians. We have buried many who have died as a result of being shot and there are many more whose bodies have not been found. Their disappearance is connected with the activities of some members of the security forces, your excellency.</p><p>If it is required we can give concrete evidence of what is happening because widows and orphans are members of our church.</p><p>Furthermore, we are made sad by the increasing forces that are setting Ugandans one against another. While it is common in Uganda for members of one family to be members of different religious organizations, there is an increasing feeling that one particular religious organization is being favored more than any other. So much so that in some parts of Uganda members of Islam who are in leading positions are using these positions to coerce Christians into becoming Muslims . . .</p><p>There is also a war against the educated that is forcing many of our people to run away from this country in spite of what the country has paid to educate them. This brain drain, the fear and the mistrust, make development, progress and stability almost impossible.</p><p>The gun which was meant to protect Uganda as a nation, the Ugandan as a citizen and his property, is increasingly being used against the Ugandan to take away his life and his property. Many cars almost daily are being taken at gunpoint and their owners killed, and most of the culprits are never brought to justice. If required we can enumerate many cases. Too much power has been given to members of state research to arrest and kill at will innocent individuals . . .</p><p>We are also concerned about the developing gap between the leaders of the Christian churches, archbishops in particular, and your excellency. We had been assured by you of your read availability to religious leaders whenever they had serious matters to discuss with you. You had even gone to the extent of giving his grace, the archbishop, the surest means of contacting you in this country wherever you may be. But a situation has developed now where you have become more and more inaccessible to the archbishop and even when he tried to write he has not received any reply.</p><p>While you, your excellency, have stated on the national radio that your government is not under any foreign influence and that your decisions are guided by your defense council and cabinet, the general trend of things in Uganda has created a feeling that the affairs of our nation are being directed by outsiders who do not have the welfare of this country and the value of the lives and properties of Ugandans at their heart. . . .</p><p>A situation like this breeds unnecessary misunderstanding and mistrust. Indeed we were shocked to hear over the radio on Christmas day your excellency saving that some bishops had preached bloodshed. We waited anxiously to be called by your excellency to clarify such a serious situation, but all in vain. Your excellency, we want to say here again that we are ready to come to you whenever there are serious matters that concern the church and the nation. You have only got to call us. This used to be so, your excellency, when you freely moved amongst us and we freely came to you . . .</p><p>The archbishop is not only the archbishop of the church of Uganda but he is the archbishop of the church of Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-Zaire, so what happens to him here is also the concern of the Christians in Rwanda, Burundi and Zaire. In fact, it goes further than that because he is an archbishop in the Anglican communion, which is a worldwide community; so are the bishops.</p><p>An action such as this one damages the good image of our nation. It also threatens our preparations for the centenary celebrations. Christians everywhere have become very cautious about taking part in the fund-raising activities of the church for fear of being misrepresented and misinterpreted. The ban on sales of things donated to fund-raising in aid of the church is a case in point. This, too, could have been cleared if only your excellency had given the archbishop an opportunity to brief you in the matter.</p><p>In conclusion, your excellency, we are very grateful that you have kindly given us this opportunity to express our grievances and concerns to you.</p><p>For God and our country.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-60880845491835629402021-01-27T16:52:00.013+03:002021-01-28T02:23:08.784+03:00Is Alarika Alo, the oldest living Japadhola at 108 years?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOjG5sXccqB8486DwxJpunQ0CWcDDwRZwHnjysrBuBkyOr1gPJwHfzwOspOIO_jKSIxKdHGV101cqvoLfsOBLFpzWNWhVRP6M-YnStOy8crwQj1a-FkZ2CMUT6v140lDECbs9kEO8h0f3/s1440/Mzee+Alarika+108+years.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1440" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOjG5sXccqB8486DwxJpunQ0CWcDDwRZwHnjysrBuBkyOr1gPJwHfzwOspOIO_jKSIxKdHGV101cqvoLfsOBLFpzWNWhVRP6M-YnStOy8crwQj1a-FkZ2CMUT6v140lDECbs9kEO8h0f3/w400-h225/Mzee+Alarika+108+years.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alarika and her grand daughters. <br />PHOTO BY VERON OPOYA - FACEBOOK</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>📍 Uganda 🇺🇬 population figures</p><p>✳️ Aged 0-14yrs - 46%</p><p>✳️ Aged 10-24yrs - 34.5%</p><p>✳️ Aged 15-64yrs - 52%</p><p>✳️ Aged 65+ - 2%</p><p>✳️ Life expectancy 64yrs</p><p>There are a lot of undiscovered gems hidden in the heartland of Padhola. It is not easily accessible as the main roads going through West Budama from the mineral-rich main town Tororo have oddly remained murram, despite the fabulous tarmac figures the country displays to the world annually</p><p>There was John Paul Ofwono, who a <b><i>New Vision</i></b> Photographer bumped into accidentally deep in Yokolo in West Budama, Tororo in February 1999. </p><p>It turned out eventually that at a verified height of 7ft 6 1/2inches, he was one of the tallest men on earth, but was lying 'undiscovered' in the West Budama hinterland. </p><p>Now, the Padhola heartland may just be home to one of the oldest Ugandans alive. </p><p>Deep in Nagoke village, Soni Lakwari in Kirewa sub county, lives Alarika Alo of Amorikagulu clan. She is frail, but recently marked her 108th birthday, as she was born in 1913.</p><p>Alarika (Ulrika) had only two boys in her life, Ochieng Simeon and Opoya Christopher Columbus (RIP), but is now surrounded by dozens of grand, and great grand children, and their children. </p><p>"Pray for our grandmother. She is not well and is on treatment - her legs and breasts are swollen. Even the hand where she was injected is swollen too. She can't walk or stand. Her age is now 108 years," her grand daughter Veron Opoya said.</p><p>Veron Opoya says Alarika has 27 grandchildren, 104 great grand children and 10 great-great grand children.</p><p>The world's oldest verified living person is Japanese Kane Tanaka at age 118 (born 2 January 1903)</p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnevPSqlYIZJGm3doYMU8stSX9LXP2hQFvf0mbAZPqPJNn4NOggxqkIWkZ1BFznn20RCkCbkPhO4hGI0qDDi9pqXtP7YWLeEV0NOFpB0izSxI-rJJF4dXE8MGe36XhE3eAZkcrYr2ioQI/s900/tarmac+roads.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="900" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnevPSqlYIZJGm3doYMU8stSX9LXP2hQFvf0mbAZPqPJNn4NOggxqkIWkZ1BFznn20RCkCbkPhO4hGI0qDDi9pqXtP7YWLeEV0NOFpB0izSxI-rJJF4dXE8MGe36XhE3eAZkcrYr2ioQI/w400-h243/tarmac+roads.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><b>The Ofwono Story</b></p><p>Ofwono was at first declared the world's tallest human at 8 feet 4 inches, until a Muzungu travelled all the way from London to Padhola (land of the Jopadhola of Tororo) to see for himself. He realized the locals had simply gotten excited. </p><p>"I did the measurement on behalf of the Guinness Book of records, who asked me to," Richard 'Dick' Stockley of the Surgery, British High Commission told <b><i>Sunday Vision</i></b>. "You have to take three different measurements because the body shrinks during the day. I measured him at 8:30 a.m., at 2:00 p.m., and at 8:00 p.m." </p><p>Ofwono measured an average of 228.5 centimeters (7ft 6in) standing, and 230.5 cm (7ft 6 1/2in) when lying down. </p><p>Ofwono died aged 43 from complications related to his height, and diabetes, in 2003.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYACQVZOolFSZj6ERdL6HPLy4zXdzkfZAg727sYULm3OudRLeKbWXR7Ho1OSYSQyUykMaTcP-oxx0UgjW8CEddZMlinWgQg1Y61Ab3y_1KfDEGBAUGgh-gTfI3qLxzGtfXI-0FYeE9-uQ/s392/john+ofwono+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYACQVZOolFSZj6ERdL6HPLy4zXdzkfZAg727sYULm3OudRLeKbWXR7Ho1OSYSQyUykMaTcP-oxx0UgjW8CEddZMlinWgQg1Y61Ab3y_1KfDEGBAUGgh-gTfI3qLxzGtfXI-0FYeE9-uQ/w286-h400/john+ofwono+2.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIKWJ0MgY_SN0UlnW9EGc_nysD9qe1_GBXEsQrG9M5z3qqSbhj0qjEAs7QREu2Bq1YJ9Mcyv5uA6cs0jJuxHR4Fb55SM08jwWX3Z0zEm1_lQeXEi-BJ4X_4ItBIfQKD2RCanJrzNqUlgt/s583/john-paul-ofwono.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="583" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIKWJ0MgY_SN0UlnW9EGc_nysD9qe1_GBXEsQrG9M5z3qqSbhj0qjEAs7QREu2Bq1YJ9Mcyv5uA6cs0jJuxHR4Fb55SM08jwWX3Z0zEm1_lQeXEi-BJ4X_4ItBIfQKD2RCanJrzNqUlgt/s320/john-paul-ofwono.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><b>RELATED STORY</b></p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><a href="https://ljfiles.blogspot.com/2020/12/at-94-kwar-adhola-shows-he-still-is-man.html" target="_blank">At 94, Kwar Adhola shows he still is a man for all seasons</a></h3><p><br /></p>Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-1570668346379277512021-01-25T08:02:00.005+03:002021-01-25T09:36:37.356+03:00COME AND SEE - Pope's World Communications Day Message 2021<p align="center" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><b><i></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoK0Bsv47XN3I6xmk40pcoBhXLMJxU2GkEmPOBHkSF5b_m8TAZX3oQarHrR7EOXkUb3kFZksyZY0hY92Wp_oHnI5E566P3ieR_c32xiV_JAhxbGIrAjPEm6K-WWpOdnUjMfELmRRPz2LXJ/s635/pope-francis-using-an-ipad.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="635" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoK0Bsv47XN3I6xmk40pcoBhXLMJxU2GkEmPOBHkSF5b_m8TAZX3oQarHrR7EOXkUb3kFZksyZY0hY92Wp_oHnI5E566P3ieR_c32xiV_JAhxbGIrAjPEm6K-WWpOdnUjMfELmRRPz2LXJ/w400-h266/pope-francis-using-an-ipad.jpeg" width="400" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br /><span style="color: #663300; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></b><p></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><b><i><span style="color: #663300; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><b><i><span style="color: #663300; font-size: medium;">MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS<br />FOR THE 2021 WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY</span></i></b></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"> </p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><span style="color: #663300;"><b><i>“Come and See” (Jn 1:46). Communicating by Encountering People as They Are</i></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"> </p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><i>Dear Brothers and Sisters</i>,</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">The invitation to “come and see”, which was part of those first moving encounters of Jesus with the disciples, is also the method for all authentic human communication. In order to tell the truth of life that becomes history (cf. <i><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/communications/documents/papa-francesco_20200124_messaggio-comunicazioni-sociali.html" style="color: black;">Message for the 54<sup>th</sup> World Communications Day</a></i>, 24 January 2020), it is necessary to move beyond the complacent attitude that we “already know” certain things. Instead, we need to go and see them for ourselves, to spend time with people, to listen to their stories and to confront reality, which always in some way surprises us. “Open your eyes with wonder to what you see, let your hands touch the freshness and vitality of things, so that when others read what you write, they too can touch first-hand the vibrant miracle of life”. This was the advice that Blessed Manuel Lozano Garrido<a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/communications/documents/papa-francesco_20210123_messaggio-comunicazioni-sociali.html#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="color: black;" title="">[1]</a> offered to his fellow journalists. This year, then, I would like to devote this Message to the invitation to “come and see”, which can serve as an inspiration for all communication that strives to be clear and honest, in the press, on the internet, in the Church’s daily preaching and in political or social communication. “Come and see!” This has always been the way that the Christian faith has been communicated, from the time of those first encounters on the banks of the River Jordan and on the Sea of Galilee.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><i>“Hitting the streets”</i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Let us look first at the great issue of news reporting. Insightful voices have long expressed concern about the risk that original investigative reporting in newspapers and television, radio and web newscasts is being replaced by a reportage that adheres to a standard, often tendentious narrative. This approach is less and less capable of grasping the truth of things and the concrete lives of people, much less the more serious social phenomena or positive movements at the grass roots level. The crisis of the publishing industry risks leading to a reportage created in newsrooms, in front of personal or company computers and on social networks, without ever “hitting the streets”, meeting people face to face to research stories or to verify certain situations first hand. Unless we open ourselves to this kind of encounter, we remain mere spectators, for all the technical innovations that enable us to feel immersed in a larger and more immediate reality. Any instrument proves useful and valuable only to the extent that it motivates us to go out and see things that otherwise we would not know about, to post on the internet news that would not be available elsewhere, to allow for encounters that otherwise would never happen.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><i>The Gospels as news stories</i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">“Come and see” were the first words that Jesus spoke to the disciples who were curious about him following his baptism in the Jordan river (<i>Jn</i> 1:39). He invited them to enter into a relationship with him. More than half a century later, when John, now an old man, wrote his Gospel, he recalled several “newsworthy” details that reveal that he was personally present at the events he reports and demonstrate the impact that the experience had on his life. “It was about the tenth hour”, he noted, that is, about four in the afternoon (cf. v. 39). The next day – John also tells us – Philip told Nathaniel about his encounter with the Messiah. His friend is sceptical and asks: “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip does not try to win him over with good reasons, but simply tells him: “Come and see” (cf. vv. 45-46). Nathaniel did go and see, and from that moment his life was changed. That is how Christian faith begins, and how it is communicated: as direct knowledge, born of experience, and not of hearsay. “It is no longer because of your words that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves”. So the townspeople told the Samaritan woman, after Jesus stayed in their village (cf. <i>Jn</i> 4:39-42). “Come and see” is the simplest method to get to know a situation. It is the most honest test of every message, because, in order to know, we need to encounter, to let the person in front of me speak, to let his or her testimony reach me.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><i>Thanks to the courage of many journalists</i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Journalism too, as an account of reality, calls for an ability to go where no one else thinks of going: a readiness to set out and a desire to see. Curiosity, openness, passion. We owe a word of gratitude for the courage and commitment of all those professionals – journalists, camera operators, editors, directors – who often risk their lives in carrying out their work. Thanks to their efforts, we now know, for example, about the hardships endured by persecuted minorities in various parts of the world, numerous cases of oppression and injustice inflicted on the poor and on the environment, and many wars that otherwise would be overlooked. It would be a loss not only for news reporting, but for society and for democracy as a whole, were those voices to fade away. Our entire human family would be impoverished.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Many situations in our world, even more so in this time of pandemic, are inviting the communications media to “come and see”. We can risk reporting the pandemic, and indeed every crisis, only through the lens of the richer nations, of “keeping two sets of books”. For example, there is the question of vaccines, and medical care in general, which risks excluding the poorer peoples. Who would keep us informed about the long wait for treatment in the poverty-stricken villages of Asia, Latin America and Africa? Social and economic differences on the global level risk dictating the order of distribution of anti-Covid vaccines, with the poor always at the end of the line and the right to universal health care affirmed in principle, but stripped of real effect. Yet even in the world of the more fortunate, the social tragedy of families rapidly slipping into poverty remains largely hidden; people who are no longer ashamed to wait in line before charitable organizations in order to receive a package of provisions do not tend to make news.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><i>Opportunities and hidden dangers on the web</i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">The internet, with its countless social media expressions, can increase the capacity for reporting and sharing, with many more eyes on the world and a constant flood of images and testimonies. Digital technology gives us the possibility of timely first-hand information that is often quite useful. We can think of certain emergency situations where the internet was the first to report the news and communicate official notices. It is a powerful tool, which demands that all of us be responsible as users and consumers. Potentially we can all become witnesses to events that otherwise would be overlooked by the traditional media, offer a contribution to society and highlight more stories, including positive ones. Thanks to the internet we have the opportunity to report what we see, what is taking place before our eyes, and to share it with others.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">At the same time, the risk of misinformation being spread on social media has become evident to everyone. We have known for some time that news and even images can be easily manipulated, for any number of reasons, at times simply for sheer narcissism. Being critical in this regard is not about demonizing the internet, but is rather an incentive to greater discernment and responsibility for contents both sent and received. All of us are responsible for the communications we make, for the information we share, for the control that we can exert over fake news by exposing it. All of us are to be witnesses of the truth: to go, to see and to share.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><i>Nothing replaces seeing things at first hand</i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">In communications, nothing can ever completely replace seeing things in person. Some things can only be learned through first-hand experience. We do not communicate merely with words, but with our eyes, the tone of our voice and our gestures. Jesus’ attractiveness to those who met him depended on the truth of his preaching; yet the effectiveness of what he said was inseparable from how he looked at others, from how he acted towards them, and even from his silence. The disciples not only listened to his words; they watched him speak. Indeed in him – the incarnate <i>Logos</i> – the Word took on a face; the invisible God let himself be seen, heard and touched, as John himself tells us (cf. <i>1 Jn</i> 1:1-3). The word is effective only if it is “seen”, only if it engages us in experience, in dialogue. For this reason, the invitation to “come and see” was, and continues to be, essential.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">We think of how much empty rhetoric abounds, even in our time, in all areas of public life, in business as well as politics. This or that one “speaks an infinite deal of nothing... His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff: you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search.<a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/communications/documents/papa-francesco_20210123_messaggio-comunicazioni-sociali.html#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="color: black;" title="">[2]</a> The blistering words of the English playwright also apply to us as Christian communicators. The Good News of the Gospel spread throughout the world as a result of person-to-person, heart-to-heart encounters with men and women who accepted the invitation to “come and see”, and were struck by the “surplus” of humanity that shone through the gaze, the speech and the gestures of those who bore witness to Jesus Christ. Every tool has its value, and that great communicator who was Paul of Tarsus would certainly have made use of email and social messaging. Yet it was his faith, hope and charity that impressed those of his contemporaries who heard him preach or had the good fortune to spend time with him, to see him during an assembly or in individual conversation. Watching him in action wherever he was, they saw for themselves how true and fruitful for their lives was the message of salvation that, by God’s grace, he had come to preach. Even where this servant of God could not be encountered personally, the disciples whom he sent bore witness to his way of life in Christ (cf. <i>1 Cor</i> 4:17).</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">“We have books in our hands, but the facts before our eyes”, said Saint Augustine<a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/communications/documents/papa-francesco_20210123_messaggio-comunicazioni-sociali.html#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" style="color: black;" title="">[3]</a> in speaking of fulfilment of the prophecies found in sacred Scripture. So too, the Gospel comes alive in our own day, whenever we accept the compelling witness of people whose lives have been changed by their encounter with Jesus. For two millennia, a chain of such encounters has communicated the attractiveness of the Christian adventure. The challenge that awaits us, then, is to communicate by encountering people, where they are and as they are.</p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><i>Lord, teach us to move beyond ourselves,<br />and to set out in search of truth.</i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><i>Teach us to go out and see,<br />teach us to listen,<br />not to entertain prejudices<br />or draw hasty conclusions.</i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><i>Teach us to go where no one else will go,<br />to take the time needed to understand,<br />to pay attention to the essentials,<br />not to be distracted by the superfluous,<br />to distinguish deceptive appearances from the truth.</i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><i>Grant us the grace to recognize your dwelling places in our world<br />and the honesty needed to tell others what we have seen.</i></p><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Rome, Saint John Lateran, 23 January 2021, Vigil of the Memorial of Saint Francis de Sales<br /> </p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Franciscus</p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">****</p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"><i><b><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/communications/documents/papa-francesco_20210123_messaggio-comunicazioni-sociali.html#_ftnref2" target="_blank">SOURCE: VATICAN NEWS</a></b></i></p>Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-71571821708318146892021-01-21T21:28:00.005+03:002021-01-21T22:08:12.841+03:00NRM's win is a victory for a united and peaceful Uganda<p> </p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38FPjUs5d40IS-pBZQqIdch2FWBzwczMjkm3hwo3PmBm9SayU-EKq6NXg3GQDBy1DYkjwOg3lupzGkj1YzihjxwlJUNUs2yqvPAm29zJIbqVtv0cCjT788iyZdmwS-u0yV_YDW8YQrKxD/s1200/updf+work.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="1200" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38FPjUs5d40IS-pBZQqIdch2FWBzwczMjkm3hwo3PmBm9SayU-EKq6NXg3GQDBy1DYkjwOg3lupzGkj1YzihjxwlJUNUs2yqvPAm29zJIbqVtv0cCjT788iyZdmwS-u0yV_YDW8YQrKxD/w400-h265/updf+work.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">UPDF doing community work. It is people focused, and<br />did well ensuring peace during the elections</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXAfVhBznaIaZZss6BIoMbBjyeUSkzvE1kvDuS1kHqjRc-dRNof05ClAMmiM2jbh5-o1Q1xRneH2ezfzKMmLLdlpRQUGvzIWGNwg3J01ey2pk7YKrCGiHlMWL0_-zToMMBWV-S7_E5Cei/s600/udpf+doctors.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXAfVhBznaIaZZss6BIoMbBjyeUSkzvE1kvDuS1kHqjRc-dRNof05ClAMmiM2jbh5-o1Q1xRneH2ezfzKMmLLdlpRQUGvzIWGNwg3J01ey2pk7YKrCGiHlMWL0_-zToMMBWV-S7_E5Cei/w400-h266/udpf+doctors.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>OPINION | Apollo Otawi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>in Tororo | </b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the time of the 1985
coup that saw Dr. A.M Obote (RIP) thrown out of the presidency by his
own colleagues, there was a mass uprising against non-Baganda in areas of Kayunga,
Mukono, Luwero and parts of the then Mpigi district. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">People's properties and lives were lost. No one was allowed
to carry anything from their homes. Some people from Tororo trekked all the
way back home. The message was clear. Buganda was not a place for non-Baganda.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">At about the same time, the National Resistance Army (NRA) was consolidating their pending military victory over the government's forces, and one of their strengths was working with the people, irrespective of tribes and religion. The Luwero triangle, in the heart of Buganda, was the home from which they launched the final takeover of Tito Okello Lutwa's government in January 1986. </p><p class="MsoNormal">The arrival of the NRA was a game
changer in the political life of the country. At the fall of Kampala and the subsequent run over of the rest of the
country, they preached against sectarianism and segregation. </p><p class="MsoNormal">They wooed the
other tribes, who had resisted the new revolutionary forces as the went thru
Busoga, Teso up to the far north . It was time for reconciliation and there was
a sense that co-existence was possible.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fighters from rebel groups like FEDEMO, UFM of Kayira, Moses
Ali's WNRF, Peter Otai's outfit, our own FOBA<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> from the east, </span>were all amalgamated into the NRA. It would gradually become a National
Army courtesy of these integration actions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Disciplined army</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">With the popular politicization retreats in Nabiisojjo and Kiburara,
these fighters were taught how to work with the civilians. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The result was an Army that realised its main role was to
protect the lives of all Ugandans and their properties. This naturally gave
birth to one of the most disciplined armies in Africa.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The UPDF have since worked with the world's elite armies
from countries like the US and Britain in peace keeping roles across the
continent, but mainly in Somalia where they form the core of the African
Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Today's UPDF , a direct product of the NRA, has now become
a role model of what armies should be like in Africa. In pursuit of their missions, they
execute without fear or favour. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is therefore not surprising that the government requested
them to compliment the Uganda Police in providing for a peaceful election
process that is yet to conclude. The calm on voting day is testimony of the effectiveness of the people's army.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Cost of muli-partyism
<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On the political wing, the NRM, had in the 80s and early 90s
tried to explain to Ugandans the likely mishaps political parties create in democracy
in Africa. The NRM preached for the individual merit basis as systems of governance.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The pressure from the Western World, and sections of
Ugandans, led to a referendum in 2005, which voted to opt for a multi-
party democracy. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The NRM reluctantly agreed to the new type of democracy,
forming the NRMO as a political party. The revolutionists decided to play the
party politics, but still maintain the revolutionary methods of work.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Enter NUP<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After FDC, DP and UPC failing to have an impact over the
years of multiparty politics, in came the recently formed National Unity Platform
(NUP) party.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It started off as a people's movement, but was in my
observation, soon taken up by cliques who had sectarian tendencies and through
propaganda preached a divide in politics on tribal basis. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It gave them an opportunity to seek change in the
leadership, not based on nationalism, but for the benefit of individual
partisans, who clearly wanted a particular group of peoples to take over the
country.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fortunately, the Ugandans, had become wiser, having tested
the real pro-people governance and broad-based politics of the NRM. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They knew what entrusting an organization like NUP would
cause in in our young democracy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It's on this basis, that at the time of the just concluded
elections, they chose to maintain the status quo and let the NRM continue to
lead.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It was a testimony, that the Ugandans wanted an organization
that was ready to accommodate Ugandans from all walks of life.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now that the Ugandans have decided, it's time to get back to
our tools and work for the betterment of our nation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I therefore congratulate the Ugandans for realizing their
needs and voting correctly to defeat sectarianism and all tendencies of
segregation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I also want to acknowledge the security organizations, for
standing strong against elements of division, that had become a threat to our
otherwise young democracy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We need a country that is nationalistic in character, to
provide for all Ugandans without segregation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>******</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Apollo Otawi is a proud Ugandan and social media critic</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-48606228539247614312021-01-11T10:08:00.002+03:002021-01-11T10:08:47.861+03:00Uganda has taken huge strides from 1986 to 2021<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcGmew_MloHJaTJlGWI6OCsYKjA9JeFq-D0T_GRJ_IbzeRnvnl9duU-Vpg0NK6IRsQQVcgSJlQHOI054ifXs5c8SpM7dKgcpnD3Oo5md-GlXLSfQZWkUOA16ZcGufpfRrnf4OEFEeMm63/s850/Entebbe+express+way.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="850" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcGmew_MloHJaTJlGWI6OCsYKjA9JeFq-D0T_GRJ_IbzeRnvnl9duU-Vpg0NK6IRsQQVcgSJlQHOI054ifXs5c8SpM7dKgcpnD3Oo5md-GlXLSfQZWkUOA16ZcGufpfRrnf4OEFEeMm63/w400-h320/Entebbe+express+way.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entebbe expressway</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="color: black;">OPINION | </span><span style="color: black;">Apollo Otawi in Tororo | <b>I am writing in response to
an article titled </b><a href="https://ljfiles.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-uganda-of-1986-vs-uganda-of-2021-35.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">"The Uganda of 1986 vs The Uganda of 2021"</a><b> by my
sister Faith Athieno Norah, also from Tororo, that does not reflect the fundamental changes for
good in Ugandan society in the last 35 years. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">I was born at Mengo Hospital,
around the last year of Dr. Apollo Milton Obote's first regime.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">My father was working at the
National Housing and Construction Corporation as a cashier. This position
offered him a free house and we lived at the now so called Doctors quarters in
Mulago. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">These housing units belonged to
the housing corporation, until President Idi Amin who overthrew Obote gave them
to the doctors of Mulago hospital as he tried to appease them and stop them
fleeing for green pastures around 1974. Around that time we shifted to the
Bukoto Flats and that's where I grew up from.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">After that coup that brought
Amin into power and the subsequent attempts to invade the country by Ugandans
from Tanzania, the country started to plunge into chaos slowly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">The country Uganda had a decade
earlier attained independence from its colonial masters, and there was still
much evidence of the systems that the British put in place. Obote's first
government advocated nationalising several sectors and had created a good
number of parastatals. There was also the East African Community, that had
placed some services, like postal, the revenue collection body , the
railway corporation, Airways, education, and others under its wing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHl0Pvnaz3XQlRAhPUrH4a91mydIA6kmW2gH0jn4o0Ek1KkZanEksN2vFHCCGbCD8OktVKYmoam8qRK6CS9AI54iHu3XAJXwMdR1UiOoEXtK21E-C38px5mip48BaQ6L2Zl62A9zWhRzTe/s512/Idi+amin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="512" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHl0Pvnaz3XQlRAhPUrH4a91mydIA6kmW2gH0jn4o0Ek1KkZanEksN2vFHCCGbCD8OktVKYmoam8qRK6CS9AI54iHu3XAJXwMdR1UiOoEXtK21E-C38px5mip48BaQ6L2Zl62A9zWhRzTe/w400-h311/Idi+amin.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: black;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Amin throws out Indians<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">When President Idi Amin threw
out the Indians, in 1972, he dished most of the businesses to his cronies and
he also gave management of these government organisations to his associates,
some of whom did not have any ideas of running such companies. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">These persons did not have
accountability or never needed to account to anyone and therefore run these
bodies to a down. They simply lined their pockets and drained the organisations
gradualy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">The manufacturing companies and
industries continued running, but at a cost to the government. The government
had the monopoly of importation of essential commodities through the defunct
Foods and Beverage. These imports could not facilitate the growing population. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">Because the government controlled
the prices of the exports and at times late payments and other irregularities,
the population resorted to illegal export of their cash crops and smugging of
essential commodities, like salt, sugar, soap from neighbouring countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">By the late 70s and early
eighties, there was a scarcity of these essential items. People were being
killed trying to cross the borders with their commodities, thus the name MAGENDO.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">Most of the Parastatals were
running at a loss and could not perform as would have been required. Big
officials slept at the country hotels endlessly, draining them of any profits
they would have made. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">The education system which was
mainly run by the churches and government and were also affected. But since
education was not a priority, it was not very evident and they continued to
run, not as smoothly as you would have expected. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">I doubt that government collected
any meaningful revenue at that time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">When the Tanzanians, with the
help of some Ugandan dissidents, overthrew Amin's regime, the whole country was
in a chaos. Production at all levels was very poor. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">There was need for the
rehabilitation of the whole country at large. The cronies who had been given
free run of the economy had been exiled, but not before looting a lot of government
property.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">The Ugandans who had helped the
Tanzanians to overthrow the Amin government in 1979, came in and started
sharing the remains. Others groups were given high privileges as others were
denied. There was need for a fresh start of government business, as most of it
had been broken during the previous regime.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">In trying to organise
themselves, the civilians demanded that a civil government be put in place and
thus the elections were held in 1980. At that time the government was receiving
all sorts of aid in its bid to rehabilitate the damaged infrastructures from
its partners. That's how the education system got subsidized in form of food
reliefs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Then President Milton Obote was
trying to create the same political air, he had left before the coup that had
seen him exiled to Tanzania. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">He recalled the Indians, like the
Madhvani and Mehta to come back and revive their industries. Funds were found
to revamp the bus companies in the transport sector. Government parastatals
continued to run, but at a high cost to the tax payers, as these entities did
not make any profits and continued to be drained by their managers, who were
not required to give any accountability to the central government. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtDmyV3aD-mL0VCba5ZHuY3Tk4w36DUrkvd8QYHh8vmob97WEqzd5CjGSlbHvYn8v4XMG2Brv12tsaXHWuXzlFzgrjyf9gzOGn9_zp3C0qg3rCoRXxiJHA3WNnbV3yHFMppbK5hpPf5Z1/s634/NRA-MUSEVENI-BIG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="634" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtDmyV3aD-mL0VCba5ZHuY3Tk4w36DUrkvd8QYHh8vmob97WEqzd5CjGSlbHvYn8v4XMG2Brv12tsaXHWuXzlFzgrjyf9gzOGn9_zp3C0qg3rCoRXxiJHA3WNnbV3yHFMppbK5hpPf5Z1/w400-h303/NRA-MUSEVENI-BIG.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: black;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">The Obote II error<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">Obote then made the mistake of allocating
the running of these companies to his cronies, most of whom had been in exile
and did not have the nation's interest at heart.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">The return of political party
activities, after the fall of Amin, created the usual cliques and differences
that comes with these organisations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">This was very evident even at
schools, were the NUSU members, these being students had as much power as the
school administrators, because if their inclination to the UPC party in power. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">In the local administration, UPC party
loyals soon grew strong and run the institutions as if they were personal
businesses. I doubt that the government could even collect revenue from the
population to enable it provide the much needed services adequately.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">Aid from abroad continued to
trickle in, in form of scholastic materials, foodstuff, medicine and such. The government
could not sustain itself . The few factories that were restored, could not give
employment to the ever growing population. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">In areas near to the border, like
Tororo, the youth started crossing over to the neighboring countries to do
menial jobs. The so called cooperatives, having been revived and lots of money
pumped into them, were not run well by the managers. Soon the farmers were not
being paid in time and sometimes crops were destroyed at the stores.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">As a result Magendo continued
to thrive in many place at border areas. This cross border trade provided for
most of the essential commodities in the country, as the government institution
which was charged with importing these items could not distribute the
necessities to the country. There was lack of many basic requirements. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">Even in the military, there was a
division that later resulted to the coup in 1985 which saw Obote back into
exile. This came at a loss of lives and looting causing further damage to the
country at large.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Enter the NRA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Therefore, at the fall of this
regime, when the NRA captured power, the whole country was devastated in so
many areas. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">The few medical facilities in
place did not have workers, and equipment to provide adequate services to the
population. The government parastatals were a burden to the tax payers, as most
of the proceeds were lining individual’s pockets. Hotels and transport had a
similar problem. Whereas there were some government and church schools,
education had become expensive and a fewer percentage of school going youth
were able to stay at school. The transport system, including the railway had
broken down too. The government had broken down completely.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">On top of that, some areas of
the country, the east and north continued to resist the new government.
Insurgency was the order of the day, as unaccounted weaponry remained in the
hands of individuals who did not want to work with new people in power, the NRA/
M.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">The 10 point programme<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">The government, under the clear
guidance of HE YK Museveni came with its 10 point programs, all aimed in the
rehabilitation, and restructuring of the country even as armed groups continued
to engage the government forces. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">In this process, with
recommendation from our partners it was found prudent to do away way with all
these non-functioning parastatals. The hotels, transport systems, and some few
factories were diversified.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>On the political ground, a new
system of governance was created. This being based on individual merit.
Councils were created from the village level to the district.and subsequently a
parliament was formed.</p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">There was need for a new constitution
to be written and by 1995 it was written by a national assembly that consisted
of representatives from all constituencies for the first time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">With this achievement, laws had
been put in place to carry the new Uganda to great heights.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">The Asians who had been exiled
by Amin, were allowed to come back and repossess their properties and also
start up business without fear. The new government would protect them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUGRTn5AVemP1ZXCRrcYr_h2Rsisy-lq4cV9oofH_gTGOf_m3Bj6GMpSMtjWFSWWb35dkXf8j2ULzPTuOIxa_K1x0rgv2utY4rAReNfYrqy4sXb8TGlN5E49bBNrMsqxe44OU1pWlgqwZ/s649/Uganda-taxes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="649" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUGRTn5AVemP1ZXCRrcYr_h2Rsisy-lq4cV9oofH_gTGOf_m3Bj6GMpSMtjWFSWWb35dkXf8j2ULzPTuOIxa_K1x0rgv2utY4rAReNfYrqy4sXb8TGlN5E49bBNrMsqxe44OU1pWlgqwZ/w400-h205/Uganda-taxes.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></p>
<p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Revenue collection, education is key<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">With time the government
restructured its revenue collecting body, allowing the Uganda Revenue Authority
formed in 1991, to have resources to help in building of the nation’s
infrastructure. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p>The country’s mechanisms of revenue collection and accountability were ineffective before URA was established in 1991. Tax collection in the country was hampered by a narrow tax base, as well as bureaucratic processes, smuggling, high domestic tax rates and tariffs on international trade. Until 1988, Uganda’s net revenue had not hit the UGX 20 billion mark.</p><p>Uganda’s total revenue grew from 5 billion in 1986 to 14.46 trillion in 2018, multiplying by a factor of 2,891.2!</p>
<p>The liberalization of markets also allowed individuals to start up and do businesses, thus lessening the burden of
relying on foreign items for essential needs. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Last year was particularly great for the Ugandan economy, as the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives celebrated as for the first time in history, Uganda had a favorable balance of trade with Kenya.</p><p>Bank of Uganda (BoU) figures indicate that in the Financial Year 2017/18, Uganda had a trade surplus of $122.78 million with Kenya (Exports of $628.47 million against Imports of $505.70 million).</p>
<p><span style="color: black;">Small enterprises were formed and
they grew into big companies with time. Private schools were given permission
to operate with the guidance of the government. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">This gave opportunity to a
big number of children to get education. And when the government realised that
some others still could not get to school, it placed programs for free
education, up to secondary school as of now. Private universities opened to
supplement the traditional government funded and this catered for the now ever
growing number of students. Once most of the country was pacified, neighboring
countries started taking the opportunity of bringing their children to the
Ugandan schools. This also enhanced revenues in these institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">And they have since grown.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJha108g1HOsEDpdz0OUVp9P3cJu0iJIc0xCnhg3vBQZzrHa35Z81zdHJBAr6W_zMhPKrB88tksTkdXHq1oyaIK7QFcORoywKkdJpq_TCzXUzjDLK79dosMhwFE_HsIEnghbgUGPxu16a2/s956/uganda-taxes-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="956" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJha108g1HOsEDpdz0OUVp9P3cJu0iJIc0xCnhg3vBQZzrHa35Z81zdHJBAr6W_zMhPKrB88tksTkdXHq1oyaIK7QFcORoywKkdJpq_TCzXUzjDLK79dosMhwFE_HsIEnghbgUGPxu16a2/s320/uganda-taxes-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: black;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">More hospitals built<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">When the NRA took over power,
there had been hospitals and dispensaries that had been built by the previous
governments. These could no longer cater for the now growing communities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">At first the government brought
an idea of cost sharing, but some legislators, fought the idea and it did not
take off well. It would have subsidized the cost of providing health services
and probably, the medicine cost at these centers would be no more. As it
has now been realised, no government can provide free healthcare to its
citizens as it is not sustainable. Even older democracies have not been able to
achieve that. The NRM government has since built and refurbished a good number
of hospitals to compliment the private owned .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">As regards the road
network, which is a necessity for economic activities to thrive, there has been
a tremendous uplift of roads and new ones have been created all over the
country. Bridges have been built.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Diversification and peace
within the country allowed individuals to create manufacturing industries, thus
increasing the demand of electrical power. The government, and it's partners
have built more power sources without limitation, and allowing the private to
invest in it. This is geared at reducing the overload on electricity demand
that had caused the loadshedding which, hopeful, will be history soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Tapping Uganda’s agriculture strength<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Uganda has always been an
agricultural country. With the pacification of most of the country, and all the
restructuring and developments, the increase of road network, has allowed the
Ugandan peasant to revive its agricultural glory and with the introduction of
modern agricultural practices, Uganda is slowly becoming the food basket
of East and Central Africa.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Along the way, Ugandans, were
asked on their preference of mode of governance and a good number opted for the
mult-party democracy. As an individual, having witnessed the chaos in the 1980
elections and after testing the individual merit that the NRM had brought in
its wake. I would have preferred the later. But the majority Ugandans had
decide for us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">The problem with multi-party
politics often is members of a particular party invest much into the party,
that on gaining power, they wish retrieve it from the government coffers at the
tax payers cost. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">Secondly, it is a winner takes it
all process, and it creates disputes, because the other party members are seen
as enemies of a particular party. This division, breeds hatred and creates
wars. This is where it has led us as a nation at the moment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b>Peace and sports</b></p><p>Because of the long term peace, from border to border, Uganda's youth in the arts and sports have had time to train, and the fruits are now beginging to show.</p><p>Uganda today has the world's best long distance runners. Just recently Joshua Cheptegei broke several world records.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQ8m6NqPKvEi_6MkSVY2cHcK-t3WDb5odc4WS1D1Vv-azowbmuexNZ9pulFz2vluYjEelfWjPPwuj0Dxnl9xhBQg91l6BGwStZWllJIVudeILLKQG4pNocy6MBX3OxJs_AhKvRadiCdq5/s640/Chept-is-champ-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQ8m6NqPKvEi_6MkSVY2cHcK-t3WDb5odc4WS1D1Vv-azowbmuexNZ9pulFz2vluYjEelfWjPPwuj0Dxnl9xhBQg91l6BGwStZWllJIVudeILLKQG4pNocy6MBX3OxJs_AhKvRadiCdq5/s320/Chept-is-champ-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnxGWQYc-UgmvZ6M7adi4GDR5IgOvXm9SpDu3RRtG3SMMrfLfbWCO0tzWeFeBYTtAzem7lO8OzYEubeZoEJVaj2ICNjvut3hxqlZ-ofefj3FyCj5kOyLvDPUDOQDvyCP3kTDJPjlJqzXk/s640/Chep-is-champ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnxGWQYc-UgmvZ6M7adi4GDR5IgOvXm9SpDu3RRtG3SMMrfLfbWCO0tzWeFeBYTtAzem7lO8OzYEubeZoEJVaj2ICNjvut3hxqlZ-ofefj3FyCj5kOyLvDPUDOQDvyCP3kTDJPjlJqzXk/s320/Chep-is-champ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>
<p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Women empowerment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">On another development, it's
the NRM government that realised the potential of a woman in our society. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">It created awareness and uplifted
the girl child, thus empowering the woman to give them an equal platform with
the man. This affirmative action has enhanced productivity in the nation and
can be considered one of the greatest achievement ever made in Uganda. Women
emancipation should be applauded, as it also lifts the burden off the back of
the man entirely.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Ugandans today can move in and
out of the country with their goods and property. Those who manage to get jobs
abroad can bring back home their money and build or invest freely. Business in
and around, having been liberalised, allows for commodities that a much needed
to reach the population from far places. That is a result of peace brought over
by this regime.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Since some neighboring
countries are not yet pacified, Uganda has continued to provide sanctuary to
the displaced persons were pursuing resolutions to end these wars. Uganda is
now one of the world’s leading host of refugees.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_67UwJNYEZ8Aj-oxA2zabmGWxQELRWsfNs5U9MGFvnWLTgvRVHT4WOBtvJDoqtnvjV75UfFal5IwmuprTmFPBuuPl5BlvEAUJBzB9BTHWuIIvyfD7kJbb-4x7q9tuvyXPgC-TA0IsHesI/s640/Kwar-Adhola-receives-message-from-Kabaka-Mutebi-brought-by-Deputy-Katikkior.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="640" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_67UwJNYEZ8Aj-oxA2zabmGWxQELRWsfNs5U9MGFvnWLTgvRVHT4WOBtvJDoqtnvjV75UfFal5IwmuprTmFPBuuPl5BlvEAUJBzB9BTHWuIIvyfD7kJbb-4x7q9tuvyXPgC-TA0IsHesI/w400-h265/Kwar-Adhola-receives-message-from-Kabaka-Mutebi-brought-by-Deputy-Katikkior.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>The Jopadhola revival</b></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">For the Japadhola community, we
have been given the opportunity to revisit our culture. To organise and develop
our culture and create an ambience that will allow our future generations to
develop. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>We need to work on the social
economic factor and realize practices that are sustainable and can uplift our wellbeing.
This can only be achieved through dialogue and integrity. We must demand loyality
from our representatives to these causes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">At this time of election, we
should not wish for a change in the status quo, but to consolidate the
achievements and chose the right representatives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">If we continue to live
harmoniously, the sky is the limit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Long live His Highness Kwar
Adhola<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">For God and my country<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;">******<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black;"><i>Apollo Otawi is a proud Ugandan and social media
critic</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><br />Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8128193699918643556.post-54972626773447638762021-01-10T20:54:00.011+03:002021-01-11T04:52:44.990+03:00 The Uganda of 1986 vs The Uganda of 2021: 35 years, 35 flashbacks<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWl82A33IJ3ZlSb4hxgOcq0fdwzl9gu3-L5YFmoFyhiRH77PKerd_gMGR5SZyjDi-Tu3QQxJee_07R9Jj_eiWDb55M6sw9QwDHPAppzO3jSVYU9m4gdPMFR3HeRw28HhlIpfoCIiorF06K/s900/Uganda-Bus-Park-with-a-fully-functional-public-transport-system-in-the-1970s..jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWl82A33IJ3ZlSb4hxgOcq0fdwzl9gu3-L5YFmoFyhiRH77PKerd_gMGR5SZyjDi-Tu3QQxJee_07R9Jj_eiWDb55M6sw9QwDHPAppzO3jSVYU9m4gdPMFR3HeRw28HhlIpfoCIiorF06K/w400-h266/Uganda-Bus-Park-with-a-fully-functional-public-transport-system-in-the-1970s..jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bus Park in Kampala in 1970. Uganda had a fully <br />functioning public transport system. PHOTO TWITTER @JONDINNEN</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><b>OPINION | Faith Athieno Norah in Tororo |</b> When I last checked on my beloved Uganda in 1986, which is 35 years ago, this below was the situation - in 35 points:</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>In 1986, Uganda had just come out of a civil war, and a few years earlier, a war with Tanzania, that had also followed eight years of Idi Amin rule, but even then, there was minimal power load shedding once the fighting had subsided.</li><li>There were 32 well facilitated districts with each one having government civil servant housing quarters and their own regional economic infrastructure that boosted their revenue and local population employment.</li><li>Smuggling was rife, but there was also a lot of free cross border trade with low or in most cases no taxes for smaller amount of goods that are not transported in huge trucks.</li><li>There was very low cost railway passenger transport from border to border. The longest journeys, of 100 of kms, were equivalent to today's rate of 5,000/-. </li><li>There was an active Cooperative Society in each district that bought agricultural produce from local communities. The communities were engaged in all forms of agricultural from crops to animal.</li><li>There was generally a thriving fish market and no fishing restriction. 1kg of Nile Perch was not 15,000/- as currently. In 1986 1kg cost 2,000/- in the current money value. The lake was equally accessed by all East African citizens no land titles on water sections except islands.</li><li>Loans were accessible to most people at a low interest rate equivalent to 3% lending rate compared to the current 18%.</li><li>Education costs were much much affordable for all civil servants, farmers and peasants. Many students were given free scholastic material i.e. school exercise books pens and pencils and rubbers.</li><li>Free relief food for those in need. Not a good thing for a country, as it undermines local production, but there was free relief food aid to cover food shortage in the country. There was free US and Japan Cooking oils, Herrings and Mackerel tinned fish, whole chicken chicken. Yellow maize floor, milk powders, etc for every social worker and civil servant and all affected communities, and most importantly, schools.</li><li>The agriculture extension workers were visible. There was free farming aids inform exotic cross breeding of animals and free seeds or seedlings from each district farm institute for farmers from all political backgrounds.</li><li>There was a district presidential lodge in each district so the president did not need to travel with his home wherever he went.</li><li>Each of the 30 or so districts often officially hosted the president for 2 to 3 days and all roads in town had the Uganda flag on all the electricity polls.</li><li>The government universities admitted the best students in the country for free education. If you were among the first 1,500 A level students in the country, you were all admitted to Makerere for free education. The next about 1,500 went to Institutes of Commerce, teacher training for free.</li><li>Each district had a government hospital and at least 2 ambulances with well paid health practitioners and patients never paid any amount of money for treatment or drugs, not even any form of vaccinations, every thing was free. </li><li>Each school in the district was well built with flashing toilets and all modern school facilities in place. These included kindergarten, nursery, primary, secondary and higher institutions of learning. Each school had a truck or bus to carry its students from location to location free of charge and there were no fees required for school study trips. Each school had a play ground and a well built sports field. Also, each region had at least one of the top 10 ranked schools in the country, There was Layibi in the north, Ntare and Nyakasura in the West, Mwiri, Tororo College and Tororo Girls in the east etc and attracted students from right across the country, with students from the North studying in the South, and those in the South studying in the North.</li><li>All main streets and roads in towns upcountry and their suburbs had lights, zebra crossing, and there was gazetted free packing within each town. All town councils had official free space/gardens for celebration purposes. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4DQwfPo2dS-T2fPtZZm_22vWBB-GwAedDKgw8kYzT1BTnZ0Hrqp4jxED8EdQQMOieaZ3qtlI3R07PplQLUuAEtskin4STvdPEu7EghizfJMp3FZSLdYc8new2LO5I9io9yF5aQEgCENL/s1024/ug-airlines-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="1024" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4DQwfPo2dS-T2fPtZZm_22vWBB-GwAedDKgw8kYzT1BTnZ0Hrqp4jxED8EdQQMOieaZ3qtlI3R07PplQLUuAEtskin4STvdPEu7EghizfJMp3FZSLdYc8new2LO5I9io9yF5aQEgCENL/w400-h248/ug-airlines-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></li><li>Each of the main towns upcountry had fumigation teams that would go around the towns every six months to destroy mosquito habitant. </li><li>The town councils mowed the grass patches on the road reserves, and kept them clean. That was the case in Tororo, Jinja, Mbarara, Soroti, Gulu and Mbale, that had the reputation as the cleanest town in Uganda.</li><li>All security facilities like barracks and housing quarters were well painted and well organised with fences and hedges in place, with compounds and training grounds, and many with their own schools and health facilities.</li><li>Uganda was divided into regions, and each region had a number of golf courses</li><li>Each region had a fully functional air field - including Jinja, Tororo and Soroti in the East for example.</li><li>There were factories or industries in each region to create an economic development balance in the country. This also created more employment opportunities for the surrounding communities.</li><li>There was the Cooperative Bank that easily provided loans and grants to local farmers in every district in Uganda.</li><li>A national Commercial Bank owned by the government called UCB, was located in every district. This is where all the civil servants had accounts and a channel for their salaries and was a source also for jobs in each town for the skilled. </li><li>The government employed a cross section of people to run its institutions based on competence and track record regardless of ethnic backgrounds e.g. schools were run by English, Americans, or Indian Headmasters and there were Indian teachers as well etc employed by government. E.g. Mr Doshi was Headmaster of Rock View School and Elgon View had another Indian head teacher, Father Grimes was heading Namasagali, etc <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvlRhoeZAX4C7RsrlEFVFQrXhfhH92ViDG-WdU4oB8Xg4VG2vEfLoczFub6IwuyTk2MggWgyl8gLMSBNElwEFED0K_rwGPsFC1C18_SdAepDqCxksScKkEu_Dxi9mE931yXp-l9bgwE2_/s320/tororo+train.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="320" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvlRhoeZAX4C7RsrlEFVFQrXhfhH92ViDG-WdU4oB8Xg4VG2vEfLoczFub6IwuyTk2MggWgyl8gLMSBNElwEFED0K_rwGPsFC1C18_SdAepDqCxksScKkEu_Dxi9mE931yXp-l9bgwE2_/w400-h350/tororo+train.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></li><li>Best preforming students were given bursaries to foreign universities like Nairobi and Dar Es Salaam, and were paid allowances by government to help in facilitation. </li><li>All students in government universities were paid some sort of "living" allowance by the government. Each room in halls of residence had social distancing set ups i.e. one student per room or wide space in between beds in the common rooms. They were given free accommodation, food, scholastic material including free textbooks per course etc.</li><li>Civil servants salaries came in time and it the money was well above the status quo i.e. salary alone was able to take care of a lot of things, including education of children, and there was no need for bribery.</li><li>Pensions were well managed.</li><li>There was no backlog of court cases.</li><li>Public land was free for all to use and access and public parks were located in all districts.</li><li>Each district had a government hotel, freely accessible public library with all books in the academic curriculum and other social amenities.</li><li>The army and police children had their own schools and free additional essential supplies e.g. clothes, beddings, food, shoes, etc. The emergency call lines 999 were connected to the nearest police station which each had at least one fire fighting truck ever ready to fight fires.</li><li>Uganda had a fully functioning Airlines with a fleet of aircraft that included several large Boeing planes.</li><li>The public transport system worked, with UTC buses to narly all corners of the country. </li></ol>The list is longer... I will leave the reader to chart the course of their own future at this point as Uganda goes into an election January 14, 2021 – over 35 years since 1986 - when I last checked on by beloved Uganda.<p></p><b>For God and my country.</b><br /><p style="text-align: left;">*****</p><p><b><i>Athieno is a social media critic</i></b></p><div><br /></div>Louis jadwonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01447062318254014831noreply@blogger.com0