St Augustine quotes

 

🔵 AUGUST 31

⏮️ A month-end recap of St Augustine quotes ⏮️

✳️ No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ He who falls, falls by his own will; and he who stands, stands by God's will.

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ 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

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ 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

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ 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

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ 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 

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ The measure of love is to love without measure

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ 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

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ Charity is no substitute for justice withheld

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ 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.

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ 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

— SAINT AUGUSTINE

✳️ The mind commands the body and is instantly obeyed. The mind commands itself and meets resistance

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ 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

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳ Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ 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

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ People travel to wonder

at the height of the mountains,

at the huge waves of the seas,

at the long course of the rivers,

at the vast compass of the ocean,

at the circular motion of the stars,

and yet they pass by themselves

without wondering

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ 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

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ Miracles are not contrary to nature but only contrary to what we know about nature

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ 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

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ 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

— ST AUGUSTINE

✳️ 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?

— ST AUGUSTINE

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COFFEE: Here is what should be done

COMMENT | ROBERT KABUSHENGA | 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

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

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.

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.

#UGCoffee Thread:
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

— Robert Kabushenga (@rkabushenga) July 28, 2022

Anyway, what would we coffee sector players want to see?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

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.

9. There is the limited view that somehow value addition in coffee only happens with processing. 

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.

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?

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.

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

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This article is curated from twitter handle @rkabushenga

The House passes the Landlord and Tenants Bill at the bills' Third Reading

 

PARLIAMENT has today passed the Landlord and Tenants bill at its third reading. 

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.

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.

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.

Also deleted is clause 48(1) & (2) that had stated that:

48. Subjecting tenant to annoyance.

(1) A landlord shall not subject a tenant to annoyance.

(2) A landlord who unlawfully subjects a tenant to any annoyance is liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred and fifty currency points or imprisonment not exceeding one year or both.

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World Internet Freedom rankings

The Global Drive to Control Big Tech:
 ILLUSTRATION @freedomhouse

World Internet Freedom rankings (selected)

✳️ Iceland - 1

✳️ Estonia -  2

✳️ USA - 11

✳️ South Africa - 12

✳️ Kenya - 17

✳️ Nigeria - 27

✳️ Uganda - 36 

AS 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.

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.

According to Freedom on the Net, Iceland are ranked first in terms of internet freedom worldwide in the latest data from 2021 run on Statista.

Freedom on the Net is Freedom House’s annual survey and analysis of internet freedom around the world. 

Iceland placed first with 96 index points on the Freedom House Index while Uganda was 36th out 64 countries surveyed, with 49 points. 

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.

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. READ DETAILS HERE (click)

Should newsrooms impose restrictions on what journalists post on their personal social media accounts?

A higher number of journalists in broadcast agree— see ACME study https://t.co/7zs4vygaim

We speak to @HRNJUganda’s @RobertSsempala about #InternetFreedomUG for journalists pic.twitter.com/K9tDIJDJ73

— ACME Uganda (@ACME_Uganda) January 24, 2022

With the growing use of the internet as a mode of information sharing in Uganda, several laws have been deployed to limit freedom on the internet. NMG-Uganda Journalist @qataharraymond explains the implications of these restrictions on journalism #InternetFreedomUG pic.twitter.com/xtLxF3eBU1

— ACME Uganda (@ACME_Uganda) January 25, 2022

Find more statistics at Statista

 

OCTOBER 9 - Prime Minister Apollo Milton Obote’s 1962 Uganda Independence Speech 

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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.

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.

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.

National unity

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

TODAY IN HISTORY - May 10

 

The military commission that took over power a day after President
Binaisa fired Oyite Ojok

TODAY IN HISTORY

#May10 #InHISTORY

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.

1772 May 10, British Parliament passed the Tea Act, taxing all tea in the colonies.

1773 May 10, To keep the troubled East India Company afloat, Parliament passed the Tea Act, taxing all tea in the American colonies.

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.

1940 May 10, Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister

1940 May 10, World War II: The first German bombs of the war fall on England at Chilham and Petham, in Kent.

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 .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_Binaisa

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.http://www.nydailynews.com/.../mandela-president-south...

2000 May 10, Pres. Clinton issued an executive order to make drugs for AIDS less expensive in Africa.

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.

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. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/may/19/georgia.usa

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.

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.

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.

2011 May 10, Microsoft announced an $8.5 billion deal to acquire Skype, an Internet voice and video communications company.

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.

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."

Source - wikipedia; http://www.timelines.ws and http://www.historyorb.com