Akim Odong
Ssalongo Ssenoga has been very consistent that the problem we have in Uganda was built on the way Africa was demarcated, you see those that demarcated it never cared on what tribe goes where and what language goes where. And I have tried so much to educate him that all people need services and safety the same way. A Langi needs food for his kids as a Mugwere so if you put Bagwere and Langis in a same house they can do all their cultural respect but at the end of the day they end up on the same dining table. I lost a Langi kid in this city and we buried him in this city, we pulled his father from home and came here. At his arrival we took him to a funeral home where his son was and he paid the respect he had to. But at the death of that kid I leant a great deal about the Langi culture that I never knew. We had an old man from home and a couple of Langis that were in town who joined him, and I got specific instructions of how the process was to take place. There were times we were to leave him with the only very close people, there was a way he had to be dressed, there was a type of suit he had to be put in and many many things I never knew about. But when all had been done, we all joined up in what unified us, we had to bury the kid and we all gathered and bury him in great respect. The problem Ssenoga has is that he is stuck into a revolving door of the functions we held to this funeral than the one that combined all of us which is the burial of this kid. That is the fundamental change we need as Ugandans, to focus on what combines us altogether. Life peace safety food educating our children and good hospitals. Every human being needs those. But I add that Ssalongo Ssenoga actually forgets that whites never built Buganda but Baganda, they got Baganda Banabuddu Batooro and combined them all together to build Buganda, half of Buddu was Tanzania for crying out loud. Why is it a crime for whites to combine us but not a crime for Buganda to combine us? Better yet did the whites build Buganda to cause the split off of Banyala and Baluuri?
No we are not going to hand Federalism to Northerners for that will build a war between Langis and Acholis and Baluri are going to fight too. Ugandans are asking for Federalism not for it is a good governance system but because they want to use it as a vehicle to access the national cake.
We will take the God damn firkin cake to them.
EM
On the 49th
Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni and Dr. Kiiza Besigye Uganda is in anarchy"
Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi
"Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni na Dk. Kiiza Besigye Uganda ni katika machafuko"
From: ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com [mailto:ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of akim odong
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 6:59 AM
To: ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: {UAH} ROADS IN ACHOLI LAND: WHO IS TO BLAME? MPS OR M7?
Mr Mulindwa;
That is chicken and egg monkey business! If after twenty 28 years M7 has failed to deliver on democracy and peace what of us campaigning without even a spear at hand? So, we will not let anything including fear detract us from our demand for federalism. Time to turn the table on its head, which means, Federalism first and the rest will follow. Mr Mulindwa, you see Ugandans have tried everything, coups, gorilla warfare etc except federalism. Its only a person, short of a complete brain to continue repeating the same order. The fear of losing influence and the desire to subject others under one's authority while leeching them, is what is holding Ugandans from embracing federalism.
Again Mr Mulindwa, its of no use to compare Uganda to Nigeria. Much as given the chance, every Ugandan student would migrate to Nigeria, if MUK can't get the lecturers over there; i believe the two countries are different in many ways and also federalism as a system of governance would have been adopted at different times, for different purposes with different results. So Nigeria's experience, could never be used to mirror Uganda in a few years to come.
Let me suggest that, we should work hard for a softer landing rather than a crash landing, because federalism is airborne and heading to Uganda like a meteorite. It's been christened, "meteorite fede"!.
Akim
On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Herrn Edward Mulindwa <mulindwa@look.ca> wrote:
Akim Odong
Federalism does not build democracy, it is the crown of democracy. If Federalism built democracy, Nigeria would have been the most democratic state in Africa yet it is not. You are so low on the democratic scale that are even campaigning on peace.
Akim peace is a fundamental right sir.
EM
On the 49th
Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni and Dr. Kiiza Besigye Uganda is in anarchy"
Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi
"Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni na Dk. Kiiza Besigye Uganda ni katika machafuko"
From: ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com [mailto:ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of akim odong
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 4:52 AM
To: ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: {UAH} ROADS IN ACHOLI LAND: WHO IS TO BLAME? MPS OR M7?
Mr Mulindwa;
Whatever policies the two parties campaigned on did not matter very much to the indigenous Acholi who after all those years of trauma, wanted peace and anything was better than M7 and his party. With all the intimidation they still rejected him and voted for FDC who had promised peace and most importantly, an alternative to M7 and his cohorts. So, whatever policy M7 preached was not going to work because he was not going to deliver anyway.
On the other hand, FDC promised peace and end the hatred of Acholi by M7, they also promised to rebuild Acholi and replenish their livestock that was ferried south day and night, to Rwakitura and other generals farms at the height of the intimidation. This did not materialise and as such, the Acholi decided to teach FDC a lesson and the next time round voted for NRM, Onek being the first etc. This of course, emboldened M7 who, with the mixed use of bribery, rigging, voter intimidation and withholding basic services and donor money, not to mention taxes collected from Acholi, forced the Acholi to vote NRM. So, suffice to say that the elections results in Acholi was not based on policies as such but survival instinct and rejecting the unwritten policy of intimidation, murder and denial of basic rights, by the movement.
Mr Mulindwa, this duo/duel bulls.. by the two protagonist, is going to end very soon because Acholi have realised that none of the parties is upto the jobs, and that its up to them and they alone, to determine their destiny, development and maisha. That is not to suggest that Acholi is calling for autonomy but some form of devolution which will see that Acholi and or with neighbours, form a state managed not from Rwakitura or Entebbe, but north of Karuma bridge. We believe everybody or region deserves the right to determine, how services are delivered in their region, how their culture is preserved and how they want to be administered. Federalism offers that alternative and the leading voice of Federalism in Uganda presently, is UFA; with its simple message on federalism through referendum.
On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 10:23 AM, Herrn Edward Mulindwa <mulindwa@look.ca> wrote:
Akim Odong
KItgum House and Opoka house are not built due to Federalism, let us not be that naive. But I need you to clarify to me the difference Acholis saw between The Movement policy and FDC policy to elect FDC. For clarification, w have two parties in Acholi land preaching policy, The Movement is preaching policy and FDC is preaching policy. What policy did The movement campaign on to make The Acholis elect them, and what policy did FDC preach to Acholis to elect them?
I prefer starting with critical thinking !!!!!
EM
On the 49th
Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni and Dr. Kiiza Besigye Uganda is in anarchy"
Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi
"Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni na Dk. Kiiza Besigye Uganda ni katika machafuko"
From: ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com [mailto:ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of akim odong
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 3:24 AM
To: ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: {UAH} ROADS IN ACHOLI LAND: WHO IS TO BLAME? MPS OR M7?
Mr Aliga;
In Acholi today there're more NRM MPs like never before. Voted or not its immaterial, the fact remain that they are the ones serving the constituency and it was incumbent on the Achioli to speak out if they feel their votes were rigged or miscounted. Do not forget that at the height of M7's intimidation and torture of Acholi, the Acholi rejected him overwhelmingly by voting for FDC. The north was FDC territory!.
Mr Aliga, i am sure that Acholi turned to the deadbeat party (NRM) because FDC did not deliver despite heroic efforts of the likes of Okumu Reagan. One consolation i have is that come 2016 and onwards, Acholi will find their home in UFA, with federalism (loc ken) taking roots in Acholi and hopefully through this choice, the Acholi will spearhead and grant the Baganda what they could not achieve on their own in fifty years.
Mr Aliga, my request to you is to start thinking in a federated manner, because that name "Aliga" comes from somewhere in Uganda and its only people with such name who can develop the area where such appellation originates, you cannot leave it to the Tumusime, Musoke or Rwakisomething to come and do it for you. Federalism, therefore, offers such a life line. Just look how proud the Baganda are of their region not withholding the fact that its people from other regions who are stupid enough to build houses and businesses in Buganda including Kampala (Kitgum House, Opoka house), thus contributing to the glitter. While decrying the state of affairs in their region. How musiro can that be!
Sleep over this and when you wake up, rise up a federal and join the (loc-ken) movement, for the name Aliga should be synonymous with the success of its origin and not a by word of a settler in Buganda, like the name Okero has become!
Akim
On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 7:45 PM, Aliga Charles <charly3850@hotmail.com> wrote:
Akim,
Do you seriously believe that those people voted NRM?????? Since when was NRM/A genuinelly voted into government?
CC: ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com
From: raj62ali@gmail.com
Subject: Re: {UAH} ROADS IN ACHOLI LAND: WHO IS TO BLAME? MPS OR M7?
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 12:24:42 +0000
To: ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com
Abeewo musajja waffe Okello Oryem!
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On 8 Nov 2013, at 07:27, akim odong <akimodong@gmail.com> wrote:
Hannah;
I think the Acholi are to blame for voting for NRM the deadwood party instead of UFA the progressive party!
Akim
On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 3:19 AM, Hannah Ogwapiti <hannahogwapiti@googlemail.com> wrote:
We have Acholi Parliamentary Group (APG) and each one were given 50m by government outside their swollen pay to develop their constituencies. As a team these mps collectively would have at least tarmac 7centimeters of road in Acholiland and asked government that please top up our efforts. But instead they tarmac their oesophagus or call it alimentary canal? Ujoneeeee.This is Pader road in Acholiland same country, different regions.
2.this is Pader road between Kilak Corner and Ladinge Center.This is fundamental change in 27 years, compare this road to roads in Western Uganda, cry my beloved people cry, they will never treat you like human beings. Have you seen Kabale Kisoro Road?
COMPARE THAT TO KABALE KISORO ROAD BELOW IN WESTERN UGANDA
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H.OGWAPITI
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