25 February 2008 (London, UK) – Leading gaming portal Online-Gambling-Insider.com has made a substantial donation to Slotland.com’s community development project in Malawi (Help-Malawi-Children-Charity.com) and challenged others in the online gambling industry to share their success in this way as well.
'When Slotland initially announced the building of the school we ran the story on our news network but we felt that a project such as this needs every little bit of support it can get,' said Ryan D, Founding Editor at Online Gambling Insider. 'To see the dedication of the Slotland team, and the amazing results they have achieved in what is a challenging environment deserves the utmost respect.'
The Online Gambling Insider’s donation is already at work in Malawi since the PayPal donation processing puts the money directly into the Project Team’s hands.
Hoping to appeal to the competitive nature of people in the online gambling industry, the Editor has challenged gambling operators, affiliates and players to also make a donation.
Malawi is the 8th poorest nation on earth. Nowhere has AIDS had such a severe impact. Education is the key to ending the poverty so, two years ago, Slotland funded the construction of a school and community center in the remote village of Juma. They have since built a maize mill in a nearby Kantimbanye that provides a small income for the school and a much-needed service to area farmers. The school’s teachers have become a resource for teachers in surrounding villages, and farmers in the area have learned new sustainable agriculture methods in the center’s demonstration gardens.
From the torrential rains that hindered volunteers during construction to the opening ceremonies last fall, the story of how western philanthropy can make such a huge difference is told on a fundraising website launched this winter, Help-Malawi-Children-Charity.com.
“We got the idea to produce the website because so many of our players were asking how they could donate personally,” said Martin Smith of Slotland.com. “Food for the students. Gas for the jeep. Building materials. The project is becoming more and more self-sustaining, but they still need help. The beauty of this fundraising site is that donations go directly to the Team in Malawi.”
The Project Team in Africa – a small group of dedicated European and American aid workers -- has registered a non-profit organization called boNGO Worldwide to receive online donations. The organization is committed to assisting communities develop self-sustaining projects. boNGO is an acronym for “Based On Need-driven Grassroots Ownership”.
Monday, 25 February 2008
South Africa: Country, Malawi to Enhance Defence Co-Operation
South Africa and Malawi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will enhance defence co-operation through the exchange of experiences and knowledge.
Defence Minister Mosioua Lekota signed the MoU with his Malawian counterpart Aaron Sangala on Monday.
Speaking at the singing ceremony, Minister Lekota said the agreement would affirm the importance of the relations between the two countries and their commitment in the developing the defence relationship.
Echoing Minister Lekota's sentiments, Malawian Defence Minister, Sangala stated that the MoU signified another milestone between the two governments and in particular the two Ministries of Defence.
"I strongly believe that the MoU is indeed a means of consolidating the co-operation the two nations have enjoyed over the years," he said.
He added that the MoU would sought to achieve industrial co-operation in the field of defence related research, development and procurement of defence equipment.
Among other things, the MoU will also develop and formulate procedures for military co-operation between the armed forces and promote training of military personnel.
This will be done through an exchange of training instructors and observers, as well as the exchange of military information on matters agreed to.
Co-operation in the exchange of knowledge and training in the field of the United Nations and the African Union peacekeeping operations and the exchange of military personnel at all levels to enhance sporting and cultural links between the armed forces.
The two countries will also unveil the RSA/Malawi Joint Commission for Joint Co-operation that will create a platform for the continued engagements in political, economic, social and military issues.
"I firmly believe that the establishment of the RSA /Malawi Defence Committee is a critical confidence and security building mechanism and will play a vital role in maintaining and expanding our defence diplomatic relationship.
"I am certain that this will strengthen the good and friendly relations by means of close defence co-operation to enhance good defence working relations between our two countries. It will also demonstrate the mutual commitment and to form and develop defence relations between our two countries," he said.
The two countries will also work towards strengthening the good and friendly relations by means of close defence co-operation and acknowledge while demonstrating their mutual commitment and development of their relationship.
Defence Minister Mosioua Lekota signed the MoU with his Malawian counterpart Aaron Sangala on Monday.
Speaking at the singing ceremony, Minister Lekota said the agreement would affirm the importance of the relations between the two countries and their commitment in the developing the defence relationship.
Echoing Minister Lekota's sentiments, Malawian Defence Minister, Sangala stated that the MoU signified another milestone between the two governments and in particular the two Ministries of Defence.
"I strongly believe that the MoU is indeed a means of consolidating the co-operation the two nations have enjoyed over the years," he said.
He added that the MoU would sought to achieve industrial co-operation in the field of defence related research, development and procurement of defence equipment.
Among other things, the MoU will also develop and formulate procedures for military co-operation between the armed forces and promote training of military personnel.
This will be done through an exchange of training instructors and observers, as well as the exchange of military information on matters agreed to.
Co-operation in the exchange of knowledge and training in the field of the United Nations and the African Union peacekeeping operations and the exchange of military personnel at all levels to enhance sporting and cultural links between the armed forces.
The two countries will also unveil the RSA/Malawi Joint Commission for Joint Co-operation that will create a platform for the continued engagements in political, economic, social and military issues.
"I firmly believe that the establishment of the RSA /Malawi Defence Committee is a critical confidence and security building mechanism and will play a vital role in maintaining and expanding our defence diplomatic relationship.
"I am certain that this will strengthen the good and friendly relations by means of close defence co-operation to enhance good defence working relations between our two countries. It will also demonstrate the mutual commitment and to form and develop defence relations between our two countries," he said.
The two countries will also work towards strengthening the good and friendly relations by means of close defence co-operation and acknowledge while demonstrating their mutual commitment and development of their relationship.
Peter Mutharika takes over govt. running
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has instructed his cabinet ministers not to report to him directly but via his brother Professor Peter Mutharika [pictured] whom we recently unveiled as the de facto vice president, disgruntled cabinet ministers have confided.
President Mutharika is contemplating ceding power to his unelected younger brother due to his own poor health status. The president is stricken with a serious case of prostate cancer.
The younger Mutharika was called back from his academic post at George Washington University in Missouri, in the US deep South, where he was a professor of International Law and Comparative Constitutional Law.
Peter Mutharika was parachuted into his powerful position in Malawi soon after the death of the First Lady Ethel to "assist" the older Mutharika in running government. The maneuver was impossible before that because the late Mrs. Mutharika hated the President's younger brother,
Peter, often describing him as a greedy and unsavory character.
Peter Mutharika has taken a sabbatical to fill in the 'technically' vacant post of Vice President of Malawi and offer personal care and advice to the president following the demise of Mrs. Mutharika.
"We have been told that we should be reporting to the president's young brother as the President needs more time resting but nobody has told us clearly why he [Bingu] wants more time to rest.
"Peter Mutharika has been given all the powers to order a cabinet minister around. Some of us are meant to brief him before meeting the Head of State," a source, who did not want to be identified, said.
The Mutharika administration has the characteristics of a family fiefdom comparable to the Cuban scenario where the ill-fated Fidel Castro appointed his younger brother Raul to act as President.
Constitutional analysts say under the laws of Malawi, the President is "wrong" to give state authority to his unelected brother. Thus the president's act in delegating this control to his brother is illegal.
President Mutharika does not wish to contest a second term, but wishes his younger brother to rule the country in his stead.
Mutharika wishes to announce this formal changeover once he is re-elected in a rigged poll, which he is planning, for May, 2009.
President Mutharika is contemplating ceding power to his unelected younger brother due to his own poor health status. The president is stricken with a serious case of prostate cancer.
The younger Mutharika was called back from his academic post at George Washington University in Missouri, in the US deep South, where he was a professor of International Law and Comparative Constitutional Law.
Peter Mutharika was parachuted into his powerful position in Malawi soon after the death of the First Lady Ethel to "assist" the older Mutharika in running government. The maneuver was impossible before that because the late Mrs. Mutharika hated the President's younger brother,
Peter, often describing him as a greedy and unsavory character.
Peter Mutharika has taken a sabbatical to fill in the 'technically' vacant post of Vice President of Malawi and offer personal care and advice to the president following the demise of Mrs. Mutharika.
"We have been told that we should be reporting to the president's young brother as the President needs more time resting but nobody has told us clearly why he [Bingu] wants more time to rest.
"Peter Mutharika has been given all the powers to order a cabinet minister around. Some of us are meant to brief him before meeting the Head of State," a source, who did not want to be identified, said.
The Mutharika administration has the characteristics of a family fiefdom comparable to the Cuban scenario where the ill-fated Fidel Castro appointed his younger brother Raul to act as President.
Constitutional analysts say under the laws of Malawi, the President is "wrong" to give state authority to his unelected brother. Thus the president's act in delegating this control to his brother is illegal.
President Mutharika does not wish to contest a second term, but wishes his younger brother to rule the country in his stead.
Mutharika wishes to announce this formal changeover once he is re-elected in a rigged poll, which he is planning, for May, 2009.
Zimbabwe: Country Win 10th Cross-Country Championship
ZIMBABWE produced one of their best performances in an international cross-country meet when they won the 10th Confederation of African Athletics Southern Region Cross-Country championship at the University of Lusaka, Zambia on Saturday.
It was indeed a remarkable feat for the National Athletics' Association of Zimbabwe whose 10 athletes reaped an impressive seven medals from the event to finish top of the nine nations table.
Defending champions South Africa, fielding a strong contingent of 34 runners were a distant third with just two medals while hosts Zambia who had more than 40 athletes also managed two medals.
Malawi brought in 24 athletes and returned home with two medals, tied in second place with Zambia.
Zimbabwe won two gold, two silver and four bronze medals from the event to emerge the overall winners ahead of Zambia, Malawi, South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Mozambique and Swaziland.
Crack middle distance runner Samukeliso Moyo showed that she had lost none of the attributes that made her a household name in the region by storming to victory in the women's 8km stretch to take the gold medal.
Tabitha Tsatsa took the bronze medal for coming third as Catherine Chikwakwi of Malawi was sandwiched by the Zimbabweans when taking the silver.
However, the athletes' times could not be ascertained by last night.
Varaidzo Shindi was fourth as Chiedza Chokore finished eighth to help Zimbabwe win another gold from the team event in the senior women's category.
It was, however, only in the senior women's section that NAAZ managed to field the minimum number of four athletes required to make a team.
Only two athletes Cutbert Nyasango and Nkosiyazi Sibanda represented Zimbabwe in the senior men's 12km race.
Nyasango won the silver as compatriot Sibanda settled for a bronze.
South Africa's Boy Soke finished ahead of the Zimbabweans in the race.
Zimbabwe ended up fielding just two athletes after Mike Fokorani missed the team bus to Zambia last Thursday as he opted to remain behind and search for his misplaced cellphone at the City Sports Centre.
The other athlete, Wirimai Juwawo had problems with his emergency travelling document that was not in order. Zimbabwe also failed to raise a team in the juniors where Jonathan Chinyoka and Joshua Sabao took part in the 8km race.
Sabao was second in 22 minutes 38 seconds as Chinyoka won bronze in a time of 24.07 while Tony Wamula won Zambia's only gold in 22.38.
Zambia's other medal came in the 6km junior women's race where Carol Siachisumo crossed the finish line in second place, six seconds behind the winner Miriam Thole of Malawi with a time of 20:39.
The Zimbabwe team returned home yesterday with NAAZ president Joseph Mungwari happy with the results.
"This is has been a very good performance by our athletes.
"It shows that we are going somewhere in terms of competing at the regional level.
"I am confident that we could have done even better had we managed to get a full compliment of the athletes going to Zambia," said Mungwari.
It was indeed a remarkable feat for the National Athletics' Association of Zimbabwe whose 10 athletes reaped an impressive seven medals from the event to finish top of the nine nations table.
Defending champions South Africa, fielding a strong contingent of 34 runners were a distant third with just two medals while hosts Zambia who had more than 40 athletes also managed two medals.
Malawi brought in 24 athletes and returned home with two medals, tied in second place with Zambia.
Zimbabwe won two gold, two silver and four bronze medals from the event to emerge the overall winners ahead of Zambia, Malawi, South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Mozambique and Swaziland.
Crack middle distance runner Samukeliso Moyo showed that she had lost none of the attributes that made her a household name in the region by storming to victory in the women's 8km stretch to take the gold medal.
Tabitha Tsatsa took the bronze medal for coming third as Catherine Chikwakwi of Malawi was sandwiched by the Zimbabweans when taking the silver.
However, the athletes' times could not be ascertained by last night.
Varaidzo Shindi was fourth as Chiedza Chokore finished eighth to help Zimbabwe win another gold from the team event in the senior women's category.
It was, however, only in the senior women's section that NAAZ managed to field the minimum number of four athletes required to make a team.
Only two athletes Cutbert Nyasango and Nkosiyazi Sibanda represented Zimbabwe in the senior men's 12km race.
Nyasango won the silver as compatriot Sibanda settled for a bronze.
South Africa's Boy Soke finished ahead of the Zimbabweans in the race.
Zimbabwe ended up fielding just two athletes after Mike Fokorani missed the team bus to Zambia last Thursday as he opted to remain behind and search for his misplaced cellphone at the City Sports Centre.
The other athlete, Wirimai Juwawo had problems with his emergency travelling document that was not in order. Zimbabwe also failed to raise a team in the juniors where Jonathan Chinyoka and Joshua Sabao took part in the 8km race.
Sabao was second in 22 minutes 38 seconds as Chinyoka won bronze in a time of 24.07 while Tony Wamula won Zambia's only gold in 22.38.
Zambia's other medal came in the 6km junior women's race where Carol Siachisumo crossed the finish line in second place, six seconds behind the winner Miriam Thole of Malawi with a time of 20:39.
The Zimbabwe team returned home yesterday with NAAZ president Joseph Mungwari happy with the results.
"This is has been a very good performance by our athletes.
"It shows that we are going somewhere in terms of competing at the regional level.
"I am confident that we could have done even better had we managed to get a full compliment of the athletes going to Zambia," said Mungwari.
S Africa not to share World Cup cake with neighboring countries
South African Local Organising Committee for the 2010 Soccer World Cup has made a U-turn on its earlier promise to share the cake.
After saying to allow neighboring countries to host part of the 55,000 Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) officials, the committee said it now has the capacity to handle the contingent, website of The Nation newspaper of Malawi reported Monday.
The development has left Malawi's chances of benefiting from the global soccer show-piece hanging by a thread as the country will now have to start making fresh negotiations with tour operators based in Europe if it is to get a slice of the cake.
Tourism Association of Malawi (MTA) executive director Sam Botomani and assistant director of tourism Alice Magombo told a news conference in Blantyre last Friday that mid-last year the South African Local Organising Committee indicated that it would share with its neighbors some business which included hosting of the officials.
"However, at the recent meeting organized earlier this month in Johannesburg, we were told by the South African Local Organising Committee that the good-will has been withdrawn and that the FIFA officials will be taken care of by the host country," said Botomani.
He said that the development has left Malawi praying for the good-will from European countries with which Malawi has strong ties like former colonial masters Britain for its teams such as England and Scotland to camp in the country in the run-up to the football fiesta.
But with both England and Scotland misfiring and failing to even qualify for the Euro 2008 set for this June, it remains uncertain whether they may make it into the group of 32 teams to be in South Africa in 2010.
Magombo said the misfiring of England and Scotland will not prevent Malawi from preparing for the 2010.
Quizzed on what other strategies Malawi is using to coax soccer enthusiasts to visit the country, Magombo said the ministry is relying on the power of the Malawi Tourism website.
"Let me be honest with you, we cannot slot adverts on international television channels like CNN because it is absolutely expensive. We, however, believe the website will help us to market Malawi," said Magombo.
Some members of MTA expressed concern that the government, through the Ministry of Tourism, has monopolized the whole 2010 show and that they are only being engaged in the final hours.
After saying to allow neighboring countries to host part of the 55,000 Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) officials, the committee said it now has the capacity to handle the contingent, website of The Nation newspaper of Malawi reported Monday.
The development has left Malawi's chances of benefiting from the global soccer show-piece hanging by a thread as the country will now have to start making fresh negotiations with tour operators based in Europe if it is to get a slice of the cake.
Tourism Association of Malawi (MTA) executive director Sam Botomani and assistant director of tourism Alice Magombo told a news conference in Blantyre last Friday that mid-last year the South African Local Organising Committee indicated that it would share with its neighbors some business which included hosting of the officials.
"However, at the recent meeting organized earlier this month in Johannesburg, we were told by the South African Local Organising Committee that the good-will has been withdrawn and that the FIFA officials will be taken care of by the host country," said Botomani.
He said that the development has left Malawi praying for the good-will from European countries with which Malawi has strong ties like former colonial masters Britain for its teams such as England and Scotland to camp in the country in the run-up to the football fiesta.
But with both England and Scotland misfiring and failing to even qualify for the Euro 2008 set for this June, it remains uncertain whether they may make it into the group of 32 teams to be in South Africa in 2010.
Magombo said the misfiring of England and Scotland will not prevent Malawi from preparing for the 2010.
Quizzed on what other strategies Malawi is using to coax soccer enthusiasts to visit the country, Magombo said the ministry is relying on the power of the Malawi Tourism website.
"Let me be honest with you, we cannot slot adverts on international television channels like CNN because it is absolutely expensive. We, however, believe the website will help us to market Malawi," said Magombo.
Some members of MTA expressed concern that the government, through the Ministry of Tourism, has monopolized the whole 2010 show and that they are only being engaged in the final hours.
Government of Canada Provides Support for the University of Regina to Develop Skills Training Course
Dave Batters, Member of Parliament for Palliser, on behalf of the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced support for a new development project in which the University of Regina will work with partners in Malawi to upgrade technical training programs.
"The Government of Canada is pleased to work with the University of Regina to deliver real results in the lives of Malawi's students," said Minister Oda. "With this funding, the University of Malawi Polytechnic will be able to update its curriculum and skills training courses to better reflect the needs of Malawi's job market, and will prepare students for employment across the public and private sectors."
"The people of Saskatchewan and all Canadians should be proud of the difference our academic experts are making in the world by sharing their knowledge and skills," said Mr. Batters.
The $2.4 million in funding will help redesign the Polytechnic's curriculum to make it more relevant to Malawi's social and economic development. Several stakeholders in Malawi are involved in this project including the Chamber of Commerce, the Technical Entrepreneurial Vocational Education Training Authority (TEVETA), and the Ministries of Education and Labour.
"We learned that the Polytechnic graduates were having difficulty integrating into the Malawi workforce because they were lacking the technical skills needed by employers," said Dr. Rosetta Khalideen, Director, Adult Education and Human Resource Development at the University of Regina. "This project will help provide the reorientation sought by our Malawian partners to change that."
The project is funded by CIDA's University Partnerships in Cooperation and Development Program (UPCD). Through UPCD, Canadian universities work with organizations in developing countries to increase their abilities to meet local human resources needs and development needs.
The announcement renews the commitment made by Prime Minister Harper at last year's G8 Summit to double Canadian assistance to Africa from 2003-04 levels, to reach $2.1 billion by 2008-09.
"The Government of Canada is pleased to work with the University of Regina to deliver real results in the lives of Malawi's students," said Minister Oda. "With this funding, the University of Malawi Polytechnic will be able to update its curriculum and skills training courses to better reflect the needs of Malawi's job market, and will prepare students for employment across the public and private sectors."
"The people of Saskatchewan and all Canadians should be proud of the difference our academic experts are making in the world by sharing their knowledge and skills," said Mr. Batters.
The $2.4 million in funding will help redesign the Polytechnic's curriculum to make it more relevant to Malawi's social and economic development. Several stakeholders in Malawi are involved in this project including the Chamber of Commerce, the Technical Entrepreneurial Vocational Education Training Authority (TEVETA), and the Ministries of Education and Labour.
"We learned that the Polytechnic graduates were having difficulty integrating into the Malawi workforce because they were lacking the technical skills needed by employers," said Dr. Rosetta Khalideen, Director, Adult Education and Human Resource Development at the University of Regina. "This project will help provide the reorientation sought by our Malawian partners to change that."
The project is funded by CIDA's University Partnerships in Cooperation and Development Program (UPCD). Through UPCD, Canadian universities work with organizations in developing countries to increase their abilities to meet local human resources needs and development needs.
The announcement renews the commitment made by Prime Minister Harper at last year's G8 Summit to double Canadian assistance to Africa from 2003-04 levels, to reach $2.1 billion by 2008-09.
Uganda: It's Too Late for Kamya's Queries
As MP Beti Kamya awaits her day in court, I beg to make some few observations regarding our leaders and their nationality.
Many a time, whenever a nation is faced with owning up to their being accomplices to crimes committed against members of their nations by once upon a time a "beloved" leader, there is often a tendency to disown them as some way of getting past their own ignominy. This to me is some sort of psychotherapy of sorts to help us not beat ourselves silly after living a life of denial for a very long time.
We have Germany that embraced Adolf Hitler "the Fuehrer". This was a man whose edict to Porche led every German to afford what we call the Volkswagon because it was cheap, and fuel efficient but had to protect his Porche engine by having it fixed in the boot section of the wagon.
Everybody enjoyed that and yet when his crime against the Jews came to be exposed, many stated Hitler was an Austrian! Austrians are actually ethnic Germans and speak the same language only that Austrians speak German like the Afro-Carribeans speak English!
Then came the case of Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda "Ngwazu" who misruled Malawi and used to feed his opponents to crocodiles. The chorus was Banda was not Malawian but an impostor that the Presbyterian Church of Scotland sent to Malawi in place of the real Kamuzu who legend states died of TB.
In Uganda, when Field Marshal Idi Amin Dada (RIP) came to power, there was a lot of jubilation in many quarters of our nation. We even nick-named him Ssalongo waffe and some people crowned him "Life President!"
When he reportedly turned and started killing these very supporters, the same chorus came up "Amin" is actually not a Ugandan but an Anyanya from Sudan!
Today we are at it again. Way back in the early 1980s, many people who cared warned a significant portion of our citizens about what Museveni and NRM/A at large stood for and who he actually is. These fore warnings fell on deaf ears because Museveni was reportedly helping them to remove the man they hated notwithstanding their equally no endearing love for Museveni.
This type of diabolic lifestyles is what we as Ugandans in particular and a people in general should stop living because it is associated with very high opportunity costs!.
Just imagine, if we had listened even with only one of our ears way back in 1980, would we today be discussing the nationality of Museveni?
If in 1980 Museveni was Ugandan, why should he have now metamorphosed into a Rwandan or Burundian? And how exactly do we define our nationality? People, let's get real.
Trying to consciously disown Museveni because of what our associations with him for all these decades has caused to our nation is not only nauseating but also disgusting. We have a national document called the constitution that clearly states who should be our country's Chief Executive.
There are people who, unlike me, are well coached in all the legalese that are found therein and yet throughout the 22 years they have been conspicuously silent about Museveni's nationality. Why must they now talk about it?
I suggest, notwithstanding all the information both of facts, fibs and fiction that we now have on Museveni, we should forever hold our peace and see how we are going to govern Uganda when he has vacated that seat. That, to me is what a wise people do. They swallow the fruits of their ignorance and never repeat the same act.
MP Kamya decided to go to the Luweero Triangle and support the NRM, a government she and her late husband served whole heartedly. If she stands today, 20 plus years later and question the tribe of the man she supported then, it makes Ugandans question her leadership ability.
For these are questions the Member of Parliament should have asked herself in Luweero before she supported a struggle that left most of us in Luweero orphans.
Many a time, whenever a nation is faced with owning up to their being accomplices to crimes committed against members of their nations by once upon a time a "beloved" leader, there is often a tendency to disown them as some way of getting past their own ignominy. This to me is some sort of psychotherapy of sorts to help us not beat ourselves silly after living a life of denial for a very long time.
We have Germany that embraced Adolf Hitler "the Fuehrer". This was a man whose edict to Porche led every German to afford what we call the Volkswagon because it was cheap, and fuel efficient but had to protect his Porche engine by having it fixed in the boot section of the wagon.
Everybody enjoyed that and yet when his crime against the Jews came to be exposed, many stated Hitler was an Austrian! Austrians are actually ethnic Germans and speak the same language only that Austrians speak German like the Afro-Carribeans speak English!
Then came the case of Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda "Ngwazu" who misruled Malawi and used to feed his opponents to crocodiles. The chorus was Banda was not Malawian but an impostor that the Presbyterian Church of Scotland sent to Malawi in place of the real Kamuzu who legend states died of TB.
In Uganda, when Field Marshal Idi Amin Dada (RIP) came to power, there was a lot of jubilation in many quarters of our nation. We even nick-named him Ssalongo waffe and some people crowned him "Life President!"
When he reportedly turned and started killing these very supporters, the same chorus came up "Amin" is actually not a Ugandan but an Anyanya from Sudan!
Today we are at it again. Way back in the early 1980s, many people who cared warned a significant portion of our citizens about what Museveni and NRM/A at large stood for and who he actually is. These fore warnings fell on deaf ears because Museveni was reportedly helping them to remove the man they hated notwithstanding their equally no endearing love for Museveni.
This type of diabolic lifestyles is what we as Ugandans in particular and a people in general should stop living because it is associated with very high opportunity costs!.
Just imagine, if we had listened even with only one of our ears way back in 1980, would we today be discussing the nationality of Museveni?
If in 1980 Museveni was Ugandan, why should he have now metamorphosed into a Rwandan or Burundian? And how exactly do we define our nationality? People, let's get real.
Trying to consciously disown Museveni because of what our associations with him for all these decades has caused to our nation is not only nauseating but also disgusting. We have a national document called the constitution that clearly states who should be our country's Chief Executive.
There are people who, unlike me, are well coached in all the legalese that are found therein and yet throughout the 22 years they have been conspicuously silent about Museveni's nationality. Why must they now talk about it?
I suggest, notwithstanding all the information both of facts, fibs and fiction that we now have on Museveni, we should forever hold our peace and see how we are going to govern Uganda when he has vacated that seat. That, to me is what a wise people do. They swallow the fruits of their ignorance and never repeat the same act.
MP Kamya decided to go to the Luweero Triangle and support the NRM, a government she and her late husband served whole heartedly. If she stands today, 20 plus years later and question the tribe of the man she supported then, it makes Ugandans question her leadership ability.
For these are questions the Member of Parliament should have asked herself in Luweero before she supported a struggle that left most of us in Luweero orphans.
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