The Judiciary department of the Ugandan government has decided to increase the number of judges and magistrates in an attempt to clear the current case backlog in the law courts of the country. The chief Justice Benjamin Odoki told members of parliament who paid him a visit at his chambers on 18th of august 2009 that there is need for increments at various court levels. The supreme court is expected to add 5 judges to the current 7 to make it 12 in total, court of appeal needs an additional 7 to the current 8 to make it 15 in total, High court of Uganda requires additional 32 to the current 50 to make it 82. This follows a series of mob justices that has taken toll of Uganda and complaints about the case backlog in courts. Whether this new attempt of the judiciary will yield fruits can not be ascertained now, but the reality on the ground indicates that many Ugandans have lost faith in the judicial system of this country.
There have been claims by a number of ordinary Ugandans and opposition members who have expressed that the Ugandan judiciary is very corrupt. And although chief justice Odoki, insist and shifts the blame to the police and Director of Public Prosecution who delay due process in courts, many Ugandans are convinced that judicial officers are to blame for the case backlog in this country. Examples demonstrating the corruption in the judiciary is not farfetched because not too long ago Moses Ndifuna a grade one magistrate of Mbarara district in Uganda was arrested for receiving a bribe of 2oo,ooo shillings to alter he’s judgment in favour of an accused person who was appearing before him. The case is before the anti-corruption court of Uganda and investigations into the case is still going on.
And although Odoki insists on telling us that there is reduced growth of case backlog from a 13% growth in financial year 2007/2008 to 4.0 during the current financial year, the increasing number of mob justices in the country suggests otherwise. This is because the rising crime level and mob justices indicate the loss of trust by the people of Uganda in judicial services of this country. People prefer to take matters of the law in their own hands because they are skeptical that the judiciary will fail them.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Counterfeits are indeed a serious problem that can no longer be ignored!
Counterfeits are a predicament that has put our countries in a complex dilemma as counterfeits continue to take toll of our entire social- economic development. In Uganda massive fake products have inflated our markets without any prohibition, raising both safety and health concerns throughout the country. The recent fake four hundred bags of cement impounded by Uganda Revenue Authority is a case in point.
The hazardous consequences of counterfeits are very clear and it beats my understanding that there are some people in this country who have no conscience. They go ahead and trade counterfeits in the markets knowing very well that what they are selling to the public could harm their lives.
Early this year there were rampant collapse of buildings under construction in the city, at that time we only concentrated on blaming the engineers at the building site. we did not stop to think that these buildings could have possibly collapsed because the cement used for their construction was perhaps not genuine. Uganda's treasury is also losing vast amounts of revenue to the unpaid taxes of counterfeits which usually doge taxes. This creates a very awkward situation and pushes a way the genuine products from the market, creating a catastrophic situation.
This situation encourages the genuine investors and manufacturers to forfeit investing in our country. investors are thus pushed a way from the market because they continue to incur loses and compete unfavourably with fake products which are usually sold at convincing low prices. whatever happened to the phrase that cheap things are expensive in the long run? These cheap products turnout to be ineffective for the purposes for which they are meant for and at the worse stage it can cost us our lives. We need to embrase this phrase and shun fake products but this is complex. yes, it's complex in the sense that many of us lack the sense of decernment to establish whether agiven product is fake or genuine.
Therefore even as we fight the nuisance of counterfeits whiich is eating us up like a cid consuming a person's skin, we must understand what constitutes counterfeits for various products. the commonly counterfeited products include drugs, shoes, soap and detergents although Ugandans have added construction products like cement. So my appeal to Ugandans is that they should be sober and observant when purchasing products. And they should also report people selling counterfeits to authorities because the fight against counterfeits needs a combine effort.
Counterfeits are indeed a serious problem that can no longer be ignored or allowed to continune any more. It must be put to an end immediately if we are to curb economic loss in our country.
The hazardous consequences of counterfeits are very clear and it beats my understanding that there are some people in this country who have no conscience. They go ahead and trade counterfeits in the markets knowing very well that what they are selling to the public could harm their lives.
Early this year there were rampant collapse of buildings under construction in the city, at that time we only concentrated on blaming the engineers at the building site. we did not stop to think that these buildings could have possibly collapsed because the cement used for their construction was perhaps not genuine. Uganda's treasury is also losing vast amounts of revenue to the unpaid taxes of counterfeits which usually doge taxes. This creates a very awkward situation and pushes a way the genuine products from the market, creating a catastrophic situation.
This situation encourages the genuine investors and manufacturers to forfeit investing in our country. investors are thus pushed a way from the market because they continue to incur loses and compete unfavourably with fake products which are usually sold at convincing low prices. whatever happened to the phrase that cheap things are expensive in the long run? These cheap products turnout to be ineffective for the purposes for which they are meant for and at the worse stage it can cost us our lives. We need to embrase this phrase and shun fake products but this is complex. yes, it's complex in the sense that many of us lack the sense of decernment to establish whether agiven product is fake or genuine.
Therefore even as we fight the nuisance of counterfeits whiich is eating us up like a cid consuming a person's skin, we must understand what constitutes counterfeits for various products. the commonly counterfeited products include drugs, shoes, soap and detergents although Ugandans have added construction products like cement. So my appeal to Ugandans is that they should be sober and observant when purchasing products. And they should also report people selling counterfeits to authorities because the fight against counterfeits needs a combine effort.
Counterfeits are indeed a serious problem that can no longer be ignored or allowed to continune any more. It must be put to an end immediately if we are to curb economic loss in our country.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Managers and employers should be sensetive when relaying bad news to their employees!
The Story about the Mwiri teacher(Mwiri is a single sex secondary school in eastern Uganda in Jinja district.)who commited suicide over his transfer’ is a clear indication that the increasing number people depressed in Uganda should be cause for alarm to the entire public of Uganda.In a study conducted by world vision in 2001, it was found that 21% of adults surveyed in selected HIV and AIDS-affected communities in south-western Uganda were clinically depressed in this country. This study concentrated on HIV/AIDS affected communities but it can work as a pilot test to show us that there are quite a number of people who are depressed.The previous reports of the media about a man who murdered he’s family and the recent one about the Mwiri teacher is an indication that the levels of depression are rising not only as a result of HIV/AIDS but also because of the existing high levels of poverty and other related problems.According to World Health Organization depression is a common mental disorder that presents with depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy, and poor concentration. These problems can become chronic or recurrent and lead to substantial impairments in an individual's ability to take care of his or her everyday responsibilities. At its worst, depression can lead to suicide, a tragic fatality associated with the loss of about 850 000 thousand lives every year.In light of the article that was published in the daily monitor of February 2009, one would assume that life is worthless. The diseased David Kaggwa’s suicidal death clearly indicates that some people in Uganda do not treasure the sacredness of life and thus ignorantly devalue it in preference of what exists around us such as our jobs, houses, cars which we assume are a better bargain than our pressures lives!Therefore while some people strife to exercise, eat well, do regular check ups, pray and protect their lives, some ignorant ones just commit suicide. The paradox here is whom I’m I angry with? Is it those who commit suicide? Or those who ignore depressed people? and trample over them making them less hopeful and helpless. In this particular case my pointing figure is accusing the Head teacher of Mwri who did not pay attention to the emotional weakness of Mr. Kaggwa because he was busy cruelly relaying the transfer details to Mr. Kaggwa without putting into consideration he’s emotional state before giving him the bad news of he’s referral to the Ministry for posting elsewhere.This brings to light the negligence of poor managers who luck the skill to council and prepare stuff for the bad news that awaits them. Bad news of any sort has never been an easy thing to digest. I’m sure that all of you out there know that catastrophic news can send anyone in their right senses to become crazy enough to attempt to or take their own life. One requires emotional backup from an understanding person in order to absorb and digest bad news. Cooperate leaders, Directors, Managers and employers should know that we entrust them with lives of our loved ones. If you are a boss out there, Know that you have a responsibility of looking out for your subjects. Device a more appropriate means of relaying bad news to your subjects in a less traumatic manner. The reasons that acted as a catalysts drive for Mr. Kaggwa to commit suicide was the short notice announcement from the School head teacher. He’s depressed state caused by overwhelming financial problems could not enable him bear the news of being unemployed.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
love the children don't abuse them
Issues concerning child abuse have been popular in the local media and it seems to be fading away so soon. Protests and campaigns against violence and child abuse of children should become more proactive. This is because numerous forms of abuses go on and on and we sit back and look on.
Evils such as child trafficking, child sacrifice, child soldiers, defilement, child battering, child labour, domestic violence, and child prostitution are some of the abuses children have had to live with through out their lives. We have tremendously sinned against the innocent children in so many ways and the list is endless.
The motherly heart of a woman has disappeared, because if we look at most of the evils that happen to children it has its genesis with the cruelty of a woman. Some kinds of child abuses start early. For instance, with every puff of cigarette, your baby absorbs growth-retarding diseases of nicotine, carbon monoxide, ammonia and hydrogen chloride. Mothers who are supposed to love care and protect children start destroying them with bad habits such as smoking, alcoholism and ‘indiscipline’ acts during their pregnancies. As if the torture given to them is not enough during pregnancy then comes, the physical and psychological neglect of a child after birth. For useless purposes such as looking young, little headed mothers refuse to breast feed their babies and deny them the natural nutrients God prepared for children in their breast!
In a recent documentary on BBC, it was repoted that lots of children especially the girl child were being shipped to the west to be used as child prostitutes. The documentary talked about a teenage Nigerian girl who left her Home in search for greener pastures only to be deceived by a selfish cruel woman who helped her crossover to western Europe, only to use her as a money making tool in prostitution. The girl was found by one of the BBC reporter who took the responsibility of returning her the right authorities who returned her safely back to Nigeria. On return several medical check ups were done and she was found with the deadly disease. The poor girl will now live with the nightmare of the disease. This reminds me of the issue of cross generational sex. Big pot bellied men old enough to be grand parents have no shame in luring young children into sex. So many cases have been reported in the print media about a father who used his own daughter. The sodomy way of life has captured the world and when God pours down his wrath, we should not be surprised. But it is not too late for us to change and pray to God for forgiveness.
We should realize that a lot of evils are going on in the world and it should not chock us. The financial credit systems are failing, terrorist attacks are rampant, high crime rate and leaders with virtue are no more. All this is because we have neglected the word of God which commands us to love and bless the little ones. In Matthew 18:10 God warns us not to despise and abuse children because they are a blessing.
Indeed increasing crime rate such as cases of defilement, burning of schools and the magnitude of street children show how greatly we have wronged the innocent children. We have innocent blood shading in our hands and these children are crying aloud to God. If we want to avoid curses and the wrath of God, let us stop
Evils such as child trafficking, child sacrifice, child soldiers, defilement, child battering, child labour, domestic violence, and child prostitution are some of the abuses children have had to live with through out their lives. We have tremendously sinned against the innocent children in so many ways and the list is endless.
The motherly heart of a woman has disappeared, because if we look at most of the evils that happen to children it has its genesis with the cruelty of a woman. Some kinds of child abuses start early. For instance, with every puff of cigarette, your baby absorbs growth-retarding diseases of nicotine, carbon monoxide, ammonia and hydrogen chloride. Mothers who are supposed to love care and protect children start destroying them with bad habits such as smoking, alcoholism and ‘indiscipline’ acts during their pregnancies. As if the torture given to them is not enough during pregnancy then comes, the physical and psychological neglect of a child after birth. For useless purposes such as looking young, little headed mothers refuse to breast feed their babies and deny them the natural nutrients God prepared for children in their breast!
In a recent documentary on BBC, it was repoted that lots of children especially the girl child were being shipped to the west to be used as child prostitutes. The documentary talked about a teenage Nigerian girl who left her Home in search for greener pastures only to be deceived by a selfish cruel woman who helped her crossover to western Europe, only to use her as a money making tool in prostitution. The girl was found by one of the BBC reporter who took the responsibility of returning her the right authorities who returned her safely back to Nigeria. On return several medical check ups were done and she was found with the deadly disease. The poor girl will now live with the nightmare of the disease. This reminds me of the issue of cross generational sex. Big pot bellied men old enough to be grand parents have no shame in luring young children into sex. So many cases have been reported in the print media about a father who used his own daughter. The sodomy way of life has captured the world and when God pours down his wrath, we should not be surprised. But it is not too late for us to change and pray to God for forgiveness.
We should realize that a lot of evils are going on in the world and it should not chock us. The financial credit systems are failing, terrorist attacks are rampant, high crime rate and leaders with virtue are no more. All this is because we have neglected the word of God which commands us to love and bless the little ones. In Matthew 18:10 God warns us not to despise and abuse children because they are a blessing.
Indeed increasing crime rate such as cases of defilement, burning of schools and the magnitude of street children show how greatly we have wronged the innocent children. We have innocent blood shading in our hands and these children are crying aloud to God. If we want to avoid curses and the wrath of God, let us stop
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Men!
They say once a fool always a fool, n l guess once u get a womanizing husband they will always be womanizers even if they rise to positions which demand high respect. My trip to Gulu was at its climax, for there's much fun and activity in this town so much that it has been referred to as the city of northern region.
Havanah which is the most popular night hang out and a spot for those who love dancing was my next destination after touring lucrative hangouts such as Diana gardens, stadium view and many others. Havanah pub has been highly advertised and often written about yah, as usual l wanted to go check it out for myself.
Many friends around had ambiguously praised the place n l was charged to check it out. convincing my girlfriend was not so hard because she had scheduled this day to be a girl's day out. wow. this was my advantage since l dread the thought of unnecessary touching and squeezing from Boyfriends who want to mark their territories to the staring committees of admirers in Club.
l dressed up to look hot n set off to enjoy my night at Havannah Pub in Gulu.
The praise and often talked about Havannah was not alie, from the moment l entered l was embraced by quality selection and a mixture variety music...hmmymmmmmm l guess this D.J got advise from all the top D.Js in Uganda. l'm telling you l danced non-stop and time past me by without my notice.
Havanah which is the most popular night hang out and a spot for those who love dancing was my next destination after touring lucrative hangouts such as Diana gardens, stadium view and many others. Havanah pub has been highly advertised and often written about yah, as usual l wanted to go check it out for myself.
Many friends around had ambiguously praised the place n l was charged to check it out. convincing my girlfriend was not so hard because she had scheduled this day to be a girl's day out. wow. this was my advantage since l dread the thought of unnecessary touching and squeezing from Boyfriends who want to mark their territories to the staring committees of admirers in Club.
l dressed up to look hot n set off to enjoy my night at Havannah Pub in Gulu.
Me and my girlfriend were dancing like as though no one else existed in Havannah Club. boyyyyy....l did the songs as they did me !(reverse of the do me, l do u song). As we happily danced with unique strokes collected from most of the music videos we watched, we left the crowd smitten off but we left no room for anyone to exploit their way through to us. We declined all advances of salivating men and danced the night a way. the D.J was so magnificent with he's selection and we went on and on with our playful, creative dancing. As we busied bodied ourselves one of the so called VIP man sent a boy to call my friend. l encouraged her to decline it and she did.
After the return of the young man who was sent, many other porter boys began to frequent our circle which was composed of only girls, each one of them was whispering in our ear that their bosses were calling us to join their table. Now glory to God who saved me from the wrath of buzz, for l ceased taking buuz ever since the buzz almost caused me to throw up my intestines. it was a scary experience but it delivered me from the powers of buuz. since then l take sodas, water and seldom take a glass of wine.
At Havannah l was the only sober girl in my circle, because of this l was the only one who resisted the alure of men old enough to be my father and grand father.There they were ogling at young girls, young enough to be their daughters! Men, men, men but we love them don't we?!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Prosperity for all bounces back 'coperative'
In their endevour to reach the peasants with their prosperity for all project, the NRM government has importantly noted the need for' cooperatives'.When the NRM government assumed power, for reasons based known to the master planners and top advisers of their boss(Presdent Yoweri Museveni), cooperatives were wiped out. commercial banks were then introduced, and this slowed the national development of peasants especially farmers who could not keep up with the high rates charged by these banks.
Banks such as Backlays, Crane bank were introduced and these had a profit maximization motive. The cooperative Banks which were enabling Peasants and farmers to economically grow were scraped off. The absence of cooperative banks slowed balanced regional development and it became a big blow to the economic development of peasant farmers throughout Uganda.
It is great news for many farmers since our government has realised the importance of coperative development as noted in the Minisiter of Finance's address to the Speaker and the Paliament house. " Let me once again take this opportunity to urge Ugandans to join the Savings and Credit Cooperatives and the Production and Marketing Cooperatives", the Minister urged.
This unexpected move of government to encourage development of coperatives is good news for Ugandan farmers. Because this simply means that more farmers are going to be able to interact with other farmers, save, borrow loans to improve their production. My only concern is the seriousness in which government intends to put in these coperatives. We are forinstance happy about the micro finance and SACCOs that have been put in place by the NRM government. But can it be guaranteed that the confusions that has been happening with many of the micro finance institution shall not be repeated?
The media has occassionally reported cases of grambling peasants whom some micro finace institutions greedily take their money. others have been fulled by cone men eho collect their money because of luck of proper institutions such as the traditional coperative institutions. the burden is therefore on government to protect these farmers fron corrupt cone men, provide sufficient methads and technical help such that the agricultural sector can boom in this country.
Overall, the buget this year substantial favouring towards agriculture and this is surely a good indicator that NRM is serious with their 'prosperity for all' project. they are targeting a sector which employs 80% of Uganda's population- a good indicator that NRM is keepint their word to enhance economic growth for the entire population of Uganda.Horaaaaaaaaaaaaaah for prosperity for all!
Banks such as Backlays, Crane bank were introduced and these had a profit maximization motive. The cooperative Banks which were enabling Peasants and farmers to economically grow were scraped off. The absence of cooperative banks slowed balanced regional development and it became a big blow to the economic development of peasant farmers throughout Uganda.
It is great news for many farmers since our government has realised the importance of coperative development as noted in the Minisiter of Finance's address to the Speaker and the Paliament house. " Let me once again take this opportunity to urge Ugandans to join the Savings and Credit Cooperatives and the Production and Marketing Cooperatives", the Minister urged.
This unexpected move of government to encourage development of coperatives is good news for Ugandan farmers. Because this simply means that more farmers are going to be able to interact with other farmers, save, borrow loans to improve their production. My only concern is the seriousness in which government intends to put in these coperatives. We are forinstance happy about the micro finance and SACCOs that have been put in place by the NRM government. But can it be guaranteed that the confusions that has been happening with many of the micro finance institution shall not be repeated?
The media has occassionally reported cases of grambling peasants whom some micro finace institutions greedily take their money. others have been fulled by cone men eho collect their money because of luck of proper institutions such as the traditional coperative institutions. the burden is therefore on government to protect these farmers fron corrupt cone men, provide sufficient methads and technical help such that the agricultural sector can boom in this country.
Overall, the buget this year substantial favouring towards agriculture and this is surely a good indicator that NRM is serious with their 'prosperity for all' project. they are targeting a sector which employs 80% of Uganda's population- a good indicator that NRM is keepint their word to enhance economic growth for the entire population of Uganda.Horaaaaaaaaaaaaaah for prosperity for all!
Monday, May 12, 2008
Carey's off the singles list
Hmmmm…r u still dreaming or still fantasizing about it? Well, Mariah has done it. She has finally found that special one to share her life forever with. What I’m I saying…she has found her forever man…Nick Cannon! The Stars tied their note on 30th of April this year (2008) Cannon was heard swearing a hundred times that Carey is beautiful on the outside and 10 times beautiful on the inside. Oops that is real love dear people. He already knows her inside and out!
So singles out there chill out n don’t u mess coz Nick has left the singles diary and her beautiful voiced Carey will assure and finally admit that her ‘we belong together’ song was worth it. Coz her and Nick surely belong together…don’t they!
So singles out there chill out n don’t u mess coz Nick has left the singles diary and her beautiful voiced Carey will assure and finally admit that her ‘we belong together’ song was worth it. Coz her and Nick surely belong together…don’t they!
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