[UAH] A Sad Day For UNAA!

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Brian Kwesiga

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From: "jjohnmusoke@yahoo.com" <jjohnmusoke@yahoo.com>
Date: May 31, 2013, 8:41:15 PM EDT
To: brian.kwesiga@yahoo.com
Subject: UNAALIST A Sad Day For UNAA!
Reply-To: unaalist@unaa.memberclicks.net

Rev. Kamugisha, I for one don't see any harm in inviting Mrs. Winnie Byanyima and Elly Karuhanga, both distinguished Ugandans, as our chief guests for the UNAA silver jubilee. The fact that they both come from the same sub region should not be held against them as a dis-qualifier as all of us happen to come from somewhere.This year's theme, if I am not mistaken, is "harnessing the power of the diaspora." Why not work around this idea to bring all of us together, politicians included. Because at some point, UNAA is gone need those same "politicians" we are wont to distance ourselves from, whether for the dual citizenship, absentee voting etc.    John Musoke   --- On Fri, 5/31/13, Joseph Kamugisha <yesu_nimurungi2004@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Joseph Kamugisha <yesu_nimurungi2004@yahoo.com> Subject: UNAALIST A Sad Day For UNAA! To: jjohnmusoke@yahoo.com Date: Friday, May 31, 2013, 3:12 PM Dear All:   Last night during one of our regular joint "UNAA 2013 Dallas Convention/Silver Jubilee" preparatory meeting,with the LOC, UNAA Executive and some member's of the UNAA Board of Trustees, i was surprised but not shocked to learn that what i had suspected from the very first time the "Dallas UNAA 2013 Local Organizing committee's" were HAND PICKED by some interest groups, had finally come to realization.   "Elly Karuhanga" and "Winnie Byanyima" have been selected and confirmed to be this year's UNAA Dallas 2013 KEY NOTE SPEAKERS, on Saturday during the opening ceremonies and on Sunday, during the closing ceremonies, respectively.     It has almost become pointless for one to write or forward issues of concern to the UNAA Executive or even the BOT, for fair scrutiny or judgment as some times, one ends up frustrated because, either nothing ever comes back with a response to the issues of concern or when they do, the results are often first delivered to the complainant through third party informers.    Last night though, the sad and troubling information about the two mentioned, strongly tied individuals to both the "NRM and FDC" political parties, was not delivered through a third party but by the horses mouth itself!   Meanwhile, before last nights delivery,it has almost gone to six months since i first presented my concerns to the UNAA Executive, regarding the formation and composition of some UNAA Dallas 2013 Local Organizing Committees, which according to my observations were deliberately formed and composed to consist of member's of the same Ugandan political leanings, from the same geographical region in Uganda, while some are closely related to each other.    Any wonder why we now have "Elly Karuhanga and Winnie Banyima" who come from the same region in Uganda, who are both politically connected with the two main Ugandan political parties, are of the scheduled as Chief guests at the UNAA 2013 Dallas convention?   One may be quick to point out that the two are "not politicians" but one may as well point out that their shadows clearly reflect "NRM and FDC" respectively. As the inflicted wounds of the recent past attacks on the organization are in the process of healing, the last thing one would want to front at this year's UNAA SILVER JUBILEE/Convention, are issues of direct political ties between UNAA and the NRM or Uganda's political arena at any cost.     Truly, given all the past wrangles, some of which lead to the splinter group which not only took root in the middle June 2011 but also ended with the hijacking of the organization and openly resurfacing during the 2011 Denver Convention, the hijackers, whose main reasons also were based on the assumption, that "UNAA was operating  in the pockets of the NRM" mainly so, according to their limited information, which was also based on the fact that UNAA annually receives a $20..000 US. Dollar check from the Kampala regime, among other reasons.   With TALLOW being one of the leading and largest UNAA sponsors, and probably because of the inherited debt from last year's convention in Philly, it would be untestable why ELLY KARUHANGA, has been brought on the fore front as this year's Chief UNAA guest. And yes, Winnie Byanyima, is no doubt one of the well accomplished female Ugandans and one who is internationally well placed today, but is Ankole, the regional hub of  "well placed" and "well accomplished"  Ugandan's who can deliver a Key Note Speech at the UNAA convention?   The questions then begs, how low are we [UNAA] prepared to scoop simply because of the hand outs from the Ugandan military lead regime? Let it be known and clearly known, that what is deemed to be "Oil Money" from TALLOW, is indeed, more BLOOD Money from the regime, which if we are not careful as an organization, will cost us [UNAA]some hand twisting, in the near future. Nothing comes for free as the old rhetoric goes.   A Piece of Advice:   For the sake of our highly anticipated festivities during this year's Convention/Silver Jubilee, i do not think that reversing the decision of having the two prospective speakers is too late.   There are well accomplished Ugandans out there, both in the diaspora and in Uganda, who could still be contacted to preside over our Silver Jubilee/Convention, without causing any unnecessary anxieties or panic. The last thing we need in this year's convention are disruptions of our ongoing arrangements which lead to the two incidences in Seattle, Washington, 2004 and Minnesota, 2005 where demonstrations and public protests were staged, which BTW, IF they were to be staged, i would be among the first on line to express my disgust over this senseless decision.   This is not a threat, am prepared to do it and i will do it unless the decision is reversed.    For the love and Prosperity of UNAA, i remain yours sincerely,     ,   Rev. Joseph W. Kamugisha Welcome/Vendor Committee;  UNAA Dallas 2013 Silver Jubilee Convention - "Harnessing The Power Of The Diaspora" Cell: 817.500.6147 *214.306.3466 * http://www.unaa.org* www.facebook.com/UNAADallas25 Ugandan North America Association . 1337 Massachusetts Avenue . Suite 153 . Arlington. MA . 02476 Email: info@unaa.org

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