{UAH} Animal Farm

Friday, December 4, 2009    Monitor Daily News Regional Special Business Opinions Letters Sport SMS Feedback M2: People, Places M2: Features World News Africa America Asia Europe Monitor Weekly Health & Living Big Brother Africa Columnists Business Power Personal Finance Smart Money Sqoop Full Woman NiE Score Jobs & Career M2: Hanging Out Victims of Gun Rule Sunday Monitor News Op-Ed Business & Technology Letters Sunday Sport Insights Inside Politics Political Grapevine Sunday Life Saggy's Crazy World Rainbow Special Projects -- Select -- Special Projects Where is Uganda Going Bush War Memories Rwanda's Economy Idi Amin profile Other Projects Government White Paper  Letters | December 4, 2009 Are 'Animal Farm' political antics playing out in Uganda? I have been carefully watching George Orwell's captivating magnum opus titled Animal Farm for quite some time. Orwell explicitly brings to fore the argument that; as a revolution progresses, it chews its proponents one by one. What I find most interesting is the incredible similarity between the political theatrics in Animal Farm and the political antics characteristic of the current political status quo in Uganda. Check this interesting similarity: 1986 Commandments  All animals shall promote and protect animalism  All animals are equal  For God and My Country  No animal leader shall sleep on more than two Bisanja  All past animal leaders are stupid swines  Power belongs to all animals  Greed is bad, Greed is wrong  No animal shall sacrifice another animal  No animals shall torture another animal  No animal shall kill another animal  All animals are equal in dignity  The Movement is a non-partisan no-party political dispensation  All animals shall have freedom of expression  All animals shall have freedom of opinion  No animal leader shall privatise animal properties and resources 2009 Commandments  All animals shall promote and protect piggism  All animals are equal but those with politically correct facial paraphernalia are more equal than others  For Satan and my family, relatives and our tummies  Animal leaders can sleep on more than two Bisanja  No animals shall call another animal a stupid swine  Power belongs to animals with the ability and capacity to manage a state  Greed is good, Greed is right, Greed works  No animal shall sacrifice a Pig or piglet  No animal shall torture other animals except in a 'safe house'  No animal shall overtly kill another animal  All animals are equal in dignity but some investors are more equal than millions of animals  The Movement was a non-partisan no-party political dispensation on the road to partisan political party metamorphosis  All animals shall have freedom of expression except on Bimeeza  All animals shall have freedom of opinion except some politicians  No animal leader shall publicly privatise animal properties and resources. Michael George Kizito, Kizitomg@gmail.com Govt is right to recover Blackberry phones from officials It is odd, to say the least, that three years after Chogm, ministers, permanent secretaries and Members of Parliament who got Blackberry Phones, have been ordered to return them. Didn't the ministry and these officials know that this has been overdue? In education, the students issued books must return them at the end of the term, semester or academic year. In security, before the marching orders, the person given a gun and ammunition, must return them and account for the ammunition issued. Blackberry phones are expensive and not many people have them. The government is right to recover them or the money, lest it be accused of wasting resources. But, after recovery, will the Blackberries still be there? Rev. Francis Aseete, Soroti We should do something about sugarcane trucks on Jinja Road It is so sad that we lost MP Henry Balikoowa in a road accident. Unfortunately, we even know the causes of accidents on our roads. These accidents are not like a certain disease that requires scientific research. I therefore wish to add to what the story; Poor roads causing accidents (Daily Monitor, December 2) said. It is not only the poor roads causing all these accidents! In the case of the road through Mabira Forest, the sugarcane trucks are also responsible for many accidents. In fact, merely seeing these trucks brings back sad memories to many drivers on the Jinja-Kampala highway. These trucks neither have bright lights nor reflectors. Moreover, when they break down, they are usually abandoned by the roadside. In my view, the drivers of such trucks or the company that owns these trucks should also be blamed. But is it fair to arrest the poor drivers? It appears the truck owners' think they are untouchables or are above traffic rules and regulations? Whatever the case, we should expect more accidents involving these trucks as we watch helplessly. Robert Bagyenda, Mbarara ========================================= Alarm Bells Varsity toilets in a sorry state I would like to express my grievance to Makerere University administration regarding the sorry state of some toilets at the university. I wish anyone would visit the toilets, especially the ones at the Faculty of IT in Block B. First of all, they do not have water to flush the toilets. Secondly, the toilets are never cleaned. Moreover, the tuition we pay is much higher than what is collected from public toilets yet public toilets are always clean. I am appealing to the responsible authorities to do something. Eeric Hans, ericbarente@yahoo.com Most Popular Sweden to cut aid to Uganda over anti-gay law Cashier electrocuted at work Uganda denies issuing passport to fugitive Thai prime minister Police summon Nambooze Budiope MP's death turns heat on Mehta More Stories Comment on this article Ground rules for posting comments: 1. No personal attacks. 2. No vulgar or discriminatory language. 3. If you do not follow these rules, we will remove your comment. Comments: *Name: Email: Notify me about new comments on this page Hide my email *Text: Security Image: Security Image Text:   Post your comments: Name E-mail (Will not appear online) Comment Please enter the text you see in the image CORRECTLY. Also, ensure that your browser supports and accepts cookies, or your comment cannot be verified. 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Paul Ssemaluulu (PhD)
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