MRS. SAMALIE KATAZA WEERABA

IT IS SO SAD THE NEWS THAT MRS. SAMALIE KATAZA HAS PASSED ON

I wish to share with you what Samalie wrote in Namutamba C. O. U Teachers' College Magazine Vol. 1/2012 OBUBAKA BWA BURSAR Amanya gange - Samalie Kataza (Mrs). Neebaza nnyo Katonda ampadde omukisa okuweereza Namutamba Teachers' College okuviira ddala 1979 okutuusa kati 2012 nga Bursar. Kino kimpadde omukisa okulaba College eno nga eyitimuka mu myaka gy'ekinana, ngegalwawo mu mwaka gwa 2004. Kyali kyetaga kyamanyi nyo okulaba College egunjudde abasomesa abomulembe era abobuvunanyizibwa mu gwanga ngegalwawo mu bukambwe. Baibuli egamba nti "Tuli munsi enkalu, ekooyesa, ejjudde okukyukakyuka okungi ..." Nalaba ngekyawandiikibwa kituukirira, Namutamba yafuka nsiko, enkuyege zazimba ebiswa ebinene enyo, enkomera zafuuka kibira. Wabula tetwalekayo kukaabirira Mukama nga tuyita mu kusaba n'okusiiba. Ate 2005 ne ndaba College ng'eddawo mu bunafu obwekitalo ngekulemberwa gwe tuyita omusajja omuzira naye mu Mukama waffe Yesu, ye Principal aliko nakati n'abasomesa abazira abewaayo okukola n'obumalirivu. Mukama abongere nyo omukisa. Ate 2012 omukisa okulaba College ngeyitimuka mu maanyi agekitalo. Zab. 126. Bulijjo Mukama asigala Mwesigwa. "Tukutendereza". Those were words of the Late Samalie Kataza. As Namutamba Community/fraternity, we send condolences to Mr. Kataza, the children and all relatives. May the good Lord be the source of courage and hope as they see Samalie no more. Indeed we thank God for the efforts of Samalie and pray that the good Lord grants her soul eternal rest. Amen Below is Mr. John Kataza and the image of the publication from where I got Samalie's word. Mukama yebazibwe. William Kituuka The entire Namutamba community has lost a pillar Mrs Samalie Kataza has gone to be with the Lord. Kitalo nyo. For those who knew Mr. Fulaide (Fredrick ) Kizito this was his daughter and has beed mukulu wa mothers union. Christina Kadama she has fought her war. she was a straight woman no matter what she had to face after. she was loving,caring,passionate,advisory,responsible and on top of all God fearing. May your soul Rest In Peace Maama Samalie. we will always lov u and miss u so much. May God strengthen the family especially Daddy. "God will always be faithful to those who trusted him even until the end of the end of their earthly Lives" Eyezak Kale kitalo nnyo nnyo ekya Samallie, she was my best friend from primary and will forever be. Now she is gone to be with The Lord. Gladys Words cannot begin to explain the pain am going through right now over the loss of our Maama Samalie Kataza. She has been a pillar and a very influencial lady,in my life, my entire family and the whole Namutamba .We have lost a mother ,a friend, an adviser, a mentor ,a counselor, a woman with a heart of Gold .She has taught me many good lessons but the most important is that always follow your heart, treat all people the same (weather rich or poor) pray about everything, and love conquers all. The last time i was with her was a month ago in October, she was physically weak but strong in the Lord.She was soo happy I remember her happiness, I am so sad not to be around physically for the fairwells but Iam strengthened by the fact that she is going to be with the Lord,no more suffering, no pain but praising God all day Long. We thank you Lord for the time you have given us Maama Samalie Kataza .She has walked a good walk. We are grateful ,that's how she would have wanted us to Celebrate her life.R.I.P Maama Samalie Kataza we shall always love you. Leah Its really terrible and shocking news, to loose you at such a time mamma Samalie! You meant alot to many and many will miss your love and care you offered, mostly to Namutamba as a whole! May the good Lord welcome u with sympathy and empatic arms! RIP Our mother, our Aunt our role model. Jan Kabs So sad that we have lost a friend , parent and my senga who prepared me so well as I was getting married . She as gone now to stay with God !!! I won't say as people always say nti mukama akulamuze kissa but just enjoy the best moment of your new life with God xx Susan Mummy samalie kataza, u have fought a great battle on earth! we thank the lord for your lyf and the love u've given to the entire namutamba!! you wil always be remembered for your works!! RIP Mummy. Samuel.

MY APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF UGANDA AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORT AS A PROSPECT UGANDA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR 2016

Dear all, I salute all who long for a positive change in the topmost leadership of Uganda. My name is Kiwanuka Kituuka William. I prefer to be called Kiwanuka Kituuka for the Presidential bid. I have put on the Internet the reasons why Kiwanuka Kituuka is offering himself for President of Uganda. This can be accessed on the link below: http://www.hecarethforyou.blogspot.com/2014/10/why-kiwanuka-kituuka-is-offering.html I would like to boost Sports in Uganda as is indicated on the link below: http://www.hecarethforyou.blogspot.com/2014/10/i-will-boost-uganda-sports.html My duty this time around is to reach to your heart and convince you to see the positive aspects in me that are worth the Office of President of Uganda, given the challenges where many are convinced that it is not possible to win an election when President Museveni is a player and the rules not so much modified to suit the voices that are not satisfied with the status quo. It may not be that easy partly because of the following reasons: The opposition politicians believe that they need one Presidential candidate, agreed, however, there are no agreed on parameters to reach that consensus that easy. 2ndly, it is true that while for the Members of Parliament it is possible to follow up the declarations at polling stations, there is no machinery so far that gets all the declaration forms for results to a tallying centre to finally compare with the electoral commission declarations. 3rd, the electoral commission gives inconsistent information regarding the voters registered at each polling station on the polling day. There are no figures to show how many people actually fail to trace their names on the polling day, yet the opposition would be clear that the lists given out prior to polling actually are the true ones that they would use on polling day. 4th, the security deployment which the NRM – O Government is known for whenever we get to vote for the President needs address so that the people go and vote without fear and also a good number keep around to see that irregularities are not given chance. I believe I can solve the problem that those who wish to see President Museveni foresee. It is a matter of supporting me for this bid then the matter would be put to rest. Just support me as a Prospect candidate in any of your constituency and then concentrate on marketing yourself in case you are interested in any elective position, or at least a better future for Uganda. You will then hit 4 birds with one stone! How is this? i. You will see Museveni’s exit after he has lost the vote; ii. You will see transition to a better Uganda; iii. You will be able to add to all positive voices for a change to a better Uganda as a Member of Parliament or other elective position that you will get or even as a mere contented Ugandan or member of the international community who longs to see Uganda Managed democratically and where consensus rules; iv. Positive debate will be promoted in Parliament when the opposition ends up with majority following better concentration on nomination appropriate candidates given the time lag available for consensus building among the opposition members as was the case in Luwero. Those who may not know me at least by my works (much of which is on Internet), I wish to tell you that I am not a common Ugandan citizen. At least I am aware of this. I believe it is because God has a purpose for me to remain alive to deliver Uganda to the “Promised Land” that I am alive today. I am away of my schemes though would have seen me no more, but the good Lord who has saved me to – date has helped me prepare since 1991 for a transition to a better Uganda, the reason I believe I am alive today. I wish to thank President Museveni for what he has been able to do for Uganda as President since 1986 when he captured power. What is absurd is that election after election, his appetite for remaining in office of the President grows, unfortunately, though he sees himself greatly contributing to the security of Uganda, I am sorry to say that he is the country’s biggest liability now. I have been able to quote areas where he is a liability to the country in my write up within the Background of: “Kiwanuka Kituuka for President – We shall give incentives to teachers and lower cadre medical staff,” refer to the link below: http://www.hecarethforyou.blogspot.com/2014/10/kiwanuka-kituuka-for-president-of.html While the President is consolidating the military might, this is for his continued stay in power (regime longevity) and countering the UPDF involvement in regional conflicts, meanwhile, the people in Uganda are impoverished on, salaries not paid in time with the excuse being payroll related problems, and a lot in form funds has to be spent to counter possible forces that can attempt to invade Uganda to commit terrorism or even internal uprising. Meanwhile, as rosy figures are talked about in a number of for a, much of this money does not help employment creation, instead, the population unsure of the future is ever ready to stage demonstrations and the country ends up investing billions in tear gas. The Independent of Friday, 31st, January 2014 – Article: Gen. Kayihura’s moment has come, under a sub – heading, “The teargas king plans 2016 come back, says, “Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kale Kayihura’s recent announcement that he is recruiting 3,500 more men and women to the force is being praised as equally as it is being criticized. Critics say the recruitment is another bad sign ahead of the scheduled 2016 national general elections. Just last year, in April, another 5000 were recruited. Heavy deployment of security forces around election time has tended to favour President Museveni because, critics say, as fear spreads among voters because of the intimidation, most stay away from the polls. That was the case in the last election in February 2011 when in July 2010 Kayihura recruited 5,500 Special Police Constables (SPCs) to the force”. I thank God for having given me an insight into the personality of Museveni at an early time in life as a youth. It was in 1979 that I saw began seeing the actual colours of Museveni. He participated in the removal of the Late Prof. Yusuf Kironde Lule from President. As students at St. Mary’s College Kisubi, we went to the main road (Entebbe Highway) and demonstrated. Museveni who was then Minister of Defense got his men surround us, and he ordered us back to school. I saw his role when Binaisa (RIP) was nominated President of Uganda. He played a role in the House arrest of Binaisa. Shortly, there was preparation for the 1980 General Elections and Binaisa accepted to play a senior role in Museveni’s UPM Party. That was not all. After UPC ‘won’ the disputed 1980 General Elections, when Museveni went to the bush, he was able to join hands with Prof. Lule! I then learnt a lesson that Museveni might have a very convincing tongue, but in my heart he was not a sincere person. I have since not regretted, because many would – be respectable people; Professors, Doctors, have fallen after serving under him and have eventually departed ways unceremoniously. There are a few reflections on Museveni below: The Uganda Peace talks, which lasted from 26 August to 17 December, were notoriously acrimonious and the resultant ceasefire broke down almost immediately. The final agreement, signed in Nairobi, called for a ceasefire, demilitarization of Kampala, integration of the NRA and government forces, and absorption of the NRA leadership into the Military Council.[12] These conditions were never met. By 22 January, government troops in Kampala had begun to quit their posts en masse as the rebels gained ground from the south and south-west. On the 25th, the Museveni-led faction finally overran the capital. The NRA toppled Okello's government and declared victory the next day. Museveni was sworn in as president on 29 January. "This is not a mere change of guard, it is a fundamental change," said Museveni, after a ceremony conducted by British-born chief justice Peter Allen. Speaking to crowds of thousands outside the Ugandan parliament, the new president promised a return to democracy. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoweri_Museveni “Museveni had accepted (to step down after 2006),” says Bidandi. “It was even reflected in his (and NRM’s) 2001 manifesto.” Privy to this information, Bidandi asked Ugandans to ‘see-off’ Museveni by voting him President for the last term. “I had taken his (Museveni’s) word seriously, so I fervently campaigned for him,” says Bidandi. Source: http://www.newvision.co.ug/mobile/detail.aspx?newsid=629794&catid=417 The claim that the NRM, naturally under the visionary leadership of Yoweri Museveni, discovered the oil in the western parts of the country has got to count as one of the greatest myths ever invented in Uganda. Anyone who grew up or studied in Bunyoro before the world was allegedly created in 1986 will tell you that the presence of oil in the Lake Albert area was common knowledge among the locals. More importantly, the people the president has described as “the oil scientists who helped us to find the oil” like Energy and Mineral Development Permanent Secretary Fred Kabagambe-Kaliisa, Chief Technical Adviser on Oil and Gas Reuben Kashambuzi and Commissioner for Petroleum Exploration and Production Ernest Rubondo have all in their various writings, presentations and official reports acknowledged that the presence of oil was confirmed before the NRM came to power. In one of his reports, Kashambuzi, for example, writes: “the drilling of the Butiaba Waki-B1 well in late 1930s was the first attempt to investigate the subsurface, the well-penetrated sandstones, shale and conglomerates. An oil shale at a depth of 1200m reported to contain some free oil was confirmation of the existence of source rocks responsible for the numerous oil seeps identified in the Albertine Graben….” Source: http://observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23686:musevenis-white-lies-on-black-gold I chose not to play a role as a contesting candidate for any elective position in Uganda under President Museveni’s leadership because I don’t subscribe to his ways. Now, I am offering myself as a solution to the longstanding problem I identified 35 years ago. A number of people in Uganda have heard about me, seen my works and some have used my work as reference for their other undertakings, hence can testify about my abilities and innovativeness, and it is no miracle that I came up with the write – up: “Preliminaries as Kiwanuka Kituuka prepares to participate as a Presidential Candidate for the 2016 Uganda Presidency”. The link is: http://www.hecarethforyou.blogspot.com/2014/10/preliminaries-as-kiwanuka-kituuka.html Where corruption is involved, I must say, I am not there. I am the type of person who will subscribe to the Constitution of Uganda. For example, what I knew was tha it provides for a Vice President and not a Prime Minister. I am for the status quo of the Constitution, and it should be upheld. The number of Ministers as provided for should not be exceeded. No Presidential advisors or RDCs, but just the rightly placed staff of President’s office and State House. I fail to understand why the President uses the Entebbe State House as well as the Kampala one when the Vice President has no such official house. If I ever get elected, the Vice President will occupy the Kampala State House and only shift after some alternative accommodation has been acquired. Prior to my nomination as Candidate for President of Uganda, I will make sure some representatives of women get together to nominate an appropriate woman that can serve as Vice President for gender balance and as a run-mate. Since 1991 when I left Nile bank, I have been involved in public policy and debates and contributed to proposals for a better Uganda, I have also been involved in Good Governance and Human Rights issues, proposal writing, publishing to mention a few. When General Wamala was Inspector General of Police (IGP), I wrote to him about a worsening security situation around Kisubi (Entebbe Highway) and its hinterland. That time there was a Police Post at St. Mary’s College Kisubi, but was not strategically located. I also proposed the possible location of the station, and it was okayed, and that is where the Police was shifted to. I endeavoured to communicate to organizations on Kisubi hill to give support to the infant Station. I campaigned for financial assistance to see Robina Namukasa travel for treatment to India for an operation. Though according to Doctors in India she had a 19% chance of leaving the operation room arrive, she came back as is recovering slowly. The appeal: “Kindly help Robinal Namukasa raise shs 40m for Tumour treatment in India,” can be accessed on the link below: http://williamkituuka.blogspot.com/2013/01/kindly-help-robinah-namukasa-raise.html At the time when privately sponsored students at Makerere University were voiceless, I came out as Founder of Makerere University Private Students’ Parents’ Association (MUPRISPA), a company limited by guarantee. There was a lot of input to see that privately sponsored students are taken as an important asset given that their financial muscle was greatly helping infrastructure development at the University and the source on motivation pay to staff. The University administration was never positive to our efforts. I once got an appointment to see Prof. Sebuwufu the then Vice – Chancellor of the University. I must say that for this cause, I got a word bash by the Professor. I will never forget that time. It was as if I were his small kid. He shouted to the top of his voice, and the meeting ended very unceremoniously as he gave me no chance to explain. President Museveni in his 2001 re – election manifesto had promised to see a student loan scheme in place. I decided to put some effort in drafting a sustainable Educational Loan scheme and Identifying clientele for it. This was sent to the Ministry of Education and copied to a number of offices. My background as a commercial banker helped me a lot. One time when Makerere University came up with increment in tuition fee payable by various courses, I made an open letter appeal to President Museveni to intervene to reverse the fees. Good enough he was positive and I thanked him. I prayed a role in the promotion of CHOGM as can be seen on the links below: 1. Kituuka’s CHOGM works: http://hecarethforyou.blogspot.com/2013/04/kituukas-chogm-2007-works.html 2. Kituuka on Marketing Uganda: A pictorial presentation of CHOGM 2007 re – discovers Uganda. http://hecarethforyou.blogspot.com/2013/04/kituuka-on-marketing-uganda-pictirial.html The Members of Uganda Parliament are required to endorse any foreign borrowing by Government before implementation. This came about after my letter that was published in the Sunday vision during the Constituency Assembly days. I also remember contributing to the name of the army after it was thought that NRA was not appropriate. Currently, I don’t have evidence that I am actually the one who proposed UPDF, but I think I am or at least something near to it. Those who travel to Entebbe via Kajjansi Trading Centre see a man – made lake opposite Uganda Clays. This was filled in 1979 during the war. The years that followed the filling – up, this Lake was no longer visible, actuaaly you could not tell that there was any water body underneath a part from those who had seen the water body before the overgrowth on top. I was aware that for a number of years the people at Kajjansi used to first search this lake in case a person got missing. It was in such a bad state that anybody could be damped there and not seen again. I wrote a letter to see the manmade lake at Pan kajjansi cleared. This is at the link below: http://williamkituuka.blogspot.com/2011/08/letter-to-see-man-made-lake-at-pan.html There a few schools in Uganda that have come to celebrate 100 years or less of their existence any near to the way St. Mary’s celebrated its 100 years in 2006. I prayed a role in mobilizing the Old Boys and a record turn up was registered. I also played roles of Editor and sub – editor and came up single handed with the History of the School using some existing literature as well as interviews and questionnaires of those who were in the know. The history of the school before the modification of 2014 can be got on “Kituuka’s works on the History of St. Mary’s College Kisubi,” the link is below: http://hecarethforyou.blogspot.com/2013/04/kituukas-works-on-history-of-st-marys.html I have for not less than 8 years communicated to a number of Old Boys through email on various developments and have been editor of The Morning Star a publication of the Old Boys of St. Mary’s College Kisubi. Some of my works to do with communication to SMACK OBs can be found on the links below: http://www.jckiwanuka.blogspot.com/ http://www.stmaryscollegekisubi.blogspot.com/ http://www.kisubibrothersuniversitycollegem.blogspot.com/ http://www.smackoldboysmagazine.blogspot.com/ http://www.anthonykyemwa.blogspot.com/ http://williamkituuka.blogspot.com/2012/08/in-shadow-of-dr-george-william-mayanja.html http://hecarethforyou.blogspot.com/2013/04/kituukas-works-on-brother-joseph.html I would love to see those in the area where I grew up happy. Today, it is misery that greets you when you got to Namutamba which is found in Mityana district. Not only do I have a blog dedicated to Namutamba community, but I have made proposals for their better situation if the vote positively for me and I sail through. My proposal can be accessed on the link below: http://www.hecarethforyou.blogspot.com/2014/10/kiwanuka-kituuka-appeals-to-namutamba.html I have published on career related issues in Career Tips Magazine as well as been contributing in newspapers on career maters as well as issues on education policy. In 2009, I communicated to Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) about having parents pay direct the exam fee to UNEB. This year, after students continued missing exams due to irresponsible Head teachers who did not remit the fee, UNEB decided that starting 2015, parents are to pay direct to UNEB using a number of methods. I can mention that I never leave National Water pipes that are broken unreported. I have done it a number of times even in areas where I don’t live. So, I think I show Social Responsibility. All in all, my appeal remains to get your support such that when nomination time comes, I have the muscle and the people are ready to see me at the steering to see Uganda on the road to “The Promised Land.” Thank you. FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY.

The Late Wilson Sonko was a great Manager

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the photograph is the Late Wilson Sonko in his jolly moods. We greatly miss him. May his soul rest in eternal peace

AS CHILDREN GO BACK TO SCHOOL, I WISH TO APPRECIATE THE LATE WILSON SSONKO

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In 1973, the Late Wilson Ssonko was Manager of Mityana Tea Estate (at Bakijjulula)under the Mitchell Cotts. The Late was a parent not only for his children but to many of us. I was in Primary Seven at Namutamba Demonstration School with his Late son John Semwanga. In 1976, his other son the Late Joseph Kimbowa was admitted to form one at St. Mary's College Kisubi, when I was in form three. From then on wards, the Late Ssonko made it a point to send a vehicle to collect us from school as well as take us to school, and by the way, the vehicle would collect me from my fathers' place! While in holiday, the late Ssonko would send a vehicle to collect me so that I read with the Late Semwanga and the late Lutaaya! I was encouraged to read more so when i realized that Semwanga was better compared to me at Mathematics (given that he was attending at St. Henry's College Kitovu). Back to school at St. Mary's Kisubi, I was able to get the services of Mr. Malengane who was then teaching us Mathematics. In the games time, solving mathematics problems becaame my sports, and by the time we sat O 'level, I could feature among the best 5 students in the whole S 4 class of about 120 students. It is sad the Lord called Ssonko and three of his sons for whom he toiled so hard to see well educated. I wish to thank the Late Ssonko posthumously for the love and care as well as guidance he gave us. It is such guidance that is helping us to try to push our 'lost leaders' into line as we advocate for good governance. May the Almighty God grant our father the Late Ssonko eternal peace. William Kituuka Kiwanuka

CHRISTMAS IN THE GOOD DAYS AT NAMUTAMBA

The insecurity in Uganda around 1972 led to a difficult decision by the Lea Wilson’s to leave the country. Much of what Namutamba was is attributed to the efforts of the Lea Wilson’s who started an estate in the area as well as founded the current Namutamba Demonstration School. The estate, the Dem School and Namutamba TTC were later the pivot around which civilization and community development was based in the area. I recall the holiday time when we used to play a number of games from the Lea Wilson’s play grounds. Many of our parents were able to educate us from the pay received from the payment for their labour to the estate. Namutamba produced model teachers out of which Mengo primary education was based at the time, then the evolution of Kampala Parents’ School to mention a few. Christmas was no mean a day at Namutamba. I remember when we used to get a group of Christians sing Christmas Carols at different residences towards Christmas. Namutamba was unique, Namutamba was innovative. Boxing day used to be a big unity day at Namutamba when the community met and there were sporting activities. It is sad that Namutamba is no longer what used to shine through the 1960’s and 1970’s. The role of the Balokole! It is sad. Merry Christmas to Namutamba Community.

IT IS SAD, I FAILED TO TRAVEL TO BURY PAUL KINENE!

It is sad; I have not been able to attend the burial of Paul. I had thought that I would get to pay for transport at Mengo. As I arrived, the bus was already starting on its journey, so I had no opportunity to get on board! The mini bus that followed on was equally full. I resorted to the taxi park. At the park, someone directed me to a vehicle which was out of th queue. When I was informed, I got to the right one when it needed just one person, so I did not get opportunity. Checking on time, it was less than an hour to 2pm. I resigned. To the Namutamba community, there is need to better coordinate transport. As announcements for Paul's death were made, the transport arrangement could have been mentioned. That eases traveling to Namutamba. “May Paul's soul rest in peace” Amen William Kituuka

PAUL KINENE HAS PASSED ON BURIAL 2PM TODAY AT NAMUTAMBA

TAATA NE MAAMA KINENE NGA KITALO EKYA PAUL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It is so sad that the Kinene family has yet lost a 3rd child! It is very sad. It is very sad to learn that Paul Kinine has passed on! I remember Paul a hard working boy in child hood. He was like his father, a boy who loved the same trade as Taata Kinene. I happen to listen to personal announcements and at past 5pm, I heard the announcement that Paul had breathed his last and was due for burial today at Namutamba at 2pm. It is very sad to see Paul also following the other two members of the family. To those of us who benefitted so much from the services of the Kinene's it is sad. I remember Mrs Kinene as my teacher in the infant section, then Mr Kinene who not only used to take us back to school, but was responsible for the water system at Namutamba, repairing electric installations and constructions just to mention a few. To Mr and Mrs Kinene, I can only say, we are short of words. Tubakwasa Mukama. Mukama yebazibwe. William Kituuka

NAMUTAMBA SECONDARY SCHOOL – A BENEFICIARY OF UPPET/APL1 PROJECT FUNDS

The road to the School

The road as it enters the School compound

Some of the School blocks

A student reading at School - note, the place has rocky surface

Students outside their classroom

Part of the compound

In class While reading through the New Vision newspaper of Monday, November 26, 2012, I came across a Press Release on Page 24 & 25 by the Ministry of Education and Sports: Uganda Post primary Education and Training Program – UPPET/APL1 Project; and what was most interesting is that Namutamba Secondary School featured among the beneficiary schools and the Head teacher is expected to be among those to offer accountability at Kololo Secondary School on Monday, 10th December 2012 starting at 9.00am. WHY WAS I PARTICULARLY IMPRESSED? I recall in 1984, I was approached by the Late Bakka who was at Namutamba Tea Estate, and he requested me to help the parents of Namutamba community revive Namutamba Secondary School. It is true that in the early 1970’s, this had existed at Butumbizi Parish Church grounds, but failed in sustainability. I responded positively and offered services for one term as head of the team in 1984, before I left to eventually take up a post as Trainee Accountant in Uganda Commercial Bank. While my stay was very short, great credit goes to my father the Late Besuel Kiwanuka, he was able to take on headship for no monetary rewards till he retired from the teaching service at Namutamba Teachers’ College. When I visited the school after many years in 2011, I was shocked to learn that 27 years later, the school had not acquired HSC status. This was a drawback and I really longed for an opportunity to have some input to boost the school for I believe a student should be able to study at Namutamba up to Form Six, and again with community mobilization, we should be able to see these students get post Secondary Education in vocational fields. I wish to caution the Management at Namutamba Secondary School that Namutamba had been founded on Christian morals and some of us are still alive to see these morals sustained on. It is very important to see the School Administration live to the expectation of the founders of Namutamba a centre of not only excellence at training teachers, but also at education of children at Namutamba Demonstration School and the Christian Revival which had a lot of ground at Namutamba. There are so many people in administration who have misused the opportunities they have had to serve the people of Uganda. They have seen the opportunity like this one as chance to loot and declare false accountability, but later, the structures put up have been able to expose these people. Pit latrines a re a good case in point in a number of primary schools around the country. There is all the hope that unlike elsewhere, at Namutamba, those in-charge of the management and supervision of the UPPET/APL1 Funds will not be a source of shame to the good name Namutamba earned the hard way through the moral efforts of our parents. We look forward to value for money. William Kituuka Kiwanuka

GODFREY BWANDINGA LAUNCHES A DRIVE TO FUND RAISE FOR SEATS FOR ALL SAINTS CHURCH LUSISIRA ON SUNDAY, 9TH DECEMBER 2012

On Friday, November 30, 2012, Godfrey Bwandinga (0782 363522) reached out to a number of Namutamba Community members. His mission was to inform the community members that the Canon of Butumbizi Parish Church was to officiate at a Fundraising Drive to see to the buying of seats worth putting in the All Saints Church – Lusisira. This Church has a very good outlook from out, unfortunately, there are no seats worth looking at and seating on. Godfrey therefore wishes to call upon all children from Namutamba to help in the effort of seeing worthy seats put into the Church. Earlier on, each of the seats could be got at shs 250,000 but, because of depreciation of the shilling, the amount ought to be much more now. It is hoped that those who intend to attend the function on 9th December where the Parish Community will pray from Lusisira, will get transport after contacting Godfrey for the charges to be paid for group transport for those who may not be able to use their own means. Bwandinga says that this is the 1st step in seeing a number of other developments contributed to as away of seeing a facelift to Namutamba, which we should do as a community. I however want us to encourage the community of Namutamba more so those who pray regularly at Lusisira Church to undertake some savings as a group, more so when some milk is saved, say a litre a day and this contributed to a group contribution and funds from this may enable the buying of a seat monthly as a group effort. William Kituuka Kiwanuka

COMING SOON

INVESTORS TO NAMUTAMBA CAN BE A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO EMPLOYMENT CREATION IN UGANDA

Those in Uganda Government that want to see how employment creation can be made real can try with Namutamba. Namutamba Parish is found in Bulera Sub - County of Mityana district. This area had the pole of growth as the Europeans in the name of the Lea Wilson's who owned Namutamba Tea Estate and Dairy Farm. The economy of this place revolved around the empire that had been created by the Lea Wilson's. Ambassador Ssempala and Dr Sezibera the Secretary General of the East African Community are some of the fruits of the creation by the Lea Wilson's who started Namutamba Demonstration School which helped groom many Ugandans. The empire however slowly collapsed after the estate was sold off following the insecurity of 1972. Namutamba Parish has slowly deteriorated such that poverty is the norm as the tea estate was no longer functional together with the dairy farm. However, many crops can grow in Namutamba. What is important is to get a strategy to see to increased production in the area. The following can be done: 1. Encourage people into forming single sex self help groups as an innovation which may see them mobilize resources for saving and eventual investment, 2. Helping reach the farmers with better methods of production such that the farmers who keep cattle are encouraged to practice zero grazing with artificial insemination, 3. There is need to see at least one big retail outlet in the area which can as well serve as a whole sale outlet for smaller units interested in buying from them instead of having to go to Mityana 12 or 13 miles away, 4. Opening a well facilitated health facility to help the sick in the area so that they don't have to go to Mityana for simple ailments, 5. Opening a buying centre for the agricultural produce by the locals and selling this produce to Mityana or Kampala markets, 6. Eventually opening up a dairy plant to process the milk which can be a lot given the many people of Rwandan origin there, 7. can start fruit canning as fruit trees do well in the area, 8. Can open a maize mill and also make animal feeds. 9. Need to open a microfinance centre together with Mobile money facilities 10. have an Internet cafe operational in the area.. I am ready to cooperate with any serious person or Government in seeing Namutamba as a case that can be used in implementing workable employment given its past potential. My Contacts: William Kituuka P.O. Box 2678, Kampala. Email: wkituuka@gmail.com My other works can be accessed on the following links: http://williamkituuka.blogspot.com/ http://www.jckiwanuka.blogspot.com/ http://www.stmaryscollegekisubi.blogspot.com/ http://www.kisubibrothersuniversitycollegem.blogspot.com/ http://www.smackoldboysmagazine.blogspot.com/ http://www.anthonykyemwa.blogspot.com/ http://www.stpeterschurchofugandassisa.blogspot.com/ http://www.allsaintsschoollweza.blogspot.com/ http://thegloryofnamutamba.blogspot.com/ http://www.namutambademschool.webs.com/ http://www.namutambanurseryschool.webs.com/

NAMUTAMBA MUST DEVELOP (NAMUDE)

For a child who was nurtured at Namutamba, I cry tears when I get there. The place is so backward yet it would be among the most progressive in Uganda. To me Namutamba was one of the 1st places in Uganda to get civilization in the actual sense. The role played by the Lea Wilson Family when they got to Namutamba and eventually evolved the Namutamba Tea Estate and Dairy Farm as well as a primary school which later came to be called Namutamba Demonstration School was very instrumental in the initial fame which Namutamba enjoyed. It was real civilization; there was a lot of togetherness more so with the Rwandese who came from Rwanda to work on the estate. Today, Namutamba is a sad story. It is poverty, yet there are resources which can see the area come up very fast, however, these have to be nurtured and the community can easily be got to participate in their eventual welfare.

I would love to spearhead the Namutamba Must Develop (NAMUDE) initiative. As a trained Rural Economist, an innovator, a man who loves to see the welfare of others, it is my desired goal to see the area which saw me in childhood develop given the current indicators which are symptoms of poverty. This to me would be a worthy task as a reward to the area whose manpower (teachers) I was able to get a bursary to one of the best schools in the country – St. Mary’s College Kisubi after being one of the top 10 pupils at my primary Leaving Examinations in the then Mubende District. Currently, Namutamba a parish is found within Bulera Sub – County in Mityana district.

The focal area I wish to have my base is about 12 – 15 miles from Mityana town along Bulera road via Kitemu. The development I wish to be part of should see the following among others:
1. Easing of transport to and fro Mityana. Currently, if one misses the very early vehicles to Mityana, he/she has to hire a commercial motor cyclist for 12 or more miles at the cost of shs 7,000. This means that there should be improved taxi availability so that people are sure of getting a taxi to and fro Mityana at anytime they wish to travel;
2. There is need to use a better health facility as a magnet to attract people to be party to the innovations that may eventually change them, this, to offer services at highly discounted rates is in the right direction and also offer a number of services including maternity, antenatal, laboratory, admissions and a full time doctor and other specialized medical personnel. People to be encouraged to have savings with the facility and also be allowed to get treatment on credit or even pay in kind using what they produce in their gardens may all go a long way in promoting the health facility;
3. Conducting a baseline survey to bring out the people’s ills and endeavouring to cater for them can go along way in easing the lives of the people at Namutamba. These may include:
i. Availing a Filling station in close vicinity. Currently, those with vehicles can only fill from Mityana!
ii. The mobile money facility calls for going to Mityana to cash or even to send. Getting these services to the people is critical and very time saving;
iii. There are a variety of goods which people have to buy from Mityana yet they would buy them from some big shop around in the area and save, this calls for opening up such a shop with a hardware component;
iv. Setting up a collecting centre for merchandize which may be taken to market in Mityana or beyond;
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4. There is need to set up an NGO arrangement to oversee most of the community mobilization in the area this may undertake among other things:
a) Encourage the formation of single sex Self Help Groups (SHGs) as a vehicle to enhance the savings culture among the people and the working in group arrangement for their betterment;
b) Help with better innovations, for example the area has many cattle keepers who need to move from quantity of animals kept to quality as well as undertake zero – grazing;
c) The NGO may be able to encourage innovations which may help farmers to grow in bigger quantities and hence get means to process so as to get a bigger margin from their products;
d) There is poor agricultural undertaking. Better soil management as well as enterprise management can help the poor people move away from the misery they are currently in;
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5. There is need to work on the roads. The road from Mityana gets bad when one starts climbing Namutamba Hill after Bakijjulula. If there is away this road can be worked on, chances are that greater economic activity will be undertaken.

The above is my dream, it is my prayer that the Almighty God helps me to get partners with whom we can see the development of Namutamba real.
My contact:
William Kituuka
P. O. Box 2678,
Kampala,
UGANDA.

Email: wkituuka@gmail.com

My other works can be accessed on the following links:

http://williamkituuka.blogspot.com/

http://www.jckiwanuka.blogspot.com/

http://www.stmaryscollegekisubi.blogspot.com/

http://www.kisubibrothersuniversitycollegem.blogspot.com/

http://www.smackoldboysmagazine.blogspot.com/

http://www.anthonykyemwa.blogspot.com/

http://www.stpeterschurchofugandassisa.blogspot.com/

http://www.allsaintsschoollweza.blogspot.com/

http://thegloryofnamutamba.blogspot.com/

http://www.namutambademschool.webs.com/

http://www.namutambanurseryschool.webs.com/

3rd October 2011 Marked the 7th Death Anniversary of Besuel Kiwanuka

THE DEM SCHOOL TO SEE OFF MR JOHN KATAZA

I am reliably informed that the long time serving head teacher at Namutamba Demonstration School will be seen off on Friday, 16th September 2011 at the school. On behalf of the Old students of Namutamba Demonstration School, I wish to thank Mr. Kataza so much for the work he has done at our school. I remember Mr. Kataza taught me in 1972 and 1973 and he made a good effort to see a number of us excel to go for higher studies, for which we are most grateful.

I take this opportunity to wish Mr. Kataza good retirement.
William Kituuka.

SSEMPALA OF WORLD BANK IS AN OG OF NAMUTAMBA DEM SCHOOL

Ssempala heads the international affairs in external affairs section of the World Bank
20 YEARS OF DIPLOMATIC WORK, SSEMPALA TAKES ON WORLD BANK
By Arthur Baguma
WITH hands on her hips and the elbows standing out, she leans forward. She pays attention to every detail in her surrounding as she occasionally waves back to passers-by.
She speaks with confidence, illustrating her points with gestures. Dressed in a simple black skirt, a white striped shirt and matching black shoes, she exudes an air of diplomacy.
She looks like a 20-year-old. She laughs when I ask her about the contrast between her age and physical appearance; she jokingly shrugs off the issue with a smile.
“Women don’t state their age,” she says and admits, this is a question that often comes up when she meets people. She laughs again, sighs, looks at her ring before hesitantly saying: “I have peace and fulfillment in my life. I live my life one day at a time.”
Edith Grace Ssempala is the new director of international affairs, in the external affairs vice-presidency of the World Bank. Ssempala has a wealth of experience in diplomacy stretching over 21 years. She has served as Uganda’s top diplomat in different regions of the world.
“I didn’t expect to get the job,” she reveals, in a thoughtful posture. “I have worked hard for all my achievements.”
Ssempala’s new calling is a blessing to the Ugandan woman? One would wonder how a poor Ugandan in a typical rural village can benefit from an up class career woman sitting in Washington. However, Ssempala elaborately states that her new job is about helping the poor of the poorest.
She argues that the basic source of funding for developing countries like Uganda which benefits from the International Development Agency is the World Bank. Ssempala says once this funding is increased, poor countries like Uganda will benefit more. The World Bank funding also includes the International Finance Cooperation, which finances the private sector comprising mainly small-scale businesses which are the majority in Uganda.
“My work will have an impact on ordinary Ugandan women. We have almost doubled financing to agriculture where most Ugandans, especially women derive their livelihood,” Ssempala says. She says studies have shown that agriculture has three times the potential to reduce poverty than any other sector.
It has not been a rosy rise to the top in a world where the male ego and stereo types rule. “Every challenge is an opportunity. I have not looked at myself in terms of being disadvantaged as a woman. All one has to do regardless of their gender is working hard, be focused, committed and love what you do,” she says.
Ssempala has a passion to serve others. Her hands-on skills in diplomacy manifest in her career spanning over 20 years. She occasionally cites several sayings that have helped her through the rough journey of her career.
For instance she explains that you may not determine what happens to you in life, but you can determine how you react to it. And that is what makes the difference, because in life, what you may see as a huge challenge, another person sees as a challenge that strengthens you.
Born in 1953, Ssempala was raised in a village setting in Namutamba village, Mubende district. She comes from a family of seven. She went to Namutamba Demonstration School for her primary education, Gayaza High School for O’ level and Nabumali High School for A’ level.
Ssempala attained a degree in civil engineering from Lumumba University in Moscow, Russia in 1978. After graduating, she took up a job with an electronic company in Sweden. When a calling came for volunteers to liberate Uganda, she offered her services.
Ssempala did external work for the liberation struggle which ushered in the Movement Government in 1986. After the war, she was appointed ambassador to the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden). She served in this portfolio for a decade.
Later, she was appointed Uganda’s ambassador to the US where she served for nine years.
Ssempala’s most recent position was as the Ugandan permanent representative to the African Union and the United Nation’s Economic Commission for Africa, as well as ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti.
Ssempala says she had never nurtured a dream of becoming a diplomat although she has a passion for politics and all her role models are politicians. They include President Yoweri Museveni and internal affairs minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda.
Ssempala has a long history of being a performer wherever she has served. “She represented Uganda well. And I am a firm believer in her style of work. She will definitely deliver,” says a retired diplomat who worked with her.
When she speaks, Ssempala portrays a wide vision not only for Uganda, but Africa. She argues that what Africa lacks is aid that can put countries on their own feet — and that is aid to the private sector. She says aid should be a facilitator not an end.
In her position, Ssempala is responsible for international affairs functions, managing North America, civil society, speaker’s bureau teams in Washington, offices in Europe and the United Nations liaison offices in New York and Geneva.
Her turning point was when she committed her life to Jesus in 2000. She loves reading, especially Christian books. She also spends her time with her three daughters whom she describes as the best thing that has happened to her.

SEZIBERA, THE NEW SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE EAC IS AN OB OF NAMUTAMBA DEM SCHOOL

Richard Sezibera, the new EAC Secretary General.


The new Secretary General of the East African Community has come a long way quickly, and his journey of course will be familiar with any Rwandan who ever grew up in exile.
Sezibera

Not that there was doubt from the beginning that the soft-spoken Rwandan refugee kid would go places despite the fact his schooling started in appalling conditions in camps for displaced Rwandans in Burundi.

Richard Sezibera was diligent in his studies; he always seemed to be at the top of his class; he was good with numbers and with language and he aced his year’s Primary Leaving Exam when he sat it at the Namutamba Demonstration School; he passed so outstandingly he was admitted to what is generally considered one of the best secondary schools in Uganda – St. Mary’s College, Kisubi. Not many kids who suffered the double whammy of losing a father before they were born – his father was a victim of Parmehutu pogroms in Gikongoro – and growing up in conditions of severe material deprivation would hope to finish primary school, leave alone go to an elite secondary school where a place is almost as rare as chicken teeth.

When we sit down with Minister of Health Sezibera at his offices in Muhima you can hardly tell this is the man who just got confirmed to the EAC’s most powerful job by the region’s heads of state.

From outward appearances, he exhibits the same level of excitement about it as you would if someone invited you out to lunch. Nothing seems out of the ordinary. Not that one would be expecting a dignitary to be gushing on about what a great gig they have gotten. With Sezibera however there isn’t even the faint air of gravity some men would affect if they got elected mayor of a district; there is not the slightest hint of self-awareness here that the man will be participating in policies and making decisions affecting the affairs of over 120 million people. He just looks at me politely, in his dark, plain suit and waits for the questions to begin, answering them in measured, careful terms.

To look at Sezibera is to be reminded one more time of how often people serving in the Rwandan administration seem to be so underage relative to the posts they hold. Here is a health minister who is just a few weeks short of his forty seventh birthday – he was born on 05 June 1964 – who also is the best candidate Rwanda could nominate for secretary general of the EAC! In terms of the years in experience it would require in another country for one to even be named permanent secretary of the ministry of health, the man is a baby! Like him, most Rwandans with senior posts have been compelled to grow into their jobs, but few of them as much as he.

One remarkable thing is that Sezibera seems to work hard to dispel impressions you may have that he has been named SG of the EAC due to any individual brilliance on his part, or competence, or even as recognition for the deftness with which he led the team that negotiated Rwanda’s accession to the EAC. That was in the early 2000s and the negotiations – the ‘Sezibera Team’ was composed of about a dozen high-ranking members of Rwandan institutions among them the RRA, the Ministry of Commerce, the Private Sector Federation and others – were “often difficult and exhausting”. The team represented a country that was culturally different from the ‘traditional three EAC countries’ in so many ways, and one where the region’s lingua franca, English had only recently been introduced. Convincing the ‘traditional three’ would take all the negotiating skills and soft persuasive powers of a consummate diplomat, and Sezibera was just the man. (In fact Burundi would do well to send him and his team a thank you note – if it hasn’t done so – because it was the ground work they did that principally made it possible for the relative ease with which Rwanda’s twin to the south too acceded to the EAC).

Sezibera prefers instead to give much of the credit for his success to his boss (at least until very recently), President Paul Kagame. “I am grateful to H.E. the President for the many opportunities he has given me to serve my country, and it is no different even with the chance to serve as SG of the EAC,” he says.

He, it is easy to see, is only being modest and properly differential to the President. There are other Rwandans who would be in a position to do the jobs Sezibera has been entrusted with down the years. But one thing you can be sure of is that they are not many at all.

In 1990, the year the RPF launched the war of liberation, the young Sezibera – only 26 at the time – was made one of a very few field medical officers for the struggle that lasted four years. He was barely over a year out of medical school at Kampala’s Makerere University after doing his entire six years of secondary school education at Kisubi. He joined the struggle when he promptly abandoning his duties at Mbale Hospital in the east of Uganda and by the time the war and the Genocide were over the young man was entrusted with the duties of physician cum personal assistant to the new president, Pasteur Bizimungu.

“Those were absolutely challenging times,” Sezibera says. “You can’t imagine what it was like; the ministers did not have chairs to sit on! There was only one working phone line in the entire country and communication was mostly by military walkie talkies! There was no currency at all.” He pauses pensively then adds, “It is nothing short of miraculous to see what Rwanda has achieved only seventeen years on.”

He certainly has done his part in helping make those achievements possible, in the process going through almost the entire repertoire of duties possible to entrust one in a scarce field of competent, educated people. He was member of parliament from 95 to 99, after a short stint serving in Bizimungu’s office; he was ambassador of Rwanda to Washington DC from 99 to 2003; he was special envoy of President Kagame to the Great Lakes Region immediately afterwards, until his appointment in 2008 as health minister.

What does Sezibera envision for himself after his five-year term is up at the EAC? “I don’t like to think further ahead than what I have to do to properly do my job of the present!” says this family man who is father to four children.

“I focus on my job and don’t let other thoughts distract me. I hope to give it my best at the EAC and hope to do the same for anything I may get after that,” he says as we part and he exits the boardroom in which I have been interviewing him, through an adjoining door back to his office.

NAMUTAMBA DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL WEBSITE

Namutamba Demonstration School made 75 years of existence this year. We as the fruits of the school thank God for His blessings. We trust that He will guide our school through all the tides that will be faced after. The school website can be accessed from the link below.

The link:
http://www.namutambademschool.webs.com/

Namutamba Demonstration 75 year Calendar - 2011