Happy 2010

Thur- 31st –Dec-09 Press Statement E.K BENJAMIN SUMMING UP THE YEAR Tonight we cross over to the New Year 2010; events that have happened this year are quite many but some still haunt in our minds and live us with innumerable questions left unanswered. These can’t miss death of characters like Brian Bukenya Son of Vice President, Major Gen Kazini amongst other important citizens. The question that Ugandans are asking is how in the upcoming year we stand to combat all risks that would bring us into agony and tears as it has been this year. We the People’s Development Party argue our government to stand equipped in confronting all challenges facing our country. We do not want to see our people with there property perishing in fire outbreaks. We demand that the government waits not for big figures getting involved in accidents to work on roads. Many roads, dusty, crooked, narrow, full of portholes and have no traffic signs. We demand for the pay rise of teacher’s doctors and many civil servants salaries. We ask the Ministry of Health to provide enough drugs in hospitals to treat our people. We also ask the government to look for market of our farmers’ produces as the Sudanese market slows down as peace is trying to restore in the country. We ask this government to lower tuition in public universities to enable our children study uninterrupted. If it’s possible U.P.E & U.S.E programmes should be substituted with Free University Education because it’s better for a parent to toil with the children at the lower level than in higher institutions of learning. Helping a kid up to secondary and abandon him there won’t guarantee any future for that kid as the job trend today requires at least a diploma; the government should listen. We want in this upcoming year to see the corrupt ministers knifed alongside other government corrupt officials. And finally we want the prices of commodities to lower to enable convenient life for our people in the rest of the country Otherwise we wish Ugandans here and in Diaspora a year of prosperity, financial increase and stability, security, good healthy and on top of that a morally up right and free society. Happy 2010. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin People’s Development Party National Coordinator. www.myspace.com/kivumbi1

Uganda`s Economic Potential Lies Within Us;Kivumbi.

UGANDA’S ECONOMIC POTENTIAL LIES WITHIN US; COMMON MARKET PROTOCOL PRESS RELEASE THUR-10TH-DEC-09 E.K BENJAMIN March/1st/2010 is the D-Day for the implementation of the East African Common Market Protocol. The People’s Development Party looks forward to seeing this come true. It would be extra-ordinarily good if Uganda utilized the remaining period of time ahead for productive preparations. This will guarantee a gross and rapid increment in our country’s economic potential, job security, unlimited market, free movement of our people alongside there goods & services. Had this been done before; it’s clear and relatively possible that our business people, our farmers, students and service providers would be reaping by now. Besides foreign earnings, Uganda’s major source of income is agricultural based implying that we still have time to reach and competent favorably with Kenya which is more industrialized. At the moment Kenya’s industrial power extends beyond Nairobi to Nakuru, Kisumu, Eldoret, Kericho & Mombasa therefore Uganda’s comparative advantage in terms of Kenya’s economic strength is agricultural based. The People’s Development Party is still worried that much as our government assures us that Uganda’s relation with her neighbors is stable-this is sarcastic and quite ironical!! We do not see why Tanzania continues to haunt our people residing there! It’s now twice when thousands of our people are ordered to leave TZ. Our people at the bordering line with Kenya remain victims of torturous acts by our neighbors that side; we can’t deny that once in a while Ugandans have provoked and at times offended Kenya’s nationals; buts it’s just too much from that side. Not cattle rustling, robbery, theft I mean it’s important and urgent that both sides reform. The truth is

Climate is the defining challenge our time;Kivumbi Re-affirms to Journalists

, scientists have confirmed this. Lake Victoria and many other water bodies have continuously been polluted-garbage, sewage and industrial chemical waste have not ceased to be dumped there, and God help us. Ugandans remember the previous reductions of water levels which resulted into load shedding. Do we want this to happen again? We know that the safest way of reducing climate risks is to reduce emissions. We know that taking early actions makes good business sense. And we know the cost of inaction will be much bigger than the cost of action now. The People’s Development Party says that the time has come and indeed the time is now; We must change our attitude towards the environment and climate, we better get serious. We may never get a better opportunity and if the world’s scientists are right, we may not get a second chance! World leaders are meeting early next month in Copenhagen Denmark; we must harness the necessary political will to Seal the Deal on an ambitious new Climate Agreement.

I have the list of Ugandans who have Sealed the Deal so far but it’s quite embarrassing that the people I expected to be on list have not! Those politicians, Government officials, Members of Parliament, Ministers, Activists yiyi not even our Head of State! Which explanation can they give? There always on the internet, even those who can’t access it would do it from the Post Office on Kampala Rd since the banner has been there for the last 3 month. Are they against or for climate crisis? The chance is still open at the Post office and on sealthedeal2009.com for all people to sign. They should go now before the summit. The right kind of Deal will provide the regulation certainty and long term price signals that businesses are demanding.

We know that Deal can unleash investment, stimulate innovation and facilitate the global spread of Low-Carbon Technology to enable trade to underpin development, spread green solutions and usher in the green economy. We live in an interconnected world. Effective agreement in Copenhagen would be a powerful vote of confidence in multilateralism. God bless Uganda God bless our planet.

Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin PEOPLE`S DEVELOPMENT PARTY NATIONAL CORDINATOR.