Journalists should have asked Energy Minister Irene Muloni today at a press conference to clear the air about one and one thing: Did Uganda negotiate and receive a share of 55 to 67% of oil proceeds? If she can prove that Uganda did, then she should be very proud of her ministry. Further, if 55 to 67% is the true sharing agreement-PSA- then Ugandans of all political stripes should applaud the team for a great job. Like I said it would be one of the most generous oil sharing agreements in the world (emphasis added).
Now ask yourself: why is the government adamant to take credit for negotiating such a generous PSA agreement? Is it laziness or outright stupidity? Put differently why is the Ugandan governments sometimes slow to sing its praises? I am not sure about the PSA, but let me cite one example I am sure of: UPDF and Burundi’s success in Somalia. That is a huge a positive story. But what do we read in your paper Bukedde and New Vision: Libya-Btw, do you have reporters there or what because your reporting is overboard?
Please tell Ms Muloni that if she is certain beyond a doubt that Uganda negotiated and received 55 to 67%, she must sing praises for Ugandan negotiators. In plain English, there is nothing to hide nor be ashamed of if Uganda successfully negotiated and received 55 to 67% of oil proceeds.
Please tell Ms Muloni that if she is certain beyond a doubt that Uganda negotiated and received 55 to 67%, she must sing praises for Ugandan negotiators. In plain English, there is nothing to hide nor be ashamed of if Uganda successfully negotiated and received 55 to 67% of oil proceeds.
Some moron on UAH who want us shot for speaking our mind would be put to shame. And I let be blunt: the person who said such things about some of us is one of the most annoying morons in UAH who is always ignored.
So go and tell govt officials that openness wins all the time. If MPs cannot read or interpret the deal that is their problem or the problem of Ugandan voters who keep electing such a bunch of mediocre folks as their reps.
Compare what Ugandan is alleged to have received: 55 to 67% with what the rich oil province of Alberta received: 10%. FYI, Alberta has far more oil than Uganda and is also the LEADING supplier of oil to the USA ahead of Saudi Arabia or any other country.
So go and tell govt officials that openness wins all the time. If MPs cannot read or interpret the deal that is their problem or the problem of Ugandan voters who keep electing such a bunch of mediocre folks as their reps.
Compare what Ugandan is alleged to have received: 55 to 67% with what the rich oil province of Alberta received: 10%. FYI, Alberta has far more oil than Uganda and is also the LEADING supplier of oil to the USA ahead of Saudi Arabia or any other country.
Yes, most USA oil comes from Canada or to be exact Alberta and Saskatchewan. USA is so dependent on Canadian oil that right now there is a controversy brewing with environmentalists being arrested at the White House for protesting the construction of the proposed oil pipeline to carry Canadian Oil to the USA. Construction would pass through some prime environmental grounds hence the protest.
President Obama is under immense and I mean intense pressure to cancel the pipeline but given that he gets most of his campaign money from big oil, he is not going to do anything to make environmentalists happy. I bring this up to illustrate to you that if Uganda can prove-questionable and doubtful hence the secrecy-that it actually won a share of 55 to 67%, it would have done 5 to 6 times better than Alberta!
Well if the MPs cannot read or interpret government documents that is their problem. Oil is also laden with emotion and not fact.
Why can't the minister go on record in parliament and say we got 55 to 67%. That would be one of the most generous oil deal in the world. The Province of Alberta got only 10% and its people are agitating for better oil sharing deals. Now according to circulating PSA, Uganda got 55 to 67%. And that is called a bad deal. What is the truth?
Think of Nixon and Watergate. The initial crime was minor. The problem was the cover up so tell the AG and that lady SG to be honest with Ugandans and MPs.
Why can't the minister go on record in parliament and say we got 55 to 67%. That would be one of the most generous oil deal in the world. The Province of Alberta got only 10% and its people are agitating for better oil sharing deals. Now according to circulating PSA, Uganda got 55 to 67%. And that is called a bad deal. What is the truth?
Think of Nixon and Watergate. The initial crime was minor. The problem was the cover up so tell the AG and that lady SG to be honest with Ugandans and MPs.
W.B.KYIJOMANYI
UAH forumist in New York
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