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To: Edward M. Zettlemoyer who wrote (9144)	10/10/1998 11:50:00 PM
From: Douglas V. Fant	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9164

Ed, Good point- My guess is that the GOS has already sold forward contracts on oil production to pay for the war. Accept the Africans as they are- do not try to change them. But easier said than done. Ever since the Omani Sultanates based in Zanzibar,the Arabs have been interfering in Sub-Saharan East Africa's affairs. The murder, torture dished out to the Africans by the Arab Muslims of the GOS is just par for the course-i.e, continuation of a historical trend. Time will tell whether John Garang is another Mirambo of Tanzania and will be able to drive the Arab invaders from these African homelands about 120 years after Mirambo accomplished that feat in the 1870's in Tanzania...... Mirambo looked south for assistance to King Shaka of the Zulus to defeat the Omanis. Right now it looks like John Garang's patrons are fraying at the edges.... But in any case one issue I've mentioned that is hidden beneath this whole affair is control of the waters of the Nile. Uganda and Ethiopia could bring both the Sudan and Egypt quickly to their knees by the turn of about six water valves. That is why Egypt does not want to alienate the Africans, but also why both Sudan and Egypt do not want the Sudan split- they do not want another buffer ethnic African Country blocking their access to Uganda should Uganda actually move forward and build a dam on the Nile- something that Sudan and Egypt would militarily challenge- they'd have to... MP Wants Sudan, Egypt to Pay for Nile Waters ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [ Latest News From Sudan At Sudan.Net ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ News Article by ANS on October 10, 1998 at 09:40:22: MP Wants Sudan, Egypt to Pay for Nile Waters Africa News Service 09-OCT-98 Kampala (The Monitor - Kampala, October 9, 1998) - The minister of Lands, Water and Environment, Henry Kajura stirred the House yesterday when he said that before Uganda can utilise any huge amount of its waters in Lake Victoria and River Nile, it has to seek the express consent of Sudan and Egypt. Kajura said that even when government was mapping out the extension of the Owen Falls Dam, Sudan and Egypt had to be consulted for approval. Other stakeholders in the Victoria and the Nile waters named are; Ethiopia, Eritrea, Rwanda and Burundi among others. The minister was reacting to Dr. Yoramu Ajeani's query that Sudan and Egypt were controlling and monitoring Uganda's water levels. Ajeani said that there is an Egyptian engineer and a Sudanese officer who are stationed at Jinja to monitor the water levels of the Nile. Kajura said that in 1929 the British colonialists made Uganda enter an agreement where by before any project is undertaken on River Nile, the consent of Egypt and Sudan has to be sought. Ajeani found this rather unpalatable, and added that Uganda should make Sudan and Egypt pay for the water before they use it. "Water should be sold to Sudan and Egypt. Value should be returned for value, there is nothing for free in this World," he said. Ajeani said that water is a resource like petroleum and if those two countries are not prepared to pay for the water then, the Nile should be diverted to other areas for agriculture production. He said water should be diverted for agriculture production so that Uganda is able to buy petroleum products from these countries. Turning to the debate on the ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF), Winnie Babihuga (Women Rep Rukungiri) said that the Vice President Dr. Specioza Kazibwe should be relieved of the leadership of that ministry. Babihuga said that Kazibwe has many assignments up her sleeves and has no time for MAAIF. She said that it is shameful to learn that Kazibwe who heads the anti-corruption crusade is again leading a corruption infested ministry. She suggested that the ministry be scrapped and agricultural services be transferred to the districts. She also alleged that most of the projects are centred in Buganda and Busoga where the agriculture ministers hail from. Sarah Namusoke Kiyingi said that MAAIF is in a dangerous mechanical condition and compared its services to those of a take-away which sells chips and sausages. However, Prof. Mondo Kagonyera defended MAAIF saying that milk and animal production have increased in the country due to good policies. By Pius Muteekani Katunzi & Robert Mukasa