Busoga Coop Union was pride of the Bamasaba
Dec 22, 2010
EDITOR: The Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU)used to be the shining star with which the Bamasaba were once vividly identified. In those good old days the union was politically blind and nationally inclined although it was a regional initiative.
EDITOR: The Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU)used to be the shining star with which the Bamasaba were once vividly identified. In those good old days the union was politically blind and nationally inclined although it was a regional initiative.
It was the living hope, a cornerstone on which the Bamasaba built their heritage and the vehicle for transformation of the Bamasaba communities. It is with such intense nostalgia that the Bamasaba recollect the golden days of the iconic BCU.
The tension and the threats of a mass demonstration following the suspension of the current BCU board had little to do with Nandala Mafabi as a popular chairman (which he certainly is) but a lot to do with the fact that BCU epitomises the very existence and heritage of the Bamasaba.
BCU is to the Bagisu what the Kabaka is to the Baganda.It is common knowledge that by 2008, BCU was riddled with debts to the astronomical tune of sh1.2b and had been dragged to court for failure to pay workers and utility bills.
Regardless of the political cloth from which the current board was cut, it is open to all and sundry that during Mafabi's reign BCU has renovated its housing estates at Maluku and Busamaga and the nation is enjoying the Elgon Pride Coffee powder.
Many who have been keenly following these events would certainly be taken aback by the suspsension of the very board that is responsible for the priceless revival of the fallen giant of the Bamasaba. These achievements have no political leaning. One would, therefore, hope that when a winning team is shoved aside, we expect a super one in its place.
Kuloba Wesaka
kulobahenry@yahoo.co.uk
It was the living hope, a cornerstone on which the Bamasaba built their heritage and the vehicle for transformation of the Bamasaba communities. It is with such intense nostalgia that the Bamasaba recollect the golden days of the iconic BCU.
The tension and the threats of a mass demonstration following the suspension of the current BCU board had little to do with Nandala Mafabi as a popular chairman (which he certainly is) but a lot to do with the fact that BCU epitomises the very existence and heritage of the Bamasaba.
BCU is to the Bagisu what the Kabaka is to the Baganda.It is common knowledge that by 2008, BCU was riddled with debts to the astronomical tune of sh1.2b and had been dragged to court for failure to pay workers and utility bills.
Regardless of the political cloth from which the current board was cut, it is open to all and sundry that during Mafabi's reign BCU has renovated its housing estates at Maluku and Busamaga and the nation is enjoying the Elgon Pride Coffee powder.
Many who have been keenly following these events would certainly be taken aback by the suspsension of the very board that is responsible for the priceless revival of the fallen giant of the Bamasaba. These achievements have no political leaning. One would, therefore, hope that when a winning team is shoved aside, we expect a super one in its place.
Kuloba Wesaka
kulobahenry@yahoo.co.uk