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Subject: Nothing positive yet about awareness drives in Enga

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Multi's mama

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Date Posted: Tue, Dec 11 2007, 11:11:11am
In reply to: Multi 's message, "Enga students are doing what MPs should do" on Fri, Dec 07 2007, 11:20:56am

Letters to The National, Thursday, December 10

Nothing positive yet about awareness drives in Enga

ALLOW me to respond to �gPublo�h who seems to lack an understanding of modern day politics and professional integrity (Dec 6). I do appreciate the initiative the Enga Students Association has taken to address the chronic issues of HIV/AIDS and tribal warfare.
But there is still no evidence of accountable spending and positive impacts from previous awareness drives in the province. Neither has there been a positive correlation between Enga student awareness drives and decrease in the HIV/AIDS statistics or tribal wars.
With respect to the students, I am sad to say your problem originated from your own lack of credibility and integrity to investigate the actual facts.
Lagaip-Porgera MP Philip Kikala did not donate K5,000 to bodybuilder Danald Kaiwi but K1,000 from his own pocket.
The office of the Lagaip-Porgera MP verbally authorised and instructed me via mobile phone and e-mail to write a response to your allegation.
If the writer is dissatisfied, you can have your chance in 2012 to challenge any of the elected MPs by running for office.

Stephen Kikala
Tokyo, Japan

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[> Subject: HIV/AIDS, tribal wars, a concern to all

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Publo "Supablo" Kid
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Date Posted: Tue, Dec 11 2007, 05:59:09pm

http://www.thenational.com.pg/121107/Letters%206.htm

The National, December 11, 2007

HIV/AIDS, tribal wars, a concern to all
I REFER to the letter by �Publo� (Dec 6). The writer has missed the plot. Stephen Kikala was correcting the amount the Lagaip-Porgera MP donated.
Generally, �Publo� is right in claiming that MPs� kids are always in schools overseas. They are. But the writer failed to understand that years before Philip Kikala was elected to Parliament, Stephen was already studying overseas.
�This kid� has set the record straight and you are angry because of that?
You appear to be concerned with the two giant killers in Enga � HIV/AIDS and tribal war.
We should all be.
I am a student. I too, care about my people. I�ve tried to warn them years ago in market places, at home, at the akalyanda, and in any place where I can get an audience. I�ve warned the people of this two-headed monster that was out to destroy everything that we hold dear to us.
So, just get out there and do it.
If you are senior university student, I expect you to act like one. Otherwise, if you miss the plot because of little issues like these, I don�t know how you intend to �tackle� this two-headed monster in Enga. Kondervan,
Hiroshima, Japan

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