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 From the New Vision archives

University student applies for post in pidgin English
Saturday, 10th August, 2002	E-mail article   Print article
By Kiganda Ssonko    ALI, a B.A/Education student from a certain university in Uganda stunned the chief co-ordinator of a humanitarian NGO in Rakai district. he wrote an application in very poor english applying for a job as subcounty co-ordinator in the same organisation. The application which The New Vision saw had a lot of grammatical and spelling errors. This is how it started: “Oh Darling Sir, I’m written to looking the work of a co-ordinator subcounty of Kyotera town. I’m finish the University in 1998 in Education degree. I worked there History and Islam religion as my subject.” He went on, “I’m a good student and I am feeling very competent of work in your organisations. Standing on these quality, I wants to promises you that I did your work very well if recruited or given chances,” The nightmare continued, “When I come in your NGOs, I will serve it with many good faithes and trustworthy. You just try giving me you will saw my good services at working with you,” After his self-defeating application, he concluded. “With above things sir, I would like to say good bye to you and have good timing together with your famile and your wife and parents, Yours in good heart, Ali, B.A, Education. Ends

Lol!!! Its a case of mind your grammar!  or was it mind your language!  What a funny!

Allo Ali. What means you 'darling sir'? Me have been not on good hearts with you. Not knowing me to you even! How know wife mine also childrens?  Infact you having no jobs in my office allo! Because angry of me no job in history and Islam for very ungood English about you. Ask you for chances to proove good. Ali, take chances not me. Please continue standing on qualities of you. I don't care even small. Please continue to looking for works elsewhere but contact me not again forever.

Yours in angry.

Chief Cordinator.

Allo Ali. Beep me why? I tells you no job. Simple. Am I father you? Find your level not my department elsewhere. Last warning. Police me will report if not stop beep,beep ko my number!! 

Chief Cordinator

Chief cordinator Dear

I am familiar with this man who replied for the job in your office. He is lowly disqualified because I am highly qualified for this job as a replacement for him. I can hear when you tell him that you did not father him. He is wrong to beep you because there is no work for him for the reason that I am right man for this work. Please reflect on my implication and be pleased about that I will do first class, superlative greatest and best topnotch, work and for you and for the company

So very much in sincerelity

Seeker of the job

 

Eventually better english appilcant write! Better than never late. Now cv for you is where? Seen it don't me! Care try to take not like Ali. Send cv as possible as soon.

Also, beep, beep no!!

Chief Cordinator.

LOL

Why couldn't he write in luganda or Acholi

Ohhhh Gawd i did laugh my head off!!

Uganda still has pple with such problems we gotta long way to go so corrective effort is needed but  definately some pple at univ cant put two correct sentences together wat a pity!

I agree with oloya they shd stick to their mommas tongue it wd help the coordinator fast to trash the application lol..

Nope I dont think that cld have helped in  Ug most pple cant write in their own language infact i think if ur hopeless in writting english no way u r gonna be any better in ur own language (in UG that is)

True dat 100% k_raw. I have to admit I am guilty on that count. I can read and speak luganda perfectly (won awards in skool 4 reading it) but will show u a clean pair of heels when challenged to write!

Dont worry kakookolo ur not the only one i bet u half the people here cant write in their mother tongue. Kale gwe u even won awards for luganda I didnt know how hopless i had become at speaking Luganda till i was in ug i need some serious lesson as fro writtin and readin i have never really learned how but i can manage as long as u dont expect me to read fast or write proper mmm may be we need a new topic where u can post in any language but english

And now this:

 

After a resounding victory, Mayor-elect Seya N.N. Sebaggala is eager to begin a five-year term at City Hall. The man who many people underestimated and dismisses as linguistically challenged is roaring to go. Weekly Monitor special correspondent Setimba Sikyategera caught up with the Seya at the scene of a collapsed building in Kalerwe for a one-on-one chat.

 

 

Sikyategera: Your worship, I see you are already hard at work. A building has collapsed this is a sign of the incompetence of the city administrators, don’t you agree?

Seya: Yes, what happened here is a strategy. We will fix this when I takeover. But it is also because of the problem of the dry spell we have been experiencing. So raining is very bad for buildings.

 

 

 

Sikyategera: So, how were the elections, was there a moment when you got nervous?

Seya: Naava? Banange oyo omukazi Naava namuvaako dda! And you are not serious but let me put it categorically crystal clear for you. There are no more erections between me and Naava.

 

 

 

Sikyategera: Point taken your worship. Maybe we can turn to the Electoral Commission because the other day you were arrested for interfering with the electoral process. Do you feel the commission did a good job?

Seya: Hmm, yes to some extent but what do you expect from an electrical commission appointed by president Museveni?

 

 

 

Sikyategera: Your opponent say you stole the election. Are you ready to defend your win?

Seya: Of course, as you know I have a team of lawyers who are very cumbersome with the law. But we shall decide which way to go after discussions.

 

 

 

Sikyategera: Your worship, a quick one about the city. People complain that the city is dirty but most importantly we are faced with an imminent attack of bird flu. How do you plan to tackle it?

Seya: I don’t know what’s wrong with you journalists. We’ve always had flu around us. Has flu ever been good?  Bad or good, flu is flu and  its bad.

 

 

 

Sikyategera: Sir, any message to FDC, the party which has stood with you through thick and thin?

Seya: Of course, we have a very corridor  working relationship with FDC. Its FDC that helped me rally support. But like the actor Swiznager once said,  I will be back. I Seya is backing now to strength the heart of my people.

 

 

 

Sikyategera: On that note, your worship, we will get back to you soon.

Seya: Thank you and as you can see, I need no interpreter to convoy my mind.

 

 

LOL - is this a comedy show of some sort?  That being the case MW - obugalo!!!!!!!!

MW thanks for the laughs..........was that for real?

Take it or Leave it, but this is my opinion.

Uganda is a country with multiple languages and I am sure that the job applicant had expertise in some local languages. Poor grammar doesn't necessarily mean that one isn't suitable for a job. We have been colonized to think that a person who can't write English, can't effectively administer an office. How many people can write and speak English in Ugandan sub-counties? Obviously, one can understand what the applicant was saying regardless of the grammar, and that's communication. The author of this thread doesn't show us whether this guy had other skills apart from writing English, the skills I consider relevant while working at a sub-county level.   

Arguably what you state might be correct in the context in which the applicant applied for the job in question.  However, all the more reason for the applicant to ensure proper preparation for applying for the job in hand.  I am unsure that posting this grammatical reference is an indication of one's assumption that the person with poor command of English cannot run office but that their ability to communicate in English might be questionable.

If a person finds that using a knife and fork is an alien entity, why then don't they just wash their hands and use hands as opposed to pushing on causing blunders at the table just so to fit in with those they are perhaps trying to impress or mimick? You never know, you may teach those using knives and forks to switch to using their hands...

Indeed if the job in question was to be stationed in an a sub-county area - it would probably be effective for the applicant to have command of the language spoken locally as in most cases, the job would most likely entail dealing with local people.  However - by the mere fact that an applicant is encouraged to make an application in English is an indication of a failing of the prospective employer in deploying correct human resources scouting.  This is a failure of our current organisational makeup in the workplace irrespective of level. 

This can be taken at any level of employment whereupon we question applicants abilities to be placed in posts that match the requirements of the job advertised. The ability of a person to communicate effectively is as vital as in us all knowing our limitations and placing in to place appropriate measures to bridge that what we cannot deliver. 

What a relief? Suffice to rationalize that even the legendary Digital Camera thief be understood for surviving however he /she can!  

SugarB,

Considering this  New Vison report  you be the judge.  

 

Seya gets his groove on

 

Friday, 2nd February, 2007 

 

 

IF you have watched Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez in the movie Shall We Dance, you can paint a vivid picture of how Kampala mayor, Nasser Sebaggala, acted when BLU*3’s Jackie Chandiru (seductively dressed) chose to dance with him during the African Woman Magazine anniversary at Garden City Roof top.

 

But on the dance floor, his attempt at dancing calypso to BLU*3’s Nsanyuka Nawe, was rugged. He got weary of the mind-boggling movements, moved closer to Jackie with deliberate intent to revive the 1980’s squeeze dance.

 

Seeing the mayor in cloud mwenda (9), DP’s Mukasa Mbidde, tried his chance with BLU*3’s Cindy, but she tactfully dodged him. Mbidde cut a forlorn figure of a vanquished General but was rescued by Brenda Nanyonjo, Africa Woman’s Fashion editor.

 

As if reminding Mbidde of what he had missed, a beaming Sebaggala was later overheard whispering to Mbidde: “obwaana bulinga obuva ebulaaya.”

 

(The girls are like those from Europe!) He publicly included the BLU*3 on the list of artistes to perform for the Queen of England during CHOGM.

 

  

Bambi Seya...

Modern Woman...where did you get that......hahahahahahahaha.....you know I used to hear people talk about it and cracked up!  Surprisingly some of his kids I went to nursery/primary school with never new a word in Luganda and always spoke English and am wondering how he used to communicate with them then.  The girl in particular would get annoyed if you talked to her in Luganda.

I am told Seya also one time said "Of his power doesnt early" (I think I wrote it on another thread).

Milar,

The source was an Alumni forum for the same school as Seya’s rival, the rival’s father and most of his family: Read easily  biased. However Seya’s own reputation easily gives credibility  to the report.  

 

Back in our Campus days he was better known for his “Ala  yu a sitade dalingi?” pickup line.