Collateral damage

Collateral damage

Uganda wants to develop; construct roads, construct posh buildings. We have even cut taxes for our potential investors in order to make sure the place is turned into the United States. The only problem is, we are copying it all wrong and not preparing for the collateral damage. Think about 10-15 years ago where you used to stay, there was land, pitches to play with the neighbours, that is where talent was developed and friends were made. Today, we find the rich are building seven feet fences and buying PlayStations (well done you worked hard). The poor are in total misery because they are being packed into the worst of places, pollution, drugs, and yet again over taxed to develop the nation. Development means chasing hawkers, chapatti men, commuter taxis, where will one put all this idleness and unemployment. Clearly there is need to send people back to their actual homes; those from the South fly away, the westerns go and rare those cows. Am no prophet but if we don’t sit down and analyze development, country is going………………

Muhindi Jude