Poor road network both in
the city and upcountry, potholes as big as graves have been left open in the
roads to claim lives, and also fill to look like crater lakes when it rains,
poor drainage systems, poor housing conditions, limited access to safe and
clean water, lack of markets for produce and market information, inadequate
land for tilling, increasing commodity and transport prices, increased taxes on
even the smallest things- inflation
The continued frequent drug
stock outs, disbursement of close to expiry drugs, inadequate PHC, UPE, and USE
releases causing a stall in most of Health Centre and school operations, inadequate
staffing everywhere, poor sanitation, inadequate and delayed payment of
salaries of civil servants leading to neglect of duty, poor or lack of supervision
by superiors, increased maternal and infant mortality rates, increasing number
of school drop outs, shoddy construction works- leaving behind, cracked and or
incomplete buildings that can’t stand for even half a decade.
Non functional systems and introduction
of unrealistic programs (NAADS, UPE, USE, Youth fund, entandikwa scheme, etc)
coupled with corruption. Oh God! Ugandans continue to experience and or witness
increased patronage, unemployment (approximately 80 of every 100 graduates are
unemployed), payment for civil service jobs – and now the vice has caught up
with the private sector and civil society too, embezzlement, diversion and
misuse of public funds without remorse and punishment of the perpetrators.
Continued abuse of
parliament and the judicial system, abrogation of the constitution, electoral
malpractice, involvement of army in civil conflicts and politics, selective
application of the law, abuse of human rights; unlawful detention of suspects,
detention without trial, torture of suspects in prisons and safe houses, denial
of justice, closure of media houses, increased intimidation, suppression and oppression
of the masses and opposition political parties or protestors to these unruly
systems, increased expenditure on arms at the expense of the citizens and other
pertinent sectors like health, education and agriculture, increased use of
toxic tear gas and other chemicals on the protestors and innocent civilians who
raise up to fight for their rights.
Can somebody tell me what
still works in this Country…. All I continue to see and hear of are increasing paid
ghosts everywhere; ghost services, ghost teachers, ghost health workers, ghost
soldiers, ghost schools, ghost health workers, ghost NAADs beneficiaries, ghost
pupils and students, ghost reports and accountabilities, ghost this, ghost
that, ghost, ghost, ghost…wow. All these
are created by insensitive, self seeking, greedy opportunists who want to
create room for more and more “eating” call it cheating and amassing wealth at
the expense of the tax payer; who can hardly afford three descent meals a day
for him and his family, or even send his children to good schools let alone giving
them average medical care. Signs of a dead country, regime or state my friends
call it.
It is unfortunate to note
that a small portion of Ugandans actually a few families are living their lives
the way they want them and controlling the majority. The dynamics of society! The
gap between the rich and poor gets wider everyday…well the rich get richer as
the poor get poorer! It is clear that regime
survival as opposed to the welfare of the citizens is evidently priority number
one. This is evidenced in the current turn of events; appointment of army
officers to fill political positions, twisting the Constitution to suite
personal interests, appointment of retired persons to fill sensitive positions,
heavy expenditure on the defense ministry, total control of all departments, persons,
activities, budgets, projects name them…..eeeeh!
Clearly the President is
the state and the state is the president. You oppose and deny offers and orders
at your own risk. For my friends in the military, anyone who opposes qualifies
himself for “katebe”.
With all things falling
apart, even the duty bearers, do not feel obliged anymore to hold anything in
place or deliver, while the citizens to do not care about anything no more…community
support and ownership of projects, programs, and services is now a thing of the
past. Everyone cares about themselves. Precisely survival for the best fit is
becoming the only way of life and rule of living today.
Well just wondering, where
to from this worse stage..i am sure your guess is as good as mine! And what is
likely to happen when the masses get tired of being served sorrows…..sure u do not
want me to tell you…JUST WATCH YOUR BACK MR. SERVICE PROVIDER!
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