Comments on: A Birthday in Africa

By: rugyendo

rugyendo — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:35:50 +0000

Agnostic,

On Congo, you are spot on. On corruption, you are spot on. Like i have been arguing on this forum for sometime now, everything bad about Africa is to be blamed on poor leadership. That is what we have to fix first before anything else. Am not saying there cannot be corruption under good leadership. Even in the US there is. My point is, good leadership creates an environment where public accountability can thrive and continue to thrive on and on….that way, corruption is minimized.

By: rugyendo

rugyendo — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:30:06 +0000

Marlena?
Run for president? what a wish!! Here, you must first learn the rigging game to be asured of the presidency!

Anyway, history tells us the first days of 1962 were fascinating. The country’s GDP equalled that of South Korea untill political meyhem set in and distorted everything; the economy, the politics and the ethnic composition etc etc…

From 1966 to 1986, Uganda was a seed bed for military coups and by that what they leave intheir wake, you surely know what i mean

By: agnostic

agnostic — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:36:29 +0000

I live in Cape Town, South Africa and have been here a few years now. I came here from Japan to head up an corporate IT department. In a short time I already developed a love-hate relationship – love the people and the place, hate the government and the corruption. It stands in the way of everything. In your area, it seems the Congo is the worst for this. Would my impression be right?

By: Marlena

Marlena — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:24:47 +0000

I didnt realize it such a short time ago that the British officially pulled out of Uganda. What was it like in those first days in 1962? Once again, I am learning from you about what I find to be a fascinating part of the world! You shoud run for President:-)