Yes, some nations are blessed with wealth in oil and gas, and that has led to pockets of prosperity. But in a global economy based on knowledge, based on innovation, no development strategy can be based solely upon what comes out of the ground. Nor can people reach their potential when The West was blamed as the source of all ills, a half-century after the end of colonialism… President Obama’s speech on May 19, 2011 about the events in the Middle East and North Africa and the Us policies in the region.
For now I am as good as my age says I must be. I am not old, I am 87 but my body says the counting doesn’t end at 87. At least you must get to a 100. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe declaring his intention to rule his country until he turns 100 years following calls for him to retire due to poor healthy.
The media houses both local and international such as Al-Jazeera, the BBC and Daily Monitor and NTV are enemies of Uganda’s recovery and they will be treated as such. President Museveni warning the local and international media on May 17 for giving opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye what he called “undeserved publicity” over the Walk-to-Work protests.
Canada receives the news of the death of Osama Bin Laden with sober satisfaction. Sadly, others will take his place. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper commenting on the death of the world’s probably most hated man.
Our stat e security has an anarchical mind, firmly grounded in this regime’s culture. As we know the ruling party’s political school teaches that human being are just biological substances and the only people are those who agree with the regime. In that regard, we are not likely to see a revolution, but anarchy. Makerere University’s history professor Mwambutsya Ndebesa talking about the ongoing Walk-to-Work protests and the brutal reaction of the security forces.
Numbers
25,000,000,000
The amount of United States dollars the East African Community has planned for road and railway projects in the region in the next 10 years.
3,000,000,000
Uganda shillings the government has given to Teso as additional funding to fight poverty in the sub-region.
2,000,000
Registered users of the Mobile Money services by end of 2010. The amount transferred through Mobile Money services reached US$400m by the end of the year.
402
Families in Malongo sub-county in Mayuge district which were left homeless by a storm during heavy rains on May 17, 2011.
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