SNAKE IN A POT

Today, I write this tribute to celebrate a great man and legend.   Ernest Gaster Mukasa aka Mukulu is my former teacher at Kamuli Primary School.   A former mayor of Namugongo Division, Mukulu is one of my heroes.  And I write this tribute in honour of his 60 th  Birthday. Dear Mukulu,  At Kamuli Primary School, you helped to nurture and mentor many young people who went on to become some of the best at the secondary schools they attended.   You demonstrated that one does not have to be extremely wealthy to help those in need. Your hunger for success in education spurred many of us to do our best.  It was purely your passion and belief that every human being deserves a decent shot at life, that made me and many others. You inspired me so much in my formative years.  You came into my life at the time when my mother’s financial situation was at its worst.  I have never asked you, but I beli...

It is like yesterday.     In December 2000, I received news from my boss then at Construction Services Ltd, that effective January 2001 we will be paid for the work done per project, basically what you would call a “pay as you go”     contract.     This meant that unlike before, when I took a salary home every month, in this coming year if a month ended without me doing anything, I would be taking nothing home.     Everything about this was wrong, I thought.     The fact that there would be months I would     go home empty handed was inconceivable.     The timing was wrong because I had just gotten married.       So I sat down with my boss, Stephen Luswata and said to him, how about me setting up my office and do your work as and when required but from my own offices.  That will allow me to do other assignments and increase my income in case there is not a lot coming from you.  He di...