In the photo above I am trying to show the readers that as a student, I worked hard for a
worthy future. Unfortunately, as far as I
am concerned, it is the corrupt politicians in Uganda that killed my ambition. For my
Nursery school studies, my mother taught me basics and when I entered Primary
one at Namutamba Demonstration School, I was very competitive, and I loved
studies. My former teachers who among
others include Mr. Azaria Matembe and Dr. Godfrey Njagala initiated me into
serious studies, such that by the time I completed my Primary Leaving
Examinations in 1973, I was able to make it as best pupil in the school hence
qualified for a bursary from Mubende district for 4 years. By then we were paying shs 650 a year at St.
Mary’s College Kisubi and at least shs 450 contribution to my fees was coming
from Mubende.
While at SMACK, the
culture was to read hard to qualify for Makerere University, as it was seen as
continuation of SMACK. I was part of the
group that used to read from 3.00am to breakfast time nearly every day, and by
the time I sat for O ‘level
Examinations, I had virtually solved all problems in Abbott the Physics book
and the Secondary 3 and 4 Mathematics books, and I was ready to help the weaker
ones at subjects that I mastered.
Having made it successfully
to working life, I found myself in a bank where one of the owners was equally a
Minister in President Museveni’s Government.
These guys schemed and opened a Uganda Electricity Board Account in the bank;
after all it was their bank. They used a
certain Kakooza with all identities as if he was an employee of the Board. Much as I did not open this account, I ended
up a victim when UEB asked the bank how a UEB account they were not aware of
was opened in the bank. As officer in-charge
of corporate accounts then and the cash department, the bank ended up
victimizing me, sent me on an indefinite suspension, and they eventually
dismissed me.
Life went on after the
bank. I went into civil society
activities, today, life is impossible as my communication has almost
failed. My scheming cannot take
off. I have had blogs destroyed, email interferences
and communication does not make ends meet following the interference, and what
I can say, the situation under President Museveni is simply hello for me. My struggles with academic excellence are put
to waste and the man does not show signs of leaving power, because, maybe there
would be light at the end of the tunnel if he left. Those of you who have not had victimization
during President Museveni’s time should thank God. Life is hard, but we continue with prayer for
a brighter future.
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