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The week that was…..

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Last weekend the PiFF held its 1st AGM. The Deputy Executive Director of the USAID was the guest of honour. He is an interesting fellow. The turnup was quite impressive. Guys and girls rocked in their PiFF Tshirts and Vests. The MC of the day was the all-time hilarious Becca. We elected a new committee of executives and after that we partied like we do. Some faces were painted.

Listen to this song by Jeffery Osbourne – If My brother is in Trouble.

The Japan death toll has surpassed the 10,000 mark. Lets pray for these brothers and sisters.

Back home, the FDC yesterday burnt all its MTN simcards claiming that MTN acted unethically during the just concluded election. The top dogs at MTN vehemently deny this.

An earthquake has hit Burma killing 60. That is number of victims as we write this.

There is a new employee at this work palce where I pretend to work. She is of Asian origin and for the past week, we have enjoyed her cookery skills. She brings in all sorts of snacks. We are in big things!

Prices are headed for the moon especially those of foodstuffs. Schools are proposing to close early for the Easter holiday. I can guess what will happen next. Each school will call a board meeting and at this meeting, members will reach a decision to arise school fees for the next term. Guys, as you deliberate, remember the salaries of the parents/guardians have not been raised. Think about that!

This weekend I am spending it indoors. So I will make this:

This:

and this:

Bon appetit!

A wiseman’s words:

“Failures are made only by those who fail to dare, not by those who dare to fail.” Lester B. Pearson

Have a great wekend!

Feb: A month of Elections & Love

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As a certified blogger, I am supposed to give you my dear reader a recap of the month just ended at the beginning of new one. This is my attempt at reviewing February 2011.

Did you vote?

– When Feb started, all Ugandans were looking forward to one particular date – 18th Feb. This is the day the Electoral Commission had chosen for Presidential and Parliamentary elections. However, prior to this date we had 14th Feb aka St. Valentine’s day.

– Since 14th Feb is usually a day for couples to celebrate their love….we the single guys are always left in the cold….

– This time it was different. The singles had their share of the fun and excitement. On 12th Feb, a hoo-up party was organised for all the single ladies & gents of Kampala. Venue: Boda Boda. Yours Truly was unable to attend due to work commitments.

– However from what I saw on Login on NTV,  there was more laughter and less hooking up!

– 14th Feb – The lovers’ day or as my colleague said; this year the day is specially dedicated to Olara Otunu of the UPC. He did not explain why. I received no texts, no calls, not even beeps….looks like I  have to revise my love life.

– 18th Feb: The day that we had all been waiting for finally arrived at last. To make it even better, it was a Friday and in Kampala we love our Fridays. Rumours had been going around that there would be war, violence, and chaos. Expatriates left the country while others in the name of obeservers arrived in plenty. Mr. Kale Kayihura of the Police force assured Ugandans that anyone who harboured thoughts of violence would be dealt with.

– On his last rally, Presidential Candidate Y K Museveni echoed Kayihura’s words of comfort.

– On polling day, drama ensued in many polling stations. Some voters were unable to find their names on the register. Others were at the wrong polling station even Presidential Candidate Besigye Kizza was turned away from one polling station.  All in all, it was a calm day here in Kampala. The EC  promised to declare results in 48 hours. True to their word, the EC delivered as promised. On 20th Feb: Y K Museveni was declared president-elect.

– On the evening of 22nd Feb: The EC finally decided that 23rd would be a public holiday. The day for Mayoral/LC 5 Elections.

– 23rd Feb: Kampala awoke to news of vote rigging and ballot stuffing. Soon there heavy military deployment allover the city and then the Kiboko boys arrived – and mayhem did they cause. One aspirant was  blamed for all this chaos.

– In other news,  after about 5 years of my relationship with MTN….. we have reached a point where only divorce is the only option.  Details in another post soon….

– The month has come to an end.  I am still searching for myself. I hope that March will be better than February.

– I wish you a month of blessings and goodness. Go conquer the world!