Rwanda, the rising nation
Rwanda- THE PAST When one mentions Rwanda most folk immediately think of the 1994 genocide. The people of Rwanda suffered the worst genocide in modern times. The differences between the Tutsis and Hutus the two ethnic groups in Rwanda go back a long way and it said these were compounded by the colonisation of the [...]
Surreal motoring stories?
Here in the UK we are used to the fact that when you are involved in a motor accident you stop, swap insurance details with the other party and that the Police may be involved to enforce the law especially if a person was injured in the process. Image via Wikipedia But this is not [...]
Are there circumstances in which corruption is justifiable?
Thursday 17 December 2009, I am in a cab in Uganda on my way to our family cemetery so I could leave flowers on my late father’s grave. We get stopped by a female traffic Cop and before she uttered a word the driver offers to buy her a soda! This is a by word [...]
1972 in 2009
An odd title for a blog you might think but this is precisely what I was doing on 15/12/09 in Uganda This day was especially busy and I was in and out of meetings the whole day, at 5 PM I had a free hour before my next meeting at 6:00PM. My phone rang and [...]
In her shoes: My descent in entrepreneurial hell
In her shoes is a series of anonymous posts from women in business, sharing their experience. In your comments you are asked to answer the question – What would you do in her shoes? My story began 9 months ago; it is a story of self-realisation, friendship, love and betrayal. After 11 years at home [...]
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