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Somewhere in Africa, today, perhaps now, a young child dies as we speak, he owes no one, killed no one, hates no one, but is dying of hunger! Stray bullets and bombs claim many in ignorance and innocence, just coz a few souls n characters are stained, lost and stray, building armies, empires and fortunes, a brighter future perishes away. I have often thought to myself, is the white man ahead/ better off because of his talents, strategies, or hard work? Compare Europe Asia and America to Africa, in relation to causes, effects and roles in slave trade and colonialism, Isnt there a cause worthy of all African thought, emotion, opinion, time n intellect! Once upon a time our market place was an exchange place, but now its a war zone! In the sheet of Africa’s Ethics, Morals and Culture, the west used money guns politics and religion to punch holes, which holes the law uses to manipulate what we call justice but ofcourse at a price. The court is a market place, religion is proving such an investment, corporate slavery and corporate colonialism have replaced apertheid, slave trade and outright racism. Privatisation, redistribution of a country's land and resources/corporate take over is disguised as invitation of foreign investors.
Once upon a time, a white man came to Africa, with a bible in one hand and a rifle in the other, where a chosen few noble souls saw responsibility, the self imposed wanton egotists saw opportunity. In Africa they found beauties and treasures untold, gold, silver, diamond, fruit, hearts n men of stone, nature, societies and civilisations free of guns cancer and borders. These self imposed superiors painted their truest characters in the hearts n minds of the then oblivious souls in authority, who were of then less priviledged intellectual and lingual faculties. Thanks to colonialism, apertheid, racism, partitioning, looting, exploitation, slave trade and many unknown pre-meditated injustices, an ever growing grand hiatus between them and us exists on all levels, financial, political, social, technological, educational, medical n more. But our zeal, talents, genius, conscience and intellect were kept safe from such evil and hatred, deep with in our hearts flesh and roots is the real Africa.
Its amazing how the priorities of the colonialists and slave traders changed upon independence of African states, our former robbers became our lenders, they that once bought n sold us sought to trade with us, former murderers thieves and dictators then posed as diplomats n democrats, despite Africa's plight and the 3rd world, technology weapons profit n superiority are their top concerns. Honestly, pardon my being irate but is there any justice, good will or sense in any of this? How can it be that Africa was left in war, with un planned settlements, disfunctional political systems, ineffective education sytems and corrupt, blind, greedy souls! Wouldnt u agree with me that with our purely natural lifestyles, talents and industrious creative minds we would have gotten to a much better today without foreign influence! Who ever needed electricity, a flight or car any where? Water, food, medication, education and family was always in our reach without loans risks and pollution.
Our governments clearly have twisted priorities. Investments and weapons is all they pursue. Is Uganda an empire, a dynasty, a company or a nation? Today, what is justice? where is Justice? whose is justice? Is there democracy at all in this era, why should the electoral commission be guarded more than the National Bank? Who changes a constitution at will and pays certain MPs extra money to support a motion in parliament? Who buys jets, creates more districts (more wages and expenses) in a 3rd world country just after a global recession! Uganda has the best weather in East Africa but we have no food reserves! We have more tear gas stocks than gas reserves, is it a war on us or a war for us that ur preparing? Is load shedding a logical reality or a supply strategy?
Ponder a little on this, does democracy sincerely deliver justice? or majority opinion, some in hope some in faith, true we vote, juries vote, so much opinion wars in society. In collaboration with corruption, these make justice a myth. Let us not pretend that your initiatives and priorities are not betraying all your ambitions. How can issues like oil profits and kingdoms, which are of national concern n benefit be matters particulars to which only a few are privy, the few being an independent political party with a few families and friends. Justice and democracy are surely not for the poor, atleast not for Africa! How much more can or should we take from a leader whose every action, decision n initiative is driven by a single spur of selfish interests and ofcourse always aiming at monetary ends, one who scrupulously substitutes the word patriotism for dictatorship. In time I have appreciated through study and experience that democracy only serves to deliver public opinion rather than justice, and we all know majority opinion isnt necessarily the truth.
Lawyers judges and offenders alike exchange cash in the courts of law as wages and fines, more like sales and bribes, all in pursuit of justice. Opinions of the jury, lawyers and judges, like all human beings, are subject to emotions, manipulation and prejudice. Politics and religion of the white man successfully robbed Africa of her own spirituality and age old cultural self governance and traditional justice. How can an issue of a man having sex with another man be left to public opinion, all in the name of human rights. At what point does liberty turn into permission to concsiously deter nature’s course of survival. The industrialisation, automation and mechanisation of essential work & labour undermined the moral duties of sweating, farming, hardwork, innovation and self reliance, simultaneously sowing seeds of laziness, dependancy, anger, cancer, greed, hatred n war. Taking money’s worth to heights reserved for ethics and morals. This in turn gave rise to this self perpetuated cycle of war, greed, conflict, disease, corruption, injustice, pain, hunger, financial dependancy and untimely death.
I suggest its time Africa took her stand n claimed all that was meant n destined for her, we need no guns, no loans, all we need is all 52 states looking to lift themselves as one continent, it's all we can n all we should if we seek a better tomorrow where our sovereignity, cultures, peace, progress and justice shall be upheld and thus be able to thrive and survive. Look beyond all borders colour status n history, n u will see that we're one family and unless we move as one, we're all just lost souls! All our talents, efforts, time n hopes are futile unless we seek a worthy common end, the salvation, redemption n liberation of this age is upon us as a generation. Technologies, Arts and Sciences alike, all authorities and our leaders ought to seek the will of God rather than his role, so should we all, my heart cries for this, with every click n keystroke, every sweat n tear, every thought n deed, every dime n second, lets work to this end.
In us I can see a tomorrow where Africa doesnt have to borrow and carry on such sorrow. Cant u see they lend us today to buy tomorrow, its a set up for more sorrow, blinded and corrupt, the filthy greedy leaders just follow, feast on our sweat and joys, and then we, the pain swallow. How u treat today determines how u like tomorrow, waste today u lose tomorrow, act today to make tomorrow, its only during today that u can change tomorrow. It takes us, one people oneday to save a whole worlds tomorrow. Change has no season, search your heart you’ll find a reason. Let the wise rise n follow, lets unite for one tomorrow. Time for a RIOT, i dont mean a RIOT as in a violent melee but i mean R.I.O.T, an era of Respect Integrity Order n Truth. It takes a plan n ambition to prepare, hope pain n prayer will get us there. RIOT every one, post this to every conscious African mind u know, stay blessed while at it. R.I.O.T on fellow Africans, ordinary Ugandans, dont mistake it for ignorance or tolerance but the violence we dont embrace, we've grown n learnt to think n fight wit ink, lets use the pen n voice to redeem, empower n enlighten our race... So help us God.
By Kidron Pascal Nabende Googo
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