The new year that is meant to be a happy one has started in this way:
First and foremost, our neighbours across the borders to the East, ended the year in style: Presidential Elections. News all around the world had it as Raila leads in Kenyan presidential polls. But it so happened overnight newspapers in town splash out Kibaki swearing in!!! He was sworn in the evening hours at a terrific speed, without any foreign officials witnessing. You could actually peek a sneer on his face in the press. No wonder Uncle O and his tribes mates are very mad! Very mad indeed.
Ok, like that is not enough, we Ugandans, who have nothing to do with the Kenyan polls are faced with fuel shortage. The price of a litre of petrol shot up to 10,000/= Ugshs. from 2,400 Ugshs. The reason for this is that the fuel tankers that ferry the fuel from the coastal area to Uganda were caught up in the elections in Kenya. So why the don't our Petrol stations reserve fuel for such times? They do! It is just the Ugandan cunning thoughts of getting quick money that make us do such silly things.
Personally, I recommend everyone to buy a Bicycle. Let it be the number one priority on this year's TO DO list. A bodaboda will not do coz they too use fuel. A bicycle will only need to be pumped from time to time.
As for myself, I finally buy myself a car...then what happens three days after I drive around the neighbourhood?? Some silly drunkard bashes into it. Couldn't he tell that it was a new car?
Otherwise I wish myself and the rest of the Bloggers a HAPPY New Year indeed.
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