The Daily IIJ

I felt pity this morning for the people of Zimbabwe after learning that the death toll for the Cholera victims has reached more than 500.  It took me back to the past years here in Uganda where thousands of people died as a result of an armed struggle the rebel leader Joseph Kony waged against the Kampala government of President Museveni.

They died, not because they were supporting the government of President Museveni but because they happened to have been in an area where the struggle started from.

They did not die because they were part of the struggle but because they are Ugandans. Children of school going age have been abducted, raped and some times killed in the presence of their parents.

What is happening is Zimbabwe has reminded me of that horrific experience my brothers and Sisters in Northern Uganda went through.

Like I wrote in my last piece I posted on this blog, where is Africa heading? I am pessimistic that African leaders have little they mind about their people as long as they have what they want. The cholera in Zimbabwe is as a result of the chaos that has not had a solution for some time.

On our political talk show last week, we had a discussion about how H:E Jimmy Carter, Koffi Annan and their team were told not to fly to Zimbabwe by the Zimbabwe authorities.  Why? That because they failed to follow protocol!, Really?

What President Mugabe and Morgan Shangarai need to know is that, Zimbabwe people are more important than them.

We will remain a dark continent if we still have leaders who hardly care about others!

Where is Africa heading, I still ask?

Lauben, Uganda