Posts

So, should many people die of hunger so that a meeting is initiated?

Image
An elderly man who is in need of food. Many people in Teso are affected. Faces of frail and emaciated people welcome you to the villages of Teso. They are not diagnosed with any disease as such except hunger. Many have succumbed to it and more are yet to follow suit. The issue of hunger in Teso is not an emergency because everybody saw it coming way back in 2016, due to unreliable rains. Leaders at the lower level started sounding warning bells to leaders in the district and those at the national level but at a small scale. It was mainly the opposition parish and sub-county councilors raising these issues on local radio stations. Many times these local leader’s views were rubbished by those who claim they are ‘in things’. As time went by the situation forced the state minister for disaster preparedness and refugees Musa Ecweru to disclose to the State owned local newspaper Etop that four people had died in Teso due to hunger. That was in November 2016. Some of the Na
Post a Comment
Read more

Happy women's day

Image
History International women’s day according to United nations (UN). A Karimojong women carrying firewood for cooking. In many African countries women collect firewood from forests for cooking. Photo By Godfrey Ojore Introduction International Women's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. International Women's Day first emerged from the activities of labour movements at the turn of the twentieth century in North America and across Europe. Since those early years, International Women's Day has assumed a new global dimension for women in developed and developing countries alike. The growing international women's movement, which has been strengthened by four global United Nations women's conferences, has helped make the commemoration a rallying point to build support for women's
Post a Comment
Read more

Why you need to guard your child from fishing

Image
Children of Africans and one Musungu child practice fishing in Awoja. BY GODFREY OJORE Fishing activity is common among the communities living along the shores of lakes and Rivers. The activity has caused high school drop out. Records from education departments in the districts near the lakes and rivers indicate that the majority of pupils drop out of school to go fishing. Fishing is an addictive activity that one can hardly leave once you venture into it. Normally one has to start when they are young through swimming and later learn how to catch fish. Its not common with women because many women fear waters. Boys love fishing because they are able to get quick cash that they will use for buying their clothes. Some school drop outs say education is not paying quickly as compared to fishing that does not require any qualification. A Musungu child trying his lack to catch small fish as his friends watch  Leaders living in the communities near the lakes a
Post a Comment
Read more

Picture of the day

Image
  “ Everyday is not a good day, but there is good in every day” nice day bothers and sisters.
Post a Comment
Read more