Uganda can take lessons from South Africa to transform Luwero triangle. Luwero triangle was the battle field of the 1986 war that is said to have restored democracy in Uganda, the people of Luwero can tell the story of how they suffered, lost their animals and crops, but the region continues to lag behind in terms of prosperity, poor road network, and electricity. The hundreds of skulls that are always displayed to showcase how the people of Luwero were killed during the war, can be turned into a tourist attraction by turning the site into a museum; this can transform Luwero due to the number of people visiting the site.…
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I'm An African Consumer, You Should Understand Me
I am an African consumer; therefore you should understand me and stop pushing stupid and silly products in my face because you think I need them. What happened to understanding my needs as a consumer before you flood our markets with fake and lame goods? Instead of hiring my continent’s people who understand my needs more properly, you send ‘expatriates’ who have no idea what I need or even what matters to me and then you call it ‘development’? Adock Ingram’s Managing Executive – Africa, Mr Kofi Amegashie once wrote: “To understand any consumer, you have to put yourself in his or her shoes. That’s why you need people who…
