Let me tell you something.
The country is still under a lock down due to the pandemic. Senyiga omukambwe.
Things are tough!
Our leaders seam to mine themselves.
A friend of mine told me that he is surprised. Some of the CEOs that he admired are not looking good. He thinks these great guys in town are not making the brightest decisions in this season.
This week, the President of the Country came to speak twice. All TVs, Radios were tuned in. He spoke from Stake House Nakasero. I don't know if it is a state house or state lodge. But our President likes the place a lot. Maybe its where he resides mostly. On Sunday May 17th, we were informed that the President would be speaking to all of us on Monday at 8:00PM. On Monday morning information came through that the President would speak to us on Tuesday instead. They called it a slight change in the schedule. But on the same day, on Monday, afternoon this was changed, information came through that the President would speak to us at 8:00PM on the same day.
So we looked forward to that. They said
"after wider consultations, the President has decided to maintain the earlier schedule and speak to the country today at 8:00AM"
By 8:00PM, we were all ready, all TV stations and maybe some people were on radios etc. We waited! The President showed up at 8:45PM. Then he spoke. I think we all left confused. He himself decided to come back to address us the next day at the same time. Information came through. Mainly on Tweeter that the President would speak again. To make some clarifications.
He said:
" I have come to make classifications because some people did not understand aspects of my speech last night..."
He then spoke for a few minutes, he clarified that shops would remain closed and private cars would not be allowed on the road for a period of one week. He said that all of us would have to get free face masks provided by government first! The NRM givenment would give one free mask for every Ugandan above the age of 6 years.
I am waiting for my mask but let me tell you why I had to write this evening.
I traveled to the village - home last week for obvious reasons. I will share about that next time. I drove with Edmund my brother. On the way back, we picked a friend from Mbarara. He had been stack there. He is a good friend that I used to work with. So we came talking in the car. We discussed a lot of issues and what the lock down had brought to all of us.
let me tell you something:
This whole situation brought about this pandemic will end. And almost certainly, you will be here alive and well. I am confident that this is the fact. It cannot be for ever.
So whatever you have lost this season, I don't know what, please raise your head. Actually, some of you have been through more worse stuff than this. I mean, close your eyes and look back. Ponder about those days. Life looked closed in. It was all black, dark! But you came through. For God's sake, here you are.
I don't want to encourage you. I just want to remind you. That you have come a long way. That seasons come and seasons go. That actually, you will share a story about this whole thing one day and smile. So get up, get your mirror, speak to yourself great words. Trust your creator.
Think about the next move in case you have lost something in this season.
Make a plan and commit that God. Say Dear Lord, you know everything. I am blessed, I am a blessing, I am more than a conqueror, I am yours and you are for me. Step out in faith my friend and get to the next calling. You will tell this story with a smile. A smile of triumph. I mean one day soon! Let no one make you feel bad, move on.
This season is for a reason. It is for you to rediscover your potential and conquer.
