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I am not Bill, you're mistaken. What I write when I am Hungry.

 A new tale. So this one evening, I was in a nightclub. Specifically at H2O Kololo. I saw this cute light-skinned babe. She was looking hot. I took two steps back for a closer sight. You know club lights can make an old grannie look 24. So I had to be careful and make a thorough observation. I kept stealing an eye on her multiple times, but later decided to let her realize that I was deliberately paying attention to her. After confirming the expectation, I could then make my move. I first visited the washrooms to _ kunyara obwooba _.  Comfortable, with my glass in hand, I walked straight to her with a feigned air of confidence. Eye to eye contact, I approached her table, instead of maintaining the eye contact, I stood and faced the direction where her face was facing. So we happened to be looking at the same thing; a group of young girls shaking their bodies vigorously like they have got no bones. The girls had little nyash but they were over-shaking.  After some 30 seconds of silence
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Financial Markets and Investment Banking; Unlocking the potential giant fulcrum in the East Africa’s Economy.

  In 2021, the media reported the closure of two big companies in Uganda, one being a Supermarket company (Shoprite), and another a Telecommunication agency (Africell). Yet these examples are only a drop in the ocean of the many business enterprises that collapse year in year out and close operations from the Ugandan market. The cause of such closure can or may be attributed to low market base, and operation at break-even or shutdown for long periods of time. Yet what attributes all these to companies here in Uganda yet the very same companies are making progress outside Uganda? Is it that Ugandan population is not responsive or because of the generally low economic base, or mismanagement? The devil lies in the answer to this question though I try to digest some of the facts here in this article. Corporate growth in any economy is normally facilitated by business development companies. These are entities started mainly to assist the development of other companies. Thus companies that d
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SMILES OF THE MOON.

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  SMILES OF THE MOON Harry looked up at the moon, he saw the beaming God’s heavenly night creature, which is meant to provide light and hope for lost souls like him. He wondered if the smiles of the moon were a ray of hope for his situation. His tear-drained eyes met with the eyes of the shining moon, she was still smiling at him. The reflection of his tears seemed to him that the moon was also shedding tears, but no, she was smiling. He wondered whether God got some beautiful girl and crafted her into a moon. If she were on earth, he thought of the moon, I would marry her. But then, things had failed him, his situation was hopeless. He could not think of marriage again at this stage. It was as though all the troubles of the demons had befallen him. Harry was no believer in superstition, but he knew some information on the creatures of the dark, the vampires he had heard in stories, the demons he had heard of, and the witches whom he had been told move at night. Life for a White in a B
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BOOK REVIEW; THE TIME TRAVELLING ECONOMIST- By Prosper Ahabwe J.

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  THE TIME TRAVELLING ECONOMIST Why Education, Electricity, and Fertility rates are key to escaping Poverty. Author: Charlie Robertson . London, UK Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. Review by Prosper Julian Ahabwe. The Time Travelling Economist is a book describing the success and failure of world economies focusing on the role played by Education, Electricity, and Fertility rates in their development. The nomenclature of the title (The Time Travelling Economist) is reflected,  in that it walks through centuries, and across all nations of the globe.   Charlie Robertson in this book explains the undeniable importance of adult literacy as a driver to industrialization and economic development. However, he advances the argument that literacy alone is incapable of delivering economic growth in the absence of adequate electricity to run the factories. Yet, even in the presence of the two; Education and Electricity, countries still need the finances to run these industries- which financ
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WHY NATIONS FAIL; A REVIEW AND CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATION FOCUSING ON UGANDA.- Prosper Ahabwe

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The Book: WHY NATIONS FAIL; THE ORIGINS OF POWER, PROSPERITY, AND POVERTY   by Acemoglu & Robinson  A REVIEW AND CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATION IN UGANDA. By Prosper Ahabwe. Katanga Slum Area.                                                                       Overview of Kampala Capital City. . 1. A Brief Review of the Book In the book, Acemoglu and Robinson, discuss the Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty. The book centers on the reason behind the successes and failures of nations in the Universe, paying a closer look at historical examples. The book pays close attention to the rise of European countries and the road to the Industrial Revolution, and why the Industrial revolution was delayed by the extractive and exclusive nature of their institutions. This was visibly seen in the failure of some ventures like the first discovery of the steamboat which was frustrating, the knitting machine, and other discoveries which were delayed due to sham institutions. The book also pay
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THE BARBAROUS CYCLE OF POVERTY AND BACKWARDNESS AS DETERMINED BY EDUCATION.

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  THE BARBAROUS CYCLE OF  POVERTY AND  BACKWARDNESS AS DETERMINED BY EDUCATION Let the offspring of the peasantry be peasants till their 100th descendant. The general determinant of wealth in society is to the effect that those who attain a proper education are mostly the candidates for wealth creation and prosperity, while those who attain poor or no education are the greatest candidates for poverty, holding other factors constant . The Cycle of poverty in developing countries, and specifically in Uganda stands as; Owing to the fact that education is commercialized, the poor can not afford their children a decent education. Eventually, these children either do not go to school or go to very poor schools and most do not complete school as to acquire substantial skills. These illiterates and school dropouts later settle to a life of peasantry and in turn become poor parents, who produce poor children and educate them in poor schools, and then the cycle continues. On the other hand, the
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PATRIOTISM; A KEY WITHOUT A PADLOCK?- by Albert Katabarwa.

    PATRIOTISM; A KEY WITHOUT A PADLOCK? The past has been a breeding ground of the patriotic, the noble, and the brave. But does it seem that now it is lost in the echoes? But what is patriotism? Is it serving your country during wartime, or making war on injustice in your home   town? Is it gathering with friends and setting off camp fire; is it about being attached to a particular patriotic club or attending these patriotism trainings or is patriotism a feeling that transcends words? Patriotism is about loving your country. The Oxford dictionary defines patriotism as ‘ devoted love, support, and defence of one’s country ’; national loyalty. But the word patriotism cannot be restricted and is very subjective in nature. One need not praise leaders or fight wars to express their feeling of patriotism. Some say it is unpatriotic to oppose the war, but consider this example; say if your kid brings home a bad report card. Are you proud of him/her? Probably not. But do you still love him?
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