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A 50x100ft plot in his neighborhood goes for about Shs 25m to Shs 30m. I told him to sell off one of the plots so that he remains with one, where his house is. On mentioning this, he became uncomfortable in his chair. He struggled for breath, blinked, and swallowed some saliva! He looked at me as if I had said uncharitable things about his mother. I didn’t even tell him to sell the damn house, rather the compound, which he must obviously be struggling to maintain. He said that will not happen, even his wife wouldn’t allow it. They must remain with a sizeable compound, he said. Sam, just like a lot of Ugandans, is asset-rich but at the same time poor. It is not uncommon to find somebody with a house with a roof that is about to cave in but sitting on land worth a billion shillings. Why wouldn’t such a person cash in, buy somewhere else and build a much more decent house? For many, it is because the neighbours might laugh at them or this land is for the children. Yet oftentimes as funeral arrangements are being made, the children are on the side looking for buyers to cash in. Why would somebody who built a successful business fear to sell off one plot to start again? Why would somebody with assets worth so much money struggle to feed his family and pay school fees in a relatively good school? This could be because we have been trained to fear failure. We think of failure every time we want to start something. We look at negatives more than positives. Sam, I think, fears that if he sells off one plot and things don’t work well, then he would be considered a failure in life. And perhaps he also wants to remain with bragging rights in his community – as a man who lives on a house with a spacious compound. His extended family perhaps looks at him as a guy who came to the city and built a fortune and doesn’t want to lose any of that. There is no need to sit on an asset that brings you no money when you can use it to make much more and live a comfortable life. I am always reminded by people who claim not to be renting when they are actually very poor. I meet people who won’t sell land to live their lives because they must live something for the children. Somebody once told me that it makes zero sense to prepare for children. What is important is to prepare the children. If you prepare for them, they will not value any properties you bequeath them. If they are prepared, they will keep your assets and actually make much more. The majority of people who live in Kampala today were born outside the city. They migrated to Kampala and established themselves. However, Kampala wasn’t a desert. There were people who were born in Kampala. Those who were prepared sold. Those who were prepared still have the assets and even have more; so, his argument posits. So, are you asset-rich and cash-poor? Maybe something needs to give!

rwenzori_'s tweet photo. A 50x100ft plot in his neighborhood goes for about Shs 25m to Shs 30m. I told him to sell off one of the plots so that he remains with one, where his house is. On mentioning this, he became uncomfortable in his chair. He struggled for breath, blinked, and swallowed some saliva! He looked at me as if I had said uncharitable things about his mother.

I didn’t even tell him to sell the damn house, rather the compound, which he must obviously be struggling to maintain. He said that will not happen, even his wife wouldn’t allow it. They must remain with a sizeable compound, he said.

Sam, just like a lot of Ugandans, is asset-rich but at the same time poor. It is not uncommon to find somebody with a house with a roof that is about to cave in but sitting on land worth a billion shillings. Why wouldn’t such a person cash in, buy somewhere else and build a much more decent house?

For many, it is because the neighbours might laugh at them or this land is for the children. Yet oftentimes as funeral arrangements are being made, the children are on the side looking for buyers to cash in.

Why would somebody who built a successful business fear to sell off one plot to start again? Why would somebody with assets worth so much money struggle to feed his family and pay school fees in a relatively good school?

This could be because we have been trained to fear failure. We think of failure every time we want to start something. We look at negatives more than positives. Sam, I think, fears that if he sells off one plot and things don’t work well, then he would be considered a failure in life.

And perhaps he also wants to remain with bragging rights in his community – as a man who lives on a house with a spacious compound. His extended family perhaps looks at him as a guy who came to the city and built a fortune and doesn’t want to lose any of that.

There is no need to sit on an asset that brings you no money when you can use it to make much more and live a comfortable life. I am always reminded by people who claim not to be renting when they are actually very poor. I meet people who won’t sell land to live their lives because they must live something for the children.

Somebody once told me that it makes zero sense to prepare for children. What is important is to prepare the children. If you prepare for them, they will not value any properties you bequeath them. If they are prepared, they will keep your assets and actually make much more.

The majority of people who live in Kampala today were born outside the city. They migrated to Kampala and established themselves. However, Kampala wasn’t a desert. There were people who were born in Kampala. Those who were prepared sold. Those who were prepared still have the assets and even have more; so, his argument posits. So, are you asset-rich and cash-poor? Maybe something needs to give!

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A 50x100ft plot in his neighborhood goes for about Shs 25m to Shs 30m. I told him to sell off one of the plots so that he remains with one, where his house is. On mentioning this, he became uncomfortable in his chair. He struggled for breath, blinked, and swallowed some saliva! He looked at me as if I had said uncharitable things about his mother. I didn’t even tell him to sell the damn house, rather the compound, which he must obviously be struggling to maintain. He said that will not happen, even his wife wouldn’t allow it. They must remain with a sizeable compound, he said. Sam, just like a lot of Ugandans, is asset-rich but at the same time poor. It is not uncommon to find somebody with a house with a roof that is about to cave in but sitting on land worth a billion shillings. Why wouldn’t such a person cash in, buy somewhere else and build a much more decent house? For many, it is because the neighbours might laugh at them or this land is for the children. Yet oftentimes as funeral arrangements are being made, the children are on the side looking for buyers to cash in. Why would somebody who built a successful business fear to sell off one plot to start again? Why would somebody with assets worth so much money struggle to feed his family and pay school fees in a relatively good school? This could be because we have been trained to fear failure. We think of failure every time we want to start something. We look at negatives more than positives. Sam, I think, fears that if he sells off one plot and things don’t work well, then he would be considered a failure in life. And perhaps he also wants to remain with bragging rights in his community – as a man who lives on a house with a spacious compound. His extended family perhaps looks at him as a guy who came to the city and built a fortune and doesn’t want to lose any of that. There is no need to sit on an asset that brings you no money when you can use it to make much more and live a comfortable life. I am always reminded by people who claim not to be renting when they are actually very poor. I meet people who won’t sell land to live their lives because they must live something for the children. Somebody once told me that it makes zero sense to prepare for children. What is important is to prepare the children. If you prepare for them, they will not value any properties you bequeath them. If they are prepared, they will keep your assets and actually make much more. The majority of people who live in Kampala today were born outside the city. They migrated to Kampala and established themselves. However, Kampala wasn’t a desert. There were people who were born in Kampala. Those who were prepared sold. Those who were prepared still have the assets and even have more; so, his argument posits. So, are you asset-rich and cash-poor? Maybe something needs to give!

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Did you know that boda boda kills more people than HIV, malaria, etc.? Have we stopped to ask ourselves why so many of our people are dying on these motorcycles every single day? Do you know that these boda bodas were only produced for Ugandans, and then they expanded to Rwanda and other places? Do you know that much of the world does not use this type of motorcycle in the same way we do? These are extremely light bikes that slip easily, especially on bad roads, in rain and dangerous conditions. And when something goes wrong, it is not just a motorcycle that falls—it is a human being who can lose their life. Many of these motorcycles are assembled in homes in India, yet here we have made them the backbone of passenger transportation. We carry our mothers, fathers, children, brothers and sisters on machines that were never designed to carry the enormous burden we have placed on them. Real bikes are durable, have safety measures and are built mainly for personal use or delivery of little luggage. So why have we allowed these lightweight motorcycles to become the main means of public transportation for our people? How many more people must die before the government takes this seriously? Behind every boda boda accident is a family. A mother who will never see her child again. A child who will grow up without a father. A husband or wife who suddenly becomes a widow or widower. A family that can never be the same again. These are not just numbers. These are our people. These are our loved ones. These are Ugandan lives. If the government really cares about its citizens, then it must have the courage to act. We cannot continue sacrificing our people in the name of cheap and convenient transportation. These boda bodas need to be abolished by government if it really cares for its citizens. We need safer, stronger and more durable forms of transportation. We need a system where human life comes first—not convenience, not business, not profit. Enough is enough. Our people deserve to live. Our families deserve to stop burying their loved ones. Uganda deserves safer transportation.@NRMOnline @@KagutaMuseveni @mkainerugaba @mukulaa @ntvuganda @nbstv @norbertmao @BalaamBarugahar @HonTwallafadil @MwesigyeFranks @PLUsecretariat @HonByamukama @wekesa_amos