@Pliam_ You can supervise them all you want but they are smarter than us that's a fact. They will play along and you think you got it under control but not at all. You can't outsmart them.
I first found this Mzee Charles, painting at a friend's home and was impressed by the attention to detailhe was paying to every drop of paint that went through his brush.
He carefully applied the brush, at times using his finger to apply filler material in corners where the tools could not reach.
When he had finished the work, the walls were so seamlessly painted, sparkling and glittering.
On asking him, he told me that he has been painting for the last 32 years since 1994, and that he has worked on many buildings, big and small across the country.
He told me about the evolution and journey of paints, painting and painting skills and technology in Uganda over the years.
For example, he told me about the stories of Sadolin, Neptune, Peacock and Robiliac paints that pioneered in this space, their characteristics, advantages and disadvantages.
He says that the weather guards,silk, pastes and colour scheming were very limited in the 1990s, explaining the expansion of the colour schemes beyond the 7 rainbow colours of ROYGBIV as we used to have that acronym to help cram the colours.
Months later when I had some painting work, I asked him to do it, and he has not disappointed.
He is honest, patient and respectful, and takes his time to get a perfect result. He is not the type who will rush through a task to get money and ran away.
"I want to do work so that whoever sees appreciates the effort in put in and the result of my hands and calls me back for more work or refers me to those in need of such services, " Charles told me recently.
I recommend him highly for any painting work. You can reach him on +256 703258570.
@MwesigyeFranks@AaronKaviiri Yeah you can't risk but never say never. This can happen anywhere not necessarily Kampala cos boda bodas are everywhere. Just thank God that it's not happened to you yet and pray that it doesn't happen.
@MessiahTabu In that kind of scenario only God or the police can save you. Anyone else who tries to intervene faces the same fate as the person being mobbed. You are instantly branded an accomplice.
The Holy Spirit within me is a guarantee that I’ll be kept in touch, that I’ll go on. Oh, what a wonderful thing this is. It isn’t I. It isn’t my faithfulness, it isn’t my frail grasp and hold on Him. It is His mighty grasp of me.
Martyn Lloyd-Jones