Hazy morning today in Kampala! They say it's evidence of pollution but I also think because it's a hilly city so we get a bit of morning fog. But I shall not worry about that, if I cant change it, I cant and shouldn't worry about it.
I will only play my part, especially on the pollution bit. Most of the people I know will just look on and blame the government and everyone else but them selves. But I, Doreen; I will not throw rubbish anyhow (though I know the rubbish collectors will still dump it carelessly because of lack of regulation), I will plant a tree/flower when I can, in my village, when I build a house etc. and I will not pick a kaveera (polythene bag) from a shop unless I have to.
So imagine if I encourage 10 of my friends to take the same approach. and they encourage 10 of their friends each. Maybe in future we will wake up to clear skies every morning, except off course when the Lord blesses us with free showers. And imagine people just keep shouting ' tusaba gavumenti etuyambe' (we ask the government to help us) But they still go ahead to clear bushes to build their mansions or huts whichever and they pave it all the way for their air polluting cars, without planting a single tree around it. Yes I agree the government needs to regulate, but we all have equal responsibility. If not for you, then for your children and children's children.
This is where I think we need government etuyambe: I weep (well..almost but not entirely because I am one of those people that never cry) every time I pass by any government designated industrial park. You see most of these places are former wetlands. They used to be lush green, typical for Uganda but now they are almost unrecognisable. Surely these investors owe Ugandans some thing in return of the free land. Some thing as simple as protecting our environment. All the government needs to do is asking them to plant a certain number of trees for every acre of land they operate on. The concrete is not helping us at all, not mentioning the fake products being manufactured behind that concrete.
But what I am I saying..i may not be able to ask the government to implement some of these things but I will do my part in making the environment safer for the next generations. And I pray and hope that someone else takes it the same way too..and maybe one day someone who knows or is known by the government will also do something from the top.
Let me get back to work now..I have a big role to play in keeping it!
