It’s been about three months of no activity on my blog site, partially because I let it be that way while I indulged in other things. I spent part of my free time reading some interesting books which I still prefer to writing by the way. Well, am excited to be writing what I presume to be my last post of this year. 2015 has been an amazing year and am so thankful to God for the many fun moments and achievements I have registered.
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We all experience certain scenarios in life. Some are good and carry with them lasting memories, yet some are bad and not only leave memories but also scars in our lives. They say time heals all wounds but I am not sure it heals the scars as well. Well, maybe it does…But at the end of it all, we are to learn a lesson from our experiences; if only we choose to.
Almost everything we do in life involves coming into contact with people, either voluntary or involuntary. Right from when we are little kids- to our early school days, work places …… Some of these people we grow strong close ties to, they become our friends.
I dedicate this piece to my young sister Sonia because she’s the inspiration behind it. I picked her up from school last Thursday for her three week holiday. While we drove home, she was anxious to engage me in all the school stories, how some students attempted to start a strike, her school trips …..Prior to this, I had reviewed her report and she had performed fairly well, I think this explains the aura of happiness and ease that she exhibited. Anyway, that’s not the reason am writing this piece.
Once we got home, she was quick to hand me a simple plaque that she had bought me – it had these words embossed on it;
We live in a world where everyone has an opinion about everything and everyone, which is very okay! But many at times, they cease to be opinions but rather callous judgments. And when you are born of African heritage, where tradition or culture dictates that you have to do certain things the accustomed way; you experience a whole new level of judgment should you deviate from the norm. It’s not any different in my country Uganda, or should I say it does get worse sometimes. Am not saying other ethnic groups don’t have traditional beliefs, they do, but they exercise them with a degree of flexibility.
On Tuesday 21st 2015, Mr Jacob Oulanyah, the Deputy Speaker of the Ugandan parliament suspended any further debates on the Tobacco Control Bill following failure by the members of parliament to reach a consensus on various clauses. On 28th July 2015, the same contentious bill was passed by the parliament of Uganda and is now awaiting presidential assent.
The bill that seeks to control the sale, promotion and use of tobacco related products was introduced in parliament in December 2011. It has faced a great deal of opposition from the private sector, the law society, human rights activists ….who all seem to have qualms about it.
I am certainly thrilled about this very first blog I’m writing. Over the last couple of weeks, I have thought to myself on what new activities I can engage in for the remaining half of the year and may be years to come.
I have a great passion for reading although I’m a selective reader, writing – not as much, save for a few pieces I write for my own consumption. May be it shall be my new found love, may be my strengths lie in some other areas.