The African Union Humanitarian Summit..............................8

For without tackling the political crisis in Africa most especially the one that it about to reach a tipping point in East Africa ; then the humanitarian summit in Malabo deserves to take a step backwards while borrowing both the philosophy of Sanfoka and the proverb of Equatorial Guinea.

The same country whose capital city hosted the humanitarian summit on the 27th of May 2022.

African problems should be entreated with African home bred solutions, so does the singer of the song announce.

However how do we get ourselves out of a problem that we have created ourselves.

This now brings me to the idea that instead of a humanitarian summit perhaps maybe the African union should focus on ensuring that it's members abide to the respect of all human rights and to all the best tenets of democracy.

Most Africans are in a catastrophic humanitarian crisis brought about by bad governments whose common denominator is the abuse of basic human rights and the disregards of democratic principles.

The African Union should start summits that draft policy documents which are aimed at curtailing and bringing to book those bad African leaders that not only stop at killing dissenting voices but only change the constitution in order to extend their over stay in power.

In that way every politically motivated humanitarian crisis will be controlled right at the very tap root of its genesis. Pledges amounting to millions of American dollars shall be collected but as long as their is no will by African leaders to tackle the trigger of African based humanitarian crisises every effort will seem but in vain.

unlike in the western hemisphere where the spill over of humanitarian need is fundamentally brought about by natural calamities, in Africa its really a far different scenario.

Bad governance is the major cause of humanitarian situations in Africa.

Thus even though the effort to establish a humanitarian agency by the African union is amazing in and unto itself, bad governance in Africa is more urgent a problem needing emergency solution as of now.

The African Union needs a democratic and human rights watchdog.

To make sure that member states not don’t give room to undemocratic proclivities such as the abuse of a given election process along with the unusual tempering of the constitution to suit the need of those individual with the intention to overstay in power.

Motor Cycle Traders’ Association to relieve traders’ woes.

Juma Ssenyonga Interviews Frank SSenyondwa in Kampala

After a decade of almost no activity under the defunct Uganda Motor Spares Traders Association (UMOSTA), the Motor Cycle Traders Association of Uganda has revitalized its activities and has set out to move motor spares traders in down town Kampala to a new level. According to Frank SSenyondwa, the Association spokesperson; the body has come out to empower motor cycle spare parts dealers in down town Kampala with a ripple effect that is going to be felt all over the country with time.

Our Reporter had an interview with Senyondwa, below is the excerpt.

What is Motor Spares Traders’ Association of Uganda? The Motor Spares Association of Uganda was formed to gather all traders into one group mostly those dealing in motor cycle spare parts in the areas of Kisekka Market and Nabugabo-shauriyako. What was the idea (vision) behind the conception of the Association? The Association was formed with a sole objective of solvingtraders’ problems and specific concerns that they interface in the day to running of their enterprises. How many members has the Association garnered so far?

The association has so far got membership of over one hundred and we are still expecting more to join. What are some of the benefits that members of the association hope to benefit from the body? Since its inception three months ago, some members have already started benefitting from the association. Five members have so far benefitted from the activities of this association while others are expected are to benefit more. Previously, if someone lost his/her relative no one cared was rendered and that unfortunate scenario must change immediately thus consolidating the purpose of creating our Association all the more. For instance, we have also formed a whatsapp group forum through which we announce various social events including burials, weddings, what specific spare parts we have on the market, at what price and other get-together events.

The members in turn make personal contributions through which we can collectively support each member respectively. We reflect every body’s contribution on our social forum. The latest beneficiary got over 2.6 million in collection fees to facilitate his mother’s decent send-off. Is the Association membership free or individuals have to pay in order to be become a stake holder in the association?

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