Mukono’s Garbage ‘Gift’ — A New Perspective

Mike Ssegawa - a journalist, former councilor at Mukono Municipal Council, and currently the Deputy Resident District Commissioner for Mukono.

Is there a planned demonstration over the so-called “garbage problem” in Katikolo village? Let me offer an alternative approach. First, a story about East and West Germany during the Cold War. At that time, Germany was split into two nations: East Germany, a staunchly communist state, and West Germany, which was capitalist. The Berlin Wall separated the two, symbolizing their vastly different ideologies and economic conditions. East Germany, being the poorer side, resented their wealthier neighbors to the West. One day, they decided to dump their garbage over the Berlin Wall, hoping to provoke a negative response. But what did…

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