Ahabwe Collins

The 'haves' are trying to protect what they have and the 'have nots' are trying get something, it has been like that for ages only that in this era of capitalism everyone has a choice to what side they can be. The rich invest in politicians not because they love them so much but because they are making business deals with these politicians to protect their companies.  The reason why Museveni is still our president is because he has support from the 1% ultra rich men of Uganda, the likes of Madhivani, Mukwano, Sudhir, Bitature, Mbiire, Nzeeyi just to mention but a few. Democracy supports those with power, its for their own support not yours  you either join them or you perish. You either connect with their acquaintances or fail to get opportunities. You have to join their inner cicles, connect with them something like a friend of a friend is my friend. To put it in simple terms if you want to have something, join the 'haves' if you want to be poor join the ...

  Release of special report: “African farmers in the digital age.” __Soon it will be Africa’s turn to help feed the world... This week an American journal called Foreign Affairs has released an excellent collection of essays entitled: “African Farmers in the Digital Age: how digital solutions can enable rural development.” In this new report, 20 African and global experts discuss ways to transform African agriculture, with a focus on food systems and rural smallholder farmers. A quick summary of a few priorities to speed up change: # Rethink agricultural policies; # Expand access to digital technology (to help smallholder farmers carry out business transactions like banking, networking and sourcing info on inputs, innovations, pricing, markets, training, etc.); and # Improve collaboration and information sharing. __Most important of all is… wider access to valuable information, which is why I’m telling you about this new report right away! The report is 141 pages...