Did he do that? Really?

So you have heard, ok, if you dare mingle in the circles of the elite, or thereof, someone will say (drinking in some ostentatiously designed bar, or living room)

A "you know xx or yy wrote that book"

and at the other end of the conversation another says,

B "Really? where is he from?"

A "Uganda!"

B (With incredulity) "Did he study in Uganda?"

A (Slightly angered by B's lack of faith) "Yes he did! why, you think he didn't?"

B (mantra) "You know ugandans, they are not capable of much.... (goes on)"

Yes, yes, you know what they say about Africans? 'We are not capable of much, we have responded as well as the colonialists wanted us to...'

I will dare to agree to a certain mini extent, however, in the professional, elitist circles in which we mingle, this shouldn't be. The fact that we have studied to certain levels, have read well, have trained professionally and garnered skills, we should, of course SHOULD, be in position to make examples of ourselves, such that all and sundry can follow.

This goes without saying... The dogged mentality that people in this country, the ones who have been blessed with good backgrounds, good education, and a good view of the horizon have about their ilk. They think they are not capable of much, cannot do shit, cannot break out of the mound, and that good writers, musicians, poets, scientists, et al are, well, all from from western countries obviously, or ugandans trained there!

It breeds contempt for some of my ilk who don't see the potential in themselves and the ones around them, who cannot discern and appreciate the abilities and strengths relating to the volitions of their contemporaries.

This mentality, born and bred here, has run rife in schools and also workplaces, where those with qualifications from, say a third-rate college in New Orleans stand better chance in the workplace than a person who has graduated summa cum laude here from a local university. The sweeping mind-thoughts that some HR professionals have about capabilities even without trying people on for size is pathetic and it's throwing this country to the back of the line.

Yes, there are third rate colleges even out there in the developed world.

Yes, people here can, and in some cases, do have superior skills garnered from the local universities.

Yes, i know what you are thinking, Local universities, especially veteran ones here, and their peccancies, read gross misconduct of lecturers, blatant raising of fees structures, laissez-faire attitudes of lectures and students alike, yes, there is that and it has to be worked on, BUT, in all this noise, there still remains some potential, especially by students who purposefully stride in there, read, ace exams, research, research!

But i digress, We have good people in this country, good people who are capable of A LOT, you can call them 'the ones who stray from the stupid herd of bison' Yes, they make a difference, they inspire us, they inspire others, they need to be applauded. Bravo!

What they say about the lesser educated is true, they tend to swing it where they are told, (pun not intended) The sensational local music, and the idolisation (i grimace when i use that word) of local musicians, sets to show that there is a general trend by 'the people' to applaud our local musicians, and their catchy music (if i may say so myself) and that is something the so called 'elitists' can learn.

Bravo! 'common people' Boooo bourgeoisie!!!