UG Aid to Haiti Just Peanuts; Internalising Our Foreign Policy

UG AID TO HAITI JUST PEANUTS; INTERNALISING OUR FOREIGN POLICY

It’s quite good that Uganda Government responded when we insisted that as a country we must send some Aid to the people Haiti during our last Press Conference.
The challenge however remains that our government is still mean.
You can not offer US $100,000 only to a whole country badly stricken as if you’re providing feeds to your cattle, Can you imagine individuals giving large sums of money doubling what our government has given! How long shall we remain more receivers than givers?
That money alone covers president Museveni’s flight in our taxpayers’ jet or enough to take president’s daughter for delivery overseas.
Uganda should offer more aid to Haiti.
This country stands in spotlight and therefore Uganda's image should be polished. We have been known for the Lord's Resistance Army war in the last 20 years. When you travel abroad and just say I come from Uganda you’ll be asked to say something about Amin. But is this the only way this nation should be known?
The government should not wait for us to make appeals in order to respond to public demands;
We should be sending UPDF on more foreign missions to keep peace where need be and we must train and equip our young men to be able to respond when and wherever needed.
This is the time to support Makerere students in the field of technology, Science & Medicine. Help them develop and make more cars.
Our sons and daughters are so bright-the government should support them. They can change the world; polish the image of our country and the whole of Africa.