DO NOT UNEDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION Ladies and gentlemen,
We can continue the discussion on power endlessly. the need is upspeakably very clear. Without reliable power, little efforts made by some individuals to create jobs in this region will simply die if there is no power e.g Dr. Adriko's Liqour plant, Foam Matress Plant, etc. Doctors can hardly perform operations in the regional hospital using some of the equipment they received from Rotary Foundation in Canada(British Columbia). Anyone who wants to package foods on large scale cannot simply do it using a generator, or charcoal ovens, etc. Do we need power before products or do we have products before power comes in? This question is tantamount to which comes first: Chicken or the eggs? There are so many things we can do without power. Improving or encouraging better agricultural production. We are still producing below capacity to feed our population. As a result, we have this cycle of hunger & starvation almost every two years. The fact of the matter is, industrial production cannot & will never thrive where there is no power. If you read history of Industrial development in Brazil, India, East Asian countries like Singapore, China, Japan,Australia, etc, most International companies in USA, Canada, and Europe are relocating their manufacturing in these regions because of political stability, cheap Labor and available power supply. As educated sons and daughters from West Nile region, we should continue to talk among ourselves and engage our elected MPs to lobby for development priorities that bring change and long term development. Rural Electrification & Good Road Infrastructure must be on top of priorities. Secondly, we need to promote strong enterpreneurship among ourselves. Most development in the Western world, Asia or South America is done by enterprenuers. Private companies create jobs more than any government. Good enough, Banking sector in Uganda has significantly improved. JJ
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