Uganda is a land where money seems to sprout wings and fly away faster than gossip in a village and this time around the Law Development Centre (LDC) has found itself on a treasure hunt. A 3 billion shilling hunt!
Naturally, this isn’t just any ordinary treasure hunt. This hunt is for the elusive funds needed to pay those mystical beings known as part-time lecturers.
In a room full of MPs, sipping their chai like they’re about to solve the country’s greatest puzzle, while Hamis Lukyamuzi, the secretary of LDC, took center stage. With a straight face and a voice that could lull even the most skeptical into a trance, Lukyamuzi spilled the beans. Apparently, due to an explosion in the number of students and campuses, LDC needs more part-time lecturers than ever before. It’s like trying to herd cats, only with more paperwork and less fur.
Lukyamuzi dropped another bombshell – they need a mind-boggling 70.3 billion shillings to finish building a multipurpose monstrosity. And what’s the catch? Supposedly, this building will magically transform LDC’s student intake from 2,000 to 3,000.
Now, let’s talk about these part-time lecturers for a moment.
Lukyamuzi paints them as mythical creatures, already employed in the government, with skills so rare and precious that they must be lured into the world of academia with bags of gold. We’re talking about judicial officers, state attorneys – basically, the wizards of the legal world, except instead of casting spells, they’re grading papers.
So, here we are, at the crossroads of academia and bureaucracy, where budgets are tighter than an African python’s hug and dreams are as fragile as a politician’s promises. Will LDC manage to conjure up those 3 billion shillings? Will the multipurpose building rise from the ground like a phoenix from the ashes?
Let us know in the comments.
