Uganda, Nov. 27 -- For the 10 years, Bosco Otto worked as an engineer at Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) a Kampala-based independent public policy research and advocacy Think Tank. To many people, his job in the engineering sector looked enviable. "I was based in Kampala, and my job majorly entailed field work." However, Otto was not content at his job. To begin with, he felt that monthly salary was insufficient. "Although working as an engineer gave me the comfort of a regular monthly salary, the pay I took home did not match my needs. It was too small," says Otto, who is 65 years old.
Towards the end of 1999, Otto wrote his resignation letter. "I had reached the end of my tether and all I wanted was to walk ou...