Uganda, April 16 -- A few nights ago, we were driving home when we chanced on three vehicles struggling to negotiate U-turns in a narrow patch of whatever road is left for use. The said road had a "road closed" sign and barriers, which these clever-by-half drivers had ignored and driven past - only to be met with a dead end because the road is under construction.
It's one of the few city roads whose use is limited by construction. The rest of the roads have incredibly broken down, at the same time. It's boondoggling! Someone must have seen this coming. You wonder if it is a shortage of funds, and yet nearly 70 per cent of Uganda's productive economic activity is based in and around the city - so having impassable roads is akin to 'eating y...