Uganda, Feb. 12 -- In the run-up to Uganda hosting the Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) and G77 plus China (G77+China) summits last month, Kampala, became a beehive of activities aimed at changing the city's face ahead of the D-day.

In fact, Parliament approved a Shs3.5 trillion supplementary budget to assist in the preparations. These included road constructions, painting pavements and planting flowers to beautify the city, among other activities. In the blink of an eye, we no longer had potholes on major roads and garbage was significantly reduced because workers were on standby to grab any rubbish before it landed on ground.

For a moment, there was order on our city roads as there were reduced boda bodas and beggars on the streets. All t...