{UAH} I have theory and practical development experience

Those who criticize me for lacking development experience need to look at my profile which I have posted on Ugandans at Heart Forum and www.udugandans.org.

During my UN career including covering Uganda and the East African region, I participated in drawing up country programs and individual projects and participated in their monitoring and evaluation. I therefore have practical experience. I led an international and national team to draw up a UN- supported country program for Uganda. I also have businesses in Uganda and therefore know how the economy works and the opportunities and challenges involved. I have participated in community programs in remote rural areas and I know what is needed to get them out of the poverty in which they are trapped.

You don't have to be Jesus to help people help themselves. We should not try to do things for people. We should help them to help themselves. As they say teach a person how to fish rather than give him a fish. NRM has had a very poor record for 27 years in economic growth, poverty elimination and environmental protection.

As principal author of UDU's National Recovery Plan I had to examine what has gone wrong in Uganda's political, economic, social, environmental and regional areas to be able to make pertinent recommendations on how to make the necessary changes. Visit www.udugandans.org to see what UDU is offering to the people of Uganda. I have presented programs on Radio Munansi articulating what Uganda's problems are and how to solve them.

Eric