{UAH} Can Ugandans manage a tram system

Dan, 

I don't know what you don't know about his question. 

Crude politics, corruption and nepotism ensure that Uganda cannot manage anything that requires discipline. And over reliance on neoliberal policies has failed government to plan and implement projects for the public good. It is not difficult but crude politics. 

In Japan, there's order, respect and highest degree of patriotism since end of WWII where the country had to rebuild itself from the war ruins. 

When you go to Japan, you get order in its real meaning of order. I have been to Japan twice and every time I was left speechless. 

For instance, business opens at 7:00am, everyone is standing, a prayer ushered, everyone is looking at his/her watch at exactly 7pm,doors and gates are opened, computers ready and first customers served. No in restaurants, polite people, I was pleasantly happy watching how organized the people were. 

The current arrogant Ugandans have no time to waste with order, I am afraid. 

Peter Simon 

On Thursday, July 2, 2020, dan <bulemezi@gmail.com> wrote:

One time I met a group of Japanese engineers or call then urban designers.

We decided to take a walk around Kampala after the rains from hotel African.

One time we walked along Jinja Road past centenary park  (Nalongo or Nyakana's

wife gardens)- the entire junction was flooded.

They asked me why Ugandans could not solve the problem- I told them we didn't know how.

They bust into prolonged laughter. Indeed they offered to redesign that junction (which they did)

by creating several lanes and widening the road as it is in Japan.

They removed the British intersection that had existed since then. 

Similar questions have cropped up.

I have long time friend now a retired teacher of  Engineering.

For many years, we have discussed issues of urban Transport, He has wondered if Ugandans can ever

manage running a tram system! He is convinced there are two solutions to Kampala traffic; a. buses b. trams

I have always said I do not know.  

what do you think yourself?

dan

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