Brian Gusongoirye

I am starting to highly believe in the verse @KamuntuProf shared with his guests at a recent Thanksgiving ceremony in Sheema: “Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days.” — Job 12:12. Looking at what is happening in our economy and the funny feedback we are getting from those young men in suits managing our economy, including PSST Ramathan Ggoobi, the Minister of Finance and others, I have a great testimony to share about Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, the late former Governor of the Bank of Uganda. He was not just knowledgeable about economics; he was wise, highly patriotic, and felt for both the poor and the rich in this country. We were touched several times by his actions. Even from his deathbed in the ICU, he would ask his wife to call his deputy and find out how he was managing Ugandans' money. Wow! How loving and caring was he? On the occasions I met him at the Bank, I would sometimes see him sitting in his chair in pain, yet he could leave the office as late as 8:00 p.m., long after other staff had left, making sure our economic conditions remained stable, even when it was not easy. NAYE KIKI KYETULABA KATI??? We are being told to cut down or reduce our spending. But where is the money they are telling us not to spend, when we do not even have it? What went wrong?