Transition in between countries.

Just when you think that East African countries have many similarities we tend to for get the differences even though they are minor.

Yesterday 16th oct 2007,at 5:00 am i was awake,cross checking the bags to see if i had carried everything that i needed for my next trip to Rwanda.The bus leaves at 7:00 am and i had to be on -time because unlike the buses to other East African countries the one that goes to kigali always leaves on time especially the day you decide to think that its going to be late like the others.

It takes 8-10 Hours from kampala to kigali based on the route used (Katuna or katigumba).Unlike the trips i had taken earlier on this time i decided to use the kagitumba route because my friend (kevin) tells me it has a very beautifull scenery and being the adventurous type i had to use it.

I agree with kevin that kagitumba route has a breath taking view (the landscape) and its not as scary as the katuna route because the roads are flat.

The entry points is shaddy,No directions of where to go for passport verification.At the boarder i had to help people who could donot fill in the entry cards,which was exciting for me,having people queuing so that i can help them.I could not fill all of them because the bus would leave me.

At the Uganda/Rwanda boarder almost everything that you have is checked,it was irritating because i had to unpack all the clothes in the bag yet they took me 20 Minutes to pack them.

When iam in uganda there are things i miss about Rwanda like the good roads,beautiful girls and the my internship with SolarNow.

Compared to uganda our roads were pathetic,imagine having a man hole instead of a pot hole in the middle of the high way( I mean Jinja kampala road),no wonder most of the cars are in DMC.But this is changing thanks to CHOGM and the coming of the Queen,this is definately the most outstanding advantage of CHOGM to some of us who are not 1st class Ugandans.

Its because of CHOGM that we will have good roads,hotels and improved security ( kampala has surveillance cameras on the streets) and hope these wont collapse after CHOGM is gone.To me CHOGM has manifested that local Ugandans do not need these facilities,so we have to wait for Visitors to have them.

Just like in Kigali, its a miracle to have musical shows,Local Drama and youth fun,kampala is gifted by this,you can fail to decide where to hang out on a weekend because all the places are happening.