A Ghost Town in Uganda

Bweyale, somewhere between Kiryadongo Hospital in Masindi and Karuma Falls is a real Ghost Town, I must say. During my pilgrimages to Arua, I noticed that sometimes there isn’t much activity in the area. However, on other occasions, you see mysterious buildings erected, market spaces created and councilors having meetings. The town suddenly comes to life and you wonder how. Of course similar things happen in various parts of Kampala and Mukono markets but this is truly mind-boggling. You wonder where all these people were hiding earlier. I wonder what is meant by ‘Fresh Tea’ in Bweyale. Is it served in any restaurant there or does that refer to boiling newly picked tea leaves or just hot tea? How about the pitch black ‘Muchomo’; is that game meat being camouflaged from Uganda Wildlife Authority rangers or something more sinister like dog flesh or monkey meat? I wouldn’t buy roasted meat that dark. It can only be found here, not at the eternal Namawojolo on the Jinja Highway. However, we need to be watchful everywhere.