It Can Never Be Taken Back

Once you say something, it can never be taken back even if you do a Munyankole dance.
Many times what are supposedly careless talks come from the unconscious, reflecting what has been buried deeply—a Freudian slip. But Rubanga pe wany (God is not stingy)—she gives you what you want when you least expect. And that includes the darkness that festers in our hearts unbeknownst to the rest of the world. Then, kaboom!: “Those Jaluos are mad.”

This was the “beloved” President of Uganda in his truest elements. Of course, now there is backtracking and calculated explanations because he wants the East African Community, a concept to accommodate his large ego. Some Ugandans are used to this kind of reckless ethnic slurs. But will the Kenyans and the Tanzanians take such slurs like sheep? He can’t help himself. Next time he is frustrated, we may hear about “those promiscuous Bakusu!”