It may be recalled what this writer in his exquisite autobiography— Destined To Triumph—as one agrees perusing The-Drawing-Conclusions-Manifesto: goo.gl/cDEaSv doing justice to goo.gl/873VCf, writes: “… That was in a two-page letter dated 25 February, 2010, titled, ‘A Man Danced, So The Drums Were Beaten For Him – Seeking To Hear From You And Your Universities Drumming For Building A Knowledge-Driven Economy.’ I reached out to our university leaders, as custodians of ‘storehouses’ of knowledge and wisdom, trying to interest them in taking up an active role in the leadership of our country. I feel that it is not fair for university leaders to occupy the passengers’ seats, when the vehicle, which is carrying us is going to the dogs whose theirs is to devour it, especially through greed, embezzlement, rampant corruption and stealing of public funds that are meant to uplift the poor, lack of proper national planning and poor policies, environment abuse, poor governance, poverty and stagnation” – page 203 and on book’s back-cover: “… In a series of letters to the Ugandan president and some of his ministers, as well as calls to leaders of universities, Babyetsiza sounds an oracle to Uganda’s political and university leaders to build a knowledge-driven national economy; else “History catches them on the wrong side”. Woe, however, “The falcon cannot hear the falconer.” ”
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