Daily Monitor
Sunday January 10 2021
In 2000, students in a Ugandan secondary school became increasingly agitated over ‘unbearable school meals.’ Soon, an affable lad called Ninsiima emerged on the political scene, promising to end the student’s woes. In his populist campaign, he promised to give each student an avocado per meal to help spice up the bland food. As one would expect, Ninsiima won by a landslide.
Later, when he came to thank the students for their overwhelming support, they immediately reminded him of his promise – avocados. But to their shock, Ninsiima’s mood suddenly turned sour. With a death stare backed up by his recently acquired power to punish, Ninsiima warned the students against ever mentioning ‘that word’ again. They never did, and the avocados never came.