admin:
"So, next time a vehicle breaks down by the roadside and you notice mechanics washing the mechanical parts of this vehicle with diesel/petrol and spilling it on to the road surface beneath, have a word with them and explain that it is their suspension that will break next time they drive past."
Uhmmm - it takes a brave soul to stand up and point out what you advocate to some people mate albeit I hear you loud and clear! It's a matter for the legislature to enforce laws that persons should honour in fear of being fined for their actions, no matter what that person's social/class standing happens to be.
For instance many persons complained about government's inertia for the causes of the floods in some suburbs of Kla. Whilst I am not saying that local government/government is free of blame, we all have to take responsibility as Ugandans. On my recent visit, I happened to see residents empty garbage in drainage tunnels in broad day light. Initially I was amazed and went on to check if this was the done thing and these drains were there for this purpose and if so how often they were flushed out? I was met with derrison and laughter with comments that poured scorn on reasoning. Some even excused their actions for lack of government to provide collection modes for rubbish. Yet when the rains came and this very rubbish they'd poured into the drainage areas had blocked exits leaving devastation of floods and illness, it was the residents who paid the price not the government officials or those that had sold them rights to rent or build in such a badly planned manner.
This article is very right indentifying causes and providing ways in which we as individuals can alter our future, but the challenge still remains in addressing the mentality of the majority who stand to loose or benefit from it.
"Worrying is like a rocking chair: it gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere."