Opinion: Roads In DRC, Is It Another Mission To Plunder?
Recently
government of Uganda passed a budget of Shs220Bn to construct roads in
Democratic Republic of Congo. The government claims that this is meant to boost
trade between the two countries and providing market for our goods.
Whereas
this sounds convincingly good, there is more than what meets the eye. The last
time I checked, Uganda was being demanded USD10 billon by Democratic Republic
of Congo after the International Court of Justice condemned the Ugandan government
officials for plundering its resources in one of Museveni's military adventures
in the mineral rich country.
DRC
being one of the most endowed countries on the planet, has lived a grasshopper
like life where every animal, bird, reptile etc wants to feast on it. Many
countries or individuals with interest in depleti...