THE PEARL OF AFRICA
19 OCTOBER 2025 An Ancient Map of Uganda “For magnificence, for variety of form and colour, for profusion of brilliant life – bird, reptile, beast and for vast scale’ Uganda is truly the Pearl of Africa” Sir Winston Churchill 19 October 2025. 1130am Samson the Bolt driver is prompt. It’s a Sunday. So the roads are clear. Besides, everyone who owns a car is in Bondo ---- burying Baba! So thankfully the roads are clear. 1415 hrs JKIA Long queues at Terminal 1A. The order lasts but a few precious minutes. Then a stewardess asks for Juba passengers. There is a scurry for the new queue which has totally caused chaos amongst the other passengers. After some arguments and jostling, 2 uneven queues develop. We trudge painfully slowly towards the two counters where the not-bothered stewardesses are trying their best to slow down. As though defiantly and silently daring you, "You can do nothing to me!” Eventually I get my boarding pass. And head into the duty-free areas after a brief pi...