I thought we were going to die. Nakaseke district is supposed to be an hour and a half from Kampala. We were dying from the exhaust from the cars around and holding things to our nose, but having fun and talking on our journey. After two and a half hours people started drifting off and the sun started setting. Shortly after that we left the paved road and headed down a dirt road. The sun set fully and the villages became more spread apart. I was the only one awake and started getting nervous. Who was this man escorting us to Nakaseke? Yeah, he says that he’s the Secretary of Science and Technology under President Museveni, but how do I really know that? Wasn’t this trip supposed to be only an hour and a half? Three hours deep into the bush in Uganda and I wasn’t doing well. Ananias (the Secretary) was following in a truck behind us, the phone didn’t work, and our driver didn’t know where we were going. When our spare tire fell off we stopped and Ananias came by to see how we were doing. In his right hand was an Uzi. I was scared. He assured us we were close to our destination. Meera was awake now and sharing my hysteria. We finally arrived at a “trading center” four hours into the bush and late at night. Apparently Ananias is who he says he is and from this town so wanted us to start there. He could have told us this. Aren’t we doing a communication assessment??
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