Been there, done that

Marker of the new Administration block

I seemed more eager than my colleagues in looking forward to the inauguration of the new Administration Block.  Perhaps it is because having previously held offices in intelligent and modern buildings then uprooted to

Eve of the inauguration

facilities that have seen better times, then going back to a comfort zone promises a great relief.  It's a bit philosophical.  If you don't know what to expect then you just watch things as they happen, calmly.  But that bliss of ignorance will not be for

Prisoners lend hands

long.  Once people get to know what's out there, they start thinking of what better things they deserve or what and where they want to be.... and perhaps do something about it.

At last, it's showtime

That's  when things get stirred, nerves get frayed, colleagues become competitors, time becomes a non-renewable possession, greetings become curt.

We just watch calmly

      There's always a price to pay for 
                         progress.

Gulu is changing

Bank of Uganda (Gulu Branch)

Not that I have anything to do with it, but there are many visible infrastructure improvements that can be seen in Gulu over the past year.

Office construction

When I first arrived, I saw a new 3-storey

Office completed

building in its finishing stage.  Little did I know that it was to be our new office.

Right across is a branch of the Bank of Uganda (the central bank).  Hmm, sometimes I imagine seeing my former colleagues going to work in that tightly guarded fortress.

Serendipity

The old market was also demolished to give way to a more modern structure.

Old market deserted

Market demolished

But to my mind, another community life-changing development is this town clock.  This was installed last 9 October 2011 coinciding with the 49th anniversary of Uganda's independence.

It is solar-powered

In a place where almost nothing starts on time, this will perhaps mark the dawning of a new day in Gulu.