Wakiso
So… It’s mango season! It’s December and I am not a fan of the massive urban rural exodus that happens around this time of the year. It’s like everyone on the road is intoxicated, in some sort of hurry to “catch up” with Christmas or perhaps showing off their new car. As a result, I avoid being on the road during the festive season. However, there was a need that turned into an opportunity for us, so we took it. December also happens to be a popular holiday month for the “ baSummers ” [i.e. visiting family from outside Uganda especially the west]. We had one such visitor who needed a ride from the airport so Yiyi and I decided to turn it into our little adventure into Wakiso. Since we had an extra passenger on our return leg, I decided to drive as opposed to using public transport as we had done in previous trips. I have gotten so accustomed to driving amongst the noise and chaos of Kampala that driving on the new airport highway was almost dreamlike. Yiyi fell as asleep as...