I think the people at Mengo hospital are trying to drive me completely mad. On Monday Feb 4th, the hospital received a visit from the German First Lady, Mrs. Eve Kohler.
Yes, the hospital receives a lot of money from the German government. Yes, the visit is a big deal, and yes, there are several Germans working at the hospital. However, the complete overhaul of the hospital was a little excessive.
Every building was repainted, including the roofs, which would be great if they didn’t paint over the problem. Rotten boards, holes, and broken bricks were given a fresh coat of paint. The potholes in the roads were filled in, but not too well, the first rain turned them back into puddles. The sidewalk borders were painted, flowers were planted in empty flower beds, and all the garbage was finally picked up.
The depressing part is it will all return to its initial state too soon. I also wonder where the money came from… rumour has it there was a ‘sinking fund’ (or something to that effect). I wonder why the basic maintenance was not paid for to eliminate a week long painting blitz that left most people with paint on at least one pair of shoes and their fingers.
The water and electricity was back off before the First Lady even left the grounds.
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Boy isn't that the truth Angela. I know first hand what they painted over and when we arrived on Feb 20th we could see the already decaying beginning of the "patch job" that had been done. It breaks my heart to have this done to these precious people because the wound just gets deeper and festers even more. Thank you for writing about it. Linda
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