The gender movement today, or, simply put, the women rights movement has become such a sensitive and lucrative industry, with many female opportunists positioning themselves for a big kill.

It's no doubt that there are women who have built magnificent mansions, accumulated all the money they wanted, and reached the pinnacle of their lives-courtesy of feminism. Feminism is such a big issue today; an issue which is meant to benefit all the female gender.

Women are always demanding for equality in a male dominated world, and their efforts have paid off. There are more women in the world of politics, business, the corporate world, and many are climbing the social strata.

There is no problem getting obsessed with women equality but all is not well when it becomes a livelihood for a few. All is not well when the average poor woman in the rural areas- the one who has not seen a blackboard- is not benefiting from the equality movement.

Of course all is not well when a few highly educated women sit in air-conditioned conference rooms to deliberate on gender issues and thereafter sign for huge per-diems in dollars.

All is not well when illiterate women are not represented and consulted when it comes to mainstreaming gender issues. Gender equality is not for equality!

Dan Siminyu
Mukono

How serious is Nasasira?

The "life minister" of works and transport, Eng. John Nassasira, has assured Ugandans that there will be no more potholes on all major roads around the country.

This statement followed the national budget which, as usual, allocated huge chunks of funds towards the roads sector.

How Nassasira will do this is beyond anybody's guess, but the reality is that it will take divine intervention for Uganda to have decent roads, roads devoid of potholes and crator lakes. However I wish you well, honourable minister and your dreams!

Kenneth Kaunda,
Makerere University

The problem is not the retirement age

Since Ugandans are known for being 'sharp', we should be keen enough to read between the lines.

While some of you believe in the reduction of the retirement age to 50, you have not been able to ask yourselves who this enactment is going to affect.

The problem is not the retirement age, because, according to my perspective, the concern is addressed whilst the brains of majority citizens point towards the parliamentary posts.

It's us the civilians who are targets and not government officials. Majority citizens hook up jobs at an advanced age, say 35-40 years. When will you realise your dreams?
You can't imagine that France is raising its retirement age in order to cover France's pension costs!

What would happen when the nation's workers start demanding for their pension at age 51- an age of experience and innovativeness?

Age 60 would not affect Uganda's standards of living as long as the civil servants were considerate to their fellow Ugandans. This is the very reason we have folks wallowing in slums while there are those erecting Shs 2 billion mansions.

The Ghanaian writer, in The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born, offers that such leaders who live a water-bed life reclaim humanity when they are under siege and that is when they are willing even to escape through a lavatory.

Katongole Richard
Bunamwaya Kampala

Welcome home Anne Mugisha!

I couldn't hide my excitement on seeing FDC Special envoy to the Diaspora, Anne Mugisha, touch base at Entebbe Airport on 15 June 2010.

Anne Mugisha has lived abroad for quite long, where she has actively mobilised resources and campaigned against President Museveni and his NRM. She has on numerous occasions authored menacingly incriminating articles in newspapers and the inter-net against Museveni.

Her attacks on Museveni have been as ferocious as Otunnu's. I only hope that Anne doesn't get arrested on various charges, severe of which is offering support to rebel elements. Treason.

Joweria Nantume
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