concrete walls

One theme here in Uganda is the giant concrete brick walls they build around their homes. When talking with our host in Gulu it sounds like the big concrete walls didn’t come about till about 5-10 years ago in Uganda. Since it is such a collective and welcoming society there was never a need. Now with security reasons and not being able to trust the law enforcement the walls are the way. I will say though that the walls in Kampala are higher, have more glass on the top of them and have bigger electric razor wire on them. With urban growth come more security from the people. Tonight we came back and had beers and chatted. A common thing in Uganda is to not have dinner till at least 9:30 pm. Potatoes and cooked cabbage were the menu for tonight. A gravy to spread over the whole meal was also included. We are off to an IDP camp tomorrow. Should be interesting.