Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Blogging Again

It has been four years since I last posted a blog, but with 2015 in sight the prospect of what it might bring inspires me to pick up all the projects I had dropped over the years; blogging included. There has been a lot happening in the country and worldwide at all levels that would make for great stories.
A video clip showing a house-help torturing a toddler in the Kampala surburb of Naalya has gone viral on social media and the house-help has been apprehended and remanded at Luzira Prison. The video is very difficult to watch and has created a buzz through out the city, with parents feeling rattled and concerned about the safety of the young children they leave with house-helps who for the most part are total strangers. The story serves as a warning to parents and guardians to take the utmost care in thoroughly investigating the domestic staff they hire, as many seem to be chosen haphazardly and sometimes in haste. As more mothers are working outside the home, house-helps are sourced to not only look after the children but to do the house chores as well. This has created many challenges for the working mothers as it is increasingly difficult to find a house-help who can be trusted and who can stay on the job for even three months.
The child torture story has started extensive dialogue on how the house-helps can be verified before being employed in the homes, and we will continue to watch the space to see what interventions the concerned legislators will develop.