Unfinished biz: On Ugandan websites

Allow me to make my humble observation on the state of usefulness or the actual lack of it, that most websites owned and maintained by Ugandans are presently in. I do not want to mention so many, but let me single out a couple: first, www.era.co.ug (Electricity Regulatory Authority); second, www.cbsfmbuganda.com (CBS FM radio).

If these websites ever open at all, try to navigate around them and see how far you can stretch your "cyber patience". Cyber patience is a new phrase i coined to describe the general measure of how cool you can stay even when your favourite web portal is failing to load in time enough for you to stay interested in surfing the Net. It is also fitting to mention that in Uganda, www could easily mean "world wide wait".

But wait a minute, why do these website's webmasters ever post a link that they surely know is not working? Why do they never bother to do an online structured walk-through? Can't they afford to go to an Internet cafe, pay for an hour, and try out their handiwork the way the intended audience would? Sheer daft. Uploading a website is not enough, boy.