Saturday, 17 November 2012  Particular Stumbling Block   Note
for the folks at home: One of my favorite jokes heard in Kenya
came from my good friend Abdi. First, some background
information: Idi Amin was a violent dictator who held power in
Uganda in the seventies. Known today for his extravagant self-
image and less than extravagant intelligence, this is the tyrant
who gave himself the actual title: "Lord of All the Beasts of
the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British
Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular". NOW FOR
THE JOKE: As Idi Amin was wresting power for himself in Uganda,
foreign residents began flooding out of the country for their
own safety. In their wake, they left thousands of offices empty.
Amin strolled through one of his freshly-emptied cities, and
angrily asked one of his aides, "Who the hell is this Sal-e, and
how is he so wealthy?!" The aide asked for clarification, and
Amin replied, "All of these businesses have signs that say 'For
Sal-e'! We have to find t