Distribution inequality of the Government funds and parastatals over the citizens
It so happens that I was privileged to stay in Africa that is how I know what am talking about, the case study was done in the East of Africa, Uganda in particular. The country has for a long time suffered systematic injustices that are non-noticeable by the top officials in the government. They have exercised corruption on the highest level, greedy of power and many other that leave the civilian in pain and sufferings with no help, this actually relates to our theme “can the subaltern speak”, indeed the only way the voices of people is heard is through a few that on the opposite side but still face a lot of opposition in matters concerning the government
In the year 2017, the parliament of Uganda, had fights and quarrels that broke out, arising from the speaker of Parliament to pass a decree that the constitution of the country that was kept for many years ago was to be revised, Some of the articles in the constitution to be revised in favor of one person, the expression of power on ‘oneself’ regardless of what the “others” felt about it and its consequences to the people of the country
https://www.newvision.co.ug/video/1465284/parliament-fight-reflected-public-view-kadaga
The practice of being a master over the other that has taken long in the African countries has continually impacted injustices not only to the people that live in the country but to the whole world of not observing democracy.
The opposition parties in the government of the country having realized the outcome of the decree of the speaker, fights broke out, riots started and many much more.
This is an inflation of power to govern people which is an injustice to the free will and the rights people have to demonstrate towards democracy.
This photo was taken in reference to the fight that happened in the parliament.
These fights escalated down to the civilians and many people lost their lives, lost their properties, and many others as the police were trying to enforce order in the country. The photo below shows the police using tear gas to calm the situation.
The greed for power that runs in the country, engages a lot of discomforts, resulting in the ideas that most people in the government use of ‘making them poor to rule them easily ‘, this is a systemic injustice because it affects the majority of the population and only caters to the lucky few. These governments move with the idea of popular sovereignty. During the time of declaring independence, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
This resulted in endless fights between opposing parties within the country up to the ‘down person’.
Such injustices should be prevented only by exercising democracy and the people to be given a chance of their rights as citizens of the country.