--& now, said Max, let the wild rumpus start--

A History Lesson in Piggy Banks and Ugandan Politics

When many of us were children. Saving money often involved the act of dropping coins into a piggy bank. When I told my boss at SBT SACCO Uganda about piggy banks, her first question was “Why do you put money in pigs?”… I just sat there and laughed — I honestly didn’t know why the banks were shaped like pigs, and I bet most of you don’t either. So, I launched an investigation… Here is a summary…

Story time. For many, this single phrase prompts one to reminisce of younger, lighter days. As a child, hearing this prompted the immediate act of running to the librarian to score a seat close to the pictures. Sometimes, no book is even required. Word of mouth itself transcends time. The books of the bible were told orally for generations, even centuries before they were written down. Stories…