by Reece Ayoub, Darryl Dizon, David Samaan, Zack Kaltoum and Adrian Lee

Dream on President

Akkiki still remembers the horric day where guns were redviolently and screams of agony and excruciating pain were heard.Akikki remains traumatized since he was 3 as he witnessed thebrutality and gruesomeness of his parents being axed by twomerciless rebels. It has been 10 years since the devastating eventand Akkiki has studied overwhelmingly hard at school to hope

fully achieve his ambition of becoming the president of Uganda.He promises himself everyday that when he becomes presidenthe shall protect all civilians by eliminating rebels, crime and mostimportantly, abolish poverty.However, Akkiki’s dream appears seemingly unattainabledue to one unfortunate day. He was participating in a soccer com

petition held at his favourite eld known as ‘Lolonga’. The com

petition began as he faced and battled against the greatest teams inUganda. His team epitomized hard work, dedication and pride asthey stood victorious in the qualication rounds, quarter match andadditionally the semi-nal match of the annual competition.His team qualied for the grand nals where he was des

tined to face the challenge of his life- versing the Redganidans whowere remarkably deemed unbeatable. Akkiki was not frightenedor pressured at all as he was regarded as the boy with the biggestheart amongst his little village.Whistles suddenly went off and the grand nals had beenofcially commenced. Almost immediately, the Redganidans hadamazingly scored 3 goals in one minute in the arid and desertlike eld. Soon after, Akkiki found himself in a situation he hadnever encountered before- he had an open shot to score a goal.This was his rst opportunity for him to score as he was terrible atsoccer, primarily because he frequently daydreamed about beinga president on the eld. Screams of anticipation and excitementbegan as Akkiki attempted to kick the ball. He struck the ball withcondence and pride and suprisingly the ball had been kicked sotremendously strong that it ew 150 metres off the eld. Akkikiwas obviously extremely embarrassed and he sequentially ran afterthe ball to comfort himself and to get way from the eld. He was 2metres away from the ball until a loud explosion occurred- Akkikihad sadly stepped on a detrimental land mine.

Everyone at Lolonga soon realised that Akkiki had stepped on aland mine and most people had bursted into tears due to the demor

alizing situation. His distressed teammates had instantly called theambulance. Minutes later, the reckoning and disheartening soundsfrom the ambulance whizzed past around the villiage as the stronghearted and distressed Akkiki is driven to the hospital with lifethreatening injuries.Momentarily Akkiki opens his eyes and witnesses a monstrous andunforgettable sight of blood spewing from his arms and legs, andsaw eyes of uncertainty from the paramedics in the ambulance. Ak

kiki was unconscious as he arrived at the hospital. The doctors hadconversations that were principally about the doubt and uncertaintyof Akikki surviving such harmful injuries. The doctors immediate

ly had operated on Akkiki and the results were surprisingly posi

tive. Akkiki woke up escaping with just an amputated leg. He suc

cessively continued to study incredibly hard which was necessaryif he wished to achieve his life long dream (i.e. become president).He overcame numerous obstacles throughout his next 5 years. Forinstance he was denied enrollment to universities where he wishedto continue his essential studies and practice skill necessary for thepresidential role. Akkiki persisted and persisted until he eventuallywas accepted to the best university in Uganda after being rejectedby inferior schools. After attending the university for approximate

ly 5 years he successfully completed his courses and degrees withexemplary attendance. He was immediately recruited by politiciansof the State House. After years of being mentored and tutored bythe politicians of Uganda, he was ultimately given the green lightto participate in the presidential election. Akkiki was exceedinglyexcited and exhilarated that his dream is almost attained despitehaving just one real leg. He spent weeks practicing for the debates,speeches and campaigns he would inevitably complete. The day inwhich he would present his rst speech eventually came and wasliterally gazing at the intimidating podium where he would givehis speech. Akkiki strongly believes that he had prepared a highlyeffective and possibly memorable speech that all voters would ap