Musicians have postponed concerts, resident Somalis fear retribution, and an unexploded suicide vest has been found in the aftermath of the Kampala bombings.
Politically, Michael Wilkerson in Foreign Policy thinks "public sentiment might have little influence on the Ugandan government's next move. President Yoweri Museveni has long defined his relationship with the United States by positioning himself as a staunch ally against Islamist extremism in East Africa."
Personally, I don't remember a cross word spoken by anyone in all of Uganda. We hope everybody we met in Kampala is all right.
No one planning a visit to Uganda's fabulous national parks, or to see the gorillas, should even think about canceling. It's a beautiful country full of friendly, smiling, welcoming people.
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