AFRICA DOES NOT NEED STRONG MEN BUT STRONG INSTUTIONS My Pre-Technical Skills teacher at my Junior High School had a “clever” way of extorting money from his students. He was the most feared teacher because of his ability to enact severe pains into our bodies with his long thin cane. In exchange for lashes, he would take money from students who broke school rules and for those who could not afford the amount, he gave them even worse punishment. His colleague teachers did nothing but laugh when the case came to their notice. He was in position and was a “strong man”. But the big question is, what does Africa need, strong men or strong institutions? Barrack Obama, the president of the United States of America, in addressing the parliament of …show more content…
These group of people were arrested and put to jail. On April 1963, Dr King wrote the famous letter, “The Letter from Birmingham Jail”, which was a great success in their campaign for freedom of the Black and Coloured. Dr King’s institution was able to achieve their goal, freedom, which he couldn’t have done alone. In his letter, he stated that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”. This implies the importance of working together towards a positive course. He questions the recipient of the letter about the cruelty of the police force, the injustice in the courts and the simple and careless whites who despite the fact that they don’t partake in direct promotion of injustice their silence is doing worse harm. Dr King wanted an improved institution that will foster peace and justice. If my Junior High School had strong institutions, students would have focused on studies rather than take advantage of the possibility of bribery to cheat in exam halls. “Africa needs strong institution not strong