A day in the life of.... : Vianney Otto Muhinda

Vianney Otto Muhinda is the Coordinator of the One Cow program in the Ministry of Agriculture. The project is one of the government programs aimed at improving the livelihoods of poor households through a cow donation expected to be passed on to other members so as to benefit the community. He says the responsibility keeps him in and out of office. Below, he talks about his typical working day: I wake up at 5 a.m, bathe and arrange to leave for work. It takes me about 20 minutes driving from home in Kimihurura to the work place. Between 6 and 7a.m I must be at work. I check mails and respond to various correspondents mainly around the country about the one cow project. I also look at personal mails. Although it depends on the agenda for the day, I attend to a big number of people concerning the cow project. If I am to be in the field, by 10a.m I must be out of office to various places in the country to monitor, inspect, or coordinate the donation exercise. I also attend to inseminators who take care of the health of the cattle. Lunch time depends on where I am and the work available, but at least between 1 and 2p.m.In the afternoon, I respond to a few mails or write and submit reports among other duties. I work until 6p.m and go home if I happen not to have any appointment. At home, I give attention to my family as I also listen to news. At 9p.m I have supper and head to bed between 10 and 11 p.m. mugoyag@yahoo.com