From war to wealth; Uganda must continue to organise not agonise
This commentary reflects on Uganda's 64 years of independence, arguing that national progress is fundamentally tied to organized economic systems. The author uses historical examples of cotton and coffee production to illustrate how structured labor and markets drive wealth creation.
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It provides a historical and socio-economic perspective on Uganda's development challenges and the necessity of institutional stability for economic growth.
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COMMENT | CRISPIN KAHERU | As Uganda marks 64 years of independence, one word lingers in my mind to explain both our progress and our unfinished work. It is organisation.
Way before 1962, the development question in the area that became Uganda was, how could people, land and capital combine to produce income and transformation?
At the start of the twentieth century, Buganda was under pressure. Taxes required cash, yet most households remained outside the money economy. In Bulemezi, covering present-day Luweero, Nakaseke and parts of Nakasongola, a man called Samwiri Mukasa decided to act. He secured cotton seed through the Uganda Company, distributed it and mobilised mass cotton cultivation.
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