Development Assistance

China Town and the Ugandan Economy: A Debate on Growth and Consumer Choices

China Town and the Ugandan Economy: A Debate on Growth and Consumer Choices

One of the most difficult yet overly simplified ideas in economics is the economic growth of nations. Economists and pundits seem to always analyse by analogy, connecting dots backwards to define unique or even random experiences of developed nations and claiming that they developed because of certain economic policies they pursued.  The truth is that […]

Prioritising Education as A Strategic Blueprint for National Economic Transformation

Prioritising Education as A Strategic Blueprint for National Economic Transformation

An August 2024 collaborative policy review by the Pan African Coalition for Transformation and the Economic Policy Review Center made several recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness of the revised Lower Secondary Curriculum. Among other things, the paper recommended continuous teacher training, all-round stakeholder engagement and publisher regulation to ensure learning materials stay in tune with […]

Uganda, China is Here; Let Economic Revolution Begin!

Uganda, China is Here; Let Economic Revolution Begin!

Recently, at my weekly book club meeting at FEMRITE Bukoto, I met a white foreign policy enthusiast, Tobias. Introducing myself as a fellow of Ugandan and Regional think tank Development Watch Center, he excitedly invited me to share coffee with him at a popular restaurant along Acacia Avenue popular with foreign tourists and Ugandan elites. […]

Improved Technology Is Vital in Answering Uganda and Africa’s Energy  Dilemma 

Improved Technology Is Vital in Answering Uganda and Africa’s Energy  Dilemma 

The World Bank estimates that one billion people – of which a big fraction is in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia – have no access to electricity! Relatedly, the African Development Bank (ADB)  explains that Sub-Saharan Africa cannot realise its development targets with current shortage of electricity stressing that the region needs USD 130-170 billion […]

Smart Urban Planning: Benchmarking China to Solve Kampala’s Traffic Crisis

Smart Urban Planning: Benchmarking China to Solve Kampala’s Traffic Crisis

It is estimated that 64% of Uganda’s GDP and 75% of total national revenue collection comes from the Kampala Metropolitan area. To maintain and increase this level of productivity, Kampala needs to have a smooth flow of traffic on good roads. As factors currently stand, millions of the country’s most productive population segment lose productive […]

Smart Urban Planning: Benchmarking China to Solve Kampala’s Traffic Crisis

It is estimated that 64% of Uganda’s GDP and 75% of total national revenue collection comes from the Kampala Metropolitan area. To maintain and increase this level of productivity, Kampala needs to have a smooth flow of traffic on good roads. As factors currently stand, millions of the country’s most productive population segment lose productive […]