Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Uganda`s Economic Potential Lies Within Us;Kivumbi.

UGANDA’S ECONOMIC POTENTIAL LIES WITHIN US; COMMON MARKET PROTOCOL PRESS RELEASE THUR-10TH-DEC-09 E.K BENJAMIN March/1st/2010 is the D-Day for the implementation of the East African Common Market Protocol. The People’s Development Party looks forward to seeing this come true. It would be extra-ordinarily good if Uganda utilized the remaining period of time ahead for productive preparations. This will guarantee a gross and rapid increment in our country’s economic potential, job security, unlimited market, free movement of our people alongside there goods & services. Had this been done before; it’s clear and relatively possible that our business people, our farmers, students and service providers would be reaping by now. Besides foreign earnings, Uganda’s major source of income is agricultural based implying that we still have time to reach and competent favorably with Kenya which is more industrialized. At the moment Kenya’s industrial power extends beyond Nairobi to Nakuru, Kisumu, Eldoret, Kericho & Mombasa therefore Uganda’s comparative advantage in terms of Kenya’s economic strength is agricultural based. The People’s Development Party is still worried that much as our government assures us that Uganda’s relation with her neighbors is stable-this is sarcastic and quite ironical!! We do not see why Tanzania continues to haunt our people residing there! It’s now twice when thousands of our people are ordered to leave TZ. Our people at the bordering line with Kenya remain victims of torturous acts by our neighbors that side; we can’t deny that once in a while Ugandans have provoked and at times offended Kenya’s nationals; buts it’s just too much from that side. Not cattle rustling, robbery, theft I mean it’s important and urgent that both sides reform. The truth is