Manubhai Madhvani and Manu Chandaria look back and forward respectively into the roles Indians play in Africa
Manubhai Madhvani
Manubhai Madhvani is the chairman of the Madhvani Group, one of the biggest business houses in East Africa. Madhvani faced the brunt of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin’s ire against Asians. Madhvani was jailed in 1972, later released and exiled from Uganda and his assets were taken over. But he returned under President Yoweri Museveni and rebuilt his fortune. Madhvani recounts those dreadful days and also delineates the positive changes in Uganda.
Manu Chandaria, Chairman, Comcraft Group, Kenya