Albert James Lutalo Bosa , Former vice chancellor of Kyambogo University in Kampala, recounts and compares Uganda of today with that in the 70s
Looking Back
The 70s were not comfortable times. The security was appalling and food was scarce. Getting essentials like sugar and salt was tough. People stole from one another just to stay afloat. People were demoralized, the private sector had deserted the country during Idi Amin’s reign and there were no new jobs on the horizon. Unemployment led to insecurity. When people don’t have and cannot earn, they can attack other people to get what they want.
Social services (such as medical services and education) were negatively impacted by the socio-economic situation. People wanted to leave the country because the situation was becoming unbearable.