In my book that am writing, Uganda in the hands of the dogs, ill not 4get to include the following about IDD AMin DADA...Inallilahi Wa Inalillahi Rajihuna....RIP Ugandas Only President.... Achievements During the nine years he was president of Uganda, Amin declared the “Economic War” which he called “mafuta mingi” meaning that everybody should be rich. The “Economic War” put the economy of this country in the hands of the indigenous black. God brought a “mad military man” to do it otherwise the ordinary politicians could not do it. People are getting rich and economically powerful day and night in Uganda because of Amin’s Economic war. Amin established Uganda Airlines in February 1977 when former President Nyerere of Tanzania and Mr Charles Njonjo, who was the Attorney General at that time in Kenya, broke the East African Community which was established in 1967 from the East African High Commission which the British had set up in 1948 to develop the common services of East Africa. Amin built the current Earth Satellite Station at Mpoma in Kyaggwe, Mukono District on Bugerere Road. If he had not done it we would still be depending on the Kenya satellite station in the Rift Valley. Amin built the Uganda International Conference Centre and Nile Hotel (which is now Serena) in 1975 for the meeting of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). It was built in nine months only. Amin also established the Army shop where soldiers would buy goods at cheaper prices and he built many military barracks all over the country including the one in Masaka. Amin completed Uganda House on Kampala Road. He enlarged Entebbe airport and built Gulu airstrip which is more or less abandoned now. Amin established Uganda House in New York and London. He extended the Bank of Uganda building in Kampala. During the time of Amin, Busia Market and Border were established and now the whole area is a big commercial centre where business with Kenya is transacted by all kinds of people, among others. Amin maintained and kept intact the Coffee industry in Buganda and during his time, we did not have the “coffee wilt or virus” or coffee disease which we have today. Amin kept the Co-operative Movement and the Co-operation Bank fully functional and the monetary exchange rate was seven shillings to one US dollar. Today we have four monetary units 2500 shillings to one US dollar!! Amin kept the Uganda Electricity Board (UEB) intact and other Government corporations including the huge and modern Coffee processing plant at Bugolobi. Today it is a different story altogether. Amin had one good quality. He was practical and pragmatic and the “do it now man”. To him there was no question of “we are waiting for the top leadership to tell us what to do and when to do it”. The moment he decided to do something he would do it straight away.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 09:41:26 +0000
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