Tag Archives: Middle Income Status

The Katikiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has revealed that the middle income status in Uganda is just impossible to achieve in a short run. This is because of the high levels of corruption in the central government. Therefore, as the Kingdom of Buganda, it’s for this reason that they are yearning for the federal system. Each region can therefore ...

A new target has been set for Uganda’s economy and President Museveni hopes to achieve this in a few years time. He revealed this as he spoke during the 37th liberation anniversary in Kakumiro district. The president said despite the country attaining the middle income status, the aim now is set a little higher than that.“Our economy has grown from ...

Joseph Kabuleta, leader of the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED), has said government should let Ugandans take charge of natural resources. He says it will reduce taxes on the informal sector if the country is to attain the middle income status. Until the government empowers the citizens economically, he says there is a lot to do to come up from ...

Former Kawempe South MP Mubarak Munyagwa has come out to claim that Finance Minister Matia Kasaija doesn’t know what he was reading yesterday in regards to the budget. Kasaija in his key economic points didn’t talk about Uganda becoming a Middle-class income country. This is a narrative that has been hugely pushed by President Museveni and the government. It is ...

Imam Kasozi, a political analyst, has said he is sure the country has not yet reached middle-income status. He said this in reaction to the President’s speech where he stated that the country has reached middle-income status. Imam Kasozi says government has added nothing to the education sector for starters, apart from increasing teachers’ salaries. “You remember, the entrance points ...