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@allafrica Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:21:06

Uganda's Political Elite and the Dangerous Myth of Wealth

[Independent (Kampala)] Uganda is awash with money, yet starved of production. This is not a rhetorical flourish; it is a measurable, lived contradiction. Walk through Kampala, Hoima, Gulu, or Mbarara, and one encounters expensive vehicles, gated mansions, luxury consumption, and cash-intensive politics. Yet beneath this visible affluence lies a disturbing economic truth: a significant proportion of those who command money, particularly politicians and individuals connected to the state, control no meaningful means of

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