Norah Owaraga

Ugandans net buyers of food so control prices

The most appropriate policies for Uganda, it would follow, would be those that ensure that food prices in Uganda are controlled so that Ugandans are able to buy food at any given time.

Fiscal policy favors imports over nationally produced

The GOU favours foreigners in form of open access to the Ugandan market, while it has not done enough to protect the internal market share for its domestically made products. In a bid to attract the so-called foreign ‘investors’ they are given very lucrative tax incentives.

Opportunity cost of costly parliament

Originally posted on the Humanist view: Agriculture is Uganda’s global comparative advantage, it is a primary economic growth driver and it is key in ensuring food and nutrition security for Ugandans. The budget 2014/2015 plans to increase food production costs through increased taxation – agricultural inputs will be heavily taxed. The taxes on hoes are…

Are ‘scientific opinions’ always superior & infallible?

President Museveni justified his accession to the anti-homosexuality bill, claiming he sought and got ‘scientific opinions’ from scientists the world over. Including, Ugandan scientists affiliated to the departments of genetics, the school of medicine and the ministry of health. Apparently the scientists were unanimous in their conclusion that homosexuality is not genetic but behavioural. “Homosexuals…