Norah Owaraga

Domestic trade practices

When on a flight from Entebbe to Dar es Salaam, aboard Air Uganda, we were served: Yogurt from Jesa Farm, Wavah bottled water, pastries, tea, coffee, fruit juices and fresh fruits, all products made, grown and supplied by Ugandan owned companies. It was a proud Ugandan moment for me.

Bank of Uganda weak control of lending rates

While, in 2013, commercial banks reduced their lending rates, it seems that none have reduced them back to the original rates pre-2011. This status quo does not facilitate improvement in the food security situation of Ugandans.

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.