CCHOGM HOGM 22007 007
CHOGM 2007 UGANDA
“Social transformation
of the Commonwealth societies”
of the Commonwealth to detect the strategic quota-free market access China has
S
peech by H.E. Yoweri Mu-
seveni, President of the
as well as tactical stimuli that one needed given us recently, is very decisive.
Republic of Uganda made
to apply to an economy in order to allow it
to grow sustainably and, therefore, enable a 2. Secondly, private sector-led-growth is
during the opening of the Com-
society to metamorphose from pre-industrial very important. In Africa, in the 1960s
monwealth Heads of State and
to industrial, from feudal-peasant society to and 1970s, soon after Independence,
Government Meeting on 23 No-
middle class, skilled working class society. many African leaders made the mistake
vember 2007 at Serena Hotel -
of interfering with the private-sector
Kampala
1. First of all, a large market that will through nationalizations of private
absorb what a country produces. This businesses as well as other forms of
T
he theme for CHOGM 2007 is: “So-
market could be national, regional or interference. In the case of Uganda,
cial transformation of the Common-
international. Concerning the smaller Amin went further to physically uproot
wealth societies.” The present partial
countries such as Uganda, therefore, the the immigrant Indian Community who
transformation of the Commonwealth soci-
question of accessing bigger markets formed the bulk of the entrepreneurial
eties is not good enough for the individual
out of regional integration such as class at that time. Uganda, ever
countries; nor is it good for the Common-
the East African Community (EAC), since 1986, took the lead in Africa in
wealth in general or the wider world. How
COMESA, the African Common detecting and correcting this mistake.
did this phenomenon of asymmetrical devel-
Market, etc., as well as the international Since that time almost all the African
opment in the world come about?
ones such as through African Growth countries have corrected that mistake.
In my opinion, I think this phenomenon was
Opportunities Act (AGOA), Everything The economy of Uganda has, for the last
brought about by the failure of some leaders
but Arms (EBA) or the zero tariff, 19 years, been growing at the rate of 6%
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