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Apr 30, 2026 4 min read

Banks stop acting like sharks in kiosks or Uganda's infrastructure dream will stall

Ugandan banks must shift from collateral-based lending to project-based financing to empower local contractors, create jobs, and unlock the country’s infrastructure potential.

Let’s stop building other countries and start building our own

Mar 20, 2026 5 min read

Leadership

Let’s stop building other countries and start building our own

Uganda’s infrastructure boom is leaving local contractors behind. Without deliberate policy—especially skills transfer—foreign-led projects risk building roads and stadiums, but not a generation of Ugandan expertise.