SV: {UAH} IS IT REALLY THE ROLE OF THE GOVT TO CREATE JOBS?

Yes, Abbey, it is the role of the government to create amenities

and administer rightful sharing of the national cake.

However, the phrase "CREATING JOBS" itself is object for definition. What you have correctly noted in the first paragraph of your presentation is part of what is inbaked in the phrase: "creating jobs".

Sorry, the mean machine is a rebel right now. Guess the charge is geting too low.

HAPPY NEW YEAR IN ADVANCE

Noc'la gaumoy

WE FORM THE CULTURE THAT FORMS US"….noc'la gaumoy.

Den torsdag, 26 december 2013 21:55 skrev Abbey Semuwemba <abbeysemuwemba@gmail.com>:

Friends,
I would like to partly disagree that its the role of the government to create jobs and not the private sector.The experiment of governments creating jobs has failed miserably and now it is upon us to play our part.

The government mainly needs to create an environment that allows investment to take place. This environment may include things like: better infrastructure, functional institutions, better communication systems, political stability (as it is in some parts of central Uganda), e.t.c. Yes, they can create some public jobs but it is never enough for a population of 30 million plus. How do you expect the government to accommodate all those 20,000 plus graduates that come out of colleges like Makerere university, Kyambogo, Nakawa, Mbale university, every year?

Therefore,If you are abroad and you have got some money to help your graduate brother or sister to start up a small business in Uganda, just do so- because there are less jobs from the government.

In the United Kingdom where I live, Margret Thatcher's years saw an increase in foreign investment, particularly following the pursuit of monetarist policies in the 1979-90 era. Since then, the United Kingdom has been a leader in the move away from government supported regional policies and toward inward investment and now attracts a larger proportion of global inward investment than any other national economy around Europe. The point is that the conditions for investment are there in the country and even without government input; the private sector is now employing a lot of people compared to the government.

This is what the Museveni govt needs to do urgently: creating better conditions for investment all over the country; stop teargassing people unnecessarily because it scares away investors that watch such stuff on TV; let Erias Lukwago enjoy his position as ceremonial mayor of the capital city; respect govt institutions; build markets for farm produce at local levels, e.t.c.

To be fair to president Museveni, his economic policies look good on paper but because of lack of independent institutions,there is a lot of 'KAVUYO' in our country. Museveni is trying to boost the private sector just like Thatcher did in the UK in the 70s but he is going about it in the wrong away. For example, his policy of just dishing out land to the so called "investors" may come back to bite us in future since its done without following proper channels.

Under Thatcher, most of the coal mines in north east England were closed which saw a loss of two hundred thousand jobs (about two-thirds of total employment including the iron-and-steel, shipbuilding, and engineering industries), and the car industry in the West Midlands, which saw a 37 percent decline in employment between 1981 and 1992.However, she went around this employment gap by encouraging inward private investment and attracting foreign investment in big cities in England.

Similarly, for most economic experts in Kampala including the World Bank, the attraction of foreign investment is seen as "crucial to the future economic vitality of regions" in Uganda, and they believe that privatisation of industries must keep going for a very long time. If Museveni can allow institutions and ministries to function independently without his interference, probably all these fake investments like Shimon demonstration site; Mbabazi's company fraudulently winning tenders to construct roads, ………, would not be happening. The president should let those institutions responsible to assess companies that qualify for "corporate welfare,"( which ensures that corporations receive tax breaks and public money that would once have been invested in regional development or individual welfare payments) to so independently.

The Labour government here in the UK improved on Thatcher's policies, for example, when they introduced policies such as Gordon Brown's "New Deal" for the young unemployed but Brown or Blair never interfered with the institutions handling these things unless if it was very necessary. President Museveni should do the same. I dont follow so much of what the Conservatives are doing since we have been scratching our backs ever since they came to power.

Byebyo ebyange

Abbey Kibirige Semuwemba.

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