{UAH} Amin: The 'idiot' who built Mpoma satellite station
Amin: The ‘idiot’ who built Mpoma satellite station
Idi Amin remains a controversial figure in Uganda’s history but some analysts think he was a nationalist
Posted Sunday, July 13 2014 at 01:00
In Summary
The President said: “Amin was an idiot. If he had kept his idiocy to his family, we would have kept quiet. But he wanted to impose it on all of us”. (Daily Monitor Wednesday, July 2, 2014).
However, we need to look at the other side of the coin. When I read that statement by President Museveni, definitely I was shocked but I tried to figure out why the Ugandan head of state described Amin as an “idiot”.
It is difficult to understand but I think it is because Amin had no what we call “formal education” or had no university degree or its equivalent ‘from Makerere University’.
I also know of another remarkable factor that Great Britain, which boasts of having the first university (Oxford University) in the world, has in the last 70 years, been ruled by three prime ministers who had no university degrees.
In Uganda, I remember we had three great Baganda who made the 1900 Uganda Agreement with Britain establishing this nation Uganda.
They were Sir Apolo Kaggwa, the Katikkiro, Stanslus Mugwanya, Omulamuzi (judge) and Zakaliya Kitaka Kisingiri, Omuwanika (secretary). These men had no “formal education” (except the education they received from Bishop Hanlon of the Mill Hill Fathers) but with their “natural intelligence and political smartness” they made the 1900 Uganda Agreement on which Uganda stands until today and forever.
As soon as the Agreement was made, these men embarked on laying the firm foundation for Uganda’s development and building schools and hospitals.
With his “natural intelligence and political smartness” what did Amin exactly do for Uganda?
During the nine years he was president of Uganda, Amin declared the “Economic War” which he called “mafuta mingi” meaning that everybody should be rich.
The “Economic War” put the economy of this country in the hands of the indigenous black. God brought a “mad military man” to do it otherwise the ordinary politicians could not do it. People are getting rich and economically powerful day and night in Uganda because of Amin’s Economic war.
Amin built the Uganda International Conference Centre and Nile Hotel (which is now Serena) in 1975 for the meeting of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). It was built in nine months only.
Amin also established the Army shop where soldiers would buy goods at cheaper prices and he built many military barracks all over the country including the one in Masaka.
Amin established Uganda House in New York and London. He extended the Bank of Uganda building in Kampala. During the time of Amin, Busia Market and Border were established and now the whole area is a big commercial centre where business with Kenya is transacted by all kinds of people, among others.
Amin kept the Co-operative Movement and the Co-operation Bank fully functional and the monetary exchange rate was seven shillings to one US dollar. Today we have four monetary units 2500 shillings to one US dollar!!
Amin had one good quality. He was practical and pragmatic and the “do it now man”. To him there was no question of “we are waiting for the top leadership to tell us what to do and when to do it”. The moment he decided to do something he would do it straight away.
The author is an elder from Kyaggwe, Mukono District
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