Shocking: Jinja, Uganda in 2024 (50 Years After Expelling Indians)
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- Опубліковано 19 січ 2024
- In this video we will explore Jinja, Uganda -- a major city in Uganda's Eastern region known for its industry and historical Indian influence. It is home of the Basoga people, a major Ugandan ethnic group.
It is a great city, I stayed in there in the 70s while rotating as a young merchant to Nairobi. It has always had the calmness away from Kampala and Nairobi and people are so nice..
I went to Jinja in September and going back to Uganda in March. It’s a beautiful place. I also went to the Nile River and saw the source of the Nile. Beautiful city
Been following your videos. I'm out in Unganda in a few weeks time. Great update. Love from Manchester England
wow, i saw my high school math teacher at 4:46. thats like 15 years ago.
From the comments l can see the dispute between people who want to see a positive portrayal and those who highlight the negative. I am someone watching this from the developed world and we know Uganda has a long way to go before most people can enjoy the standard of living in richer countries. It will come, thanks to the sacrifices parents make for their children and better education. I cannot prove it but l feel very strongly one day Uganda and other African countries will be the economic engine of the world
Thank you for seeing that and we believe we shall be there too one day.
I believe the same thing: that Africa will continue to grow, learn, improve
@@ginacoleman788 You're right, our Africa is still growing and once we hit that level of development and economic growth that we dream about, I guess we will be seeing a True Wakanda Land come to reality since that's what we deserve.
That's a very nice thought, the sacrifices parents make for their children.
@@bumblebee4280 I live in England and am very conscious that my forebears endured terrible lives so that my generation can lead comfortable lives. It’s the same world over. Parents sacrifice their own lives in the hope things will be better for their children and their children after them
Jinja my birth place.wonderful town.it is not a city.when idi took over it was a vv sad day.i was in Jinja senior secd school.1972. once u destroy the country it can never never recover.😢😢😢😢
Willie my Brother, Great Job on this one too
Another awesome video👏🏿✊🏿💯💯💯
I have been to Jinja several times. My wife is a Musoga, meaning that she belongs to the Basoga people.
Thank you, sir, for this video.
Willie, you’re very smart and Amazing guy, you take time to organize your videos. Sky is the limit for you dear!!!!
I spent my adolescence there in the 80s. Its run down but part of me remained there.
I grew up and went to primary school there in the 1990s; it was a lot slower and, looking back, in some kind of depression. It's changed some since but - and this is what differentiates it from other main Ugandan towns - it's changed at a slower pace. I prefer that, since it's my home; there's always a sameness to it, a calming effect.
Jinja! What a beautiful city. Visited late last year and the food at Rendezvous Restaurant was amazing, especially the fish. I could stay there for months. Lost an iPhone to pickpockets during the NyegeNyege festival. The views were something from outside this world, but the roads and internet speeds were disappointing. I'll be going back though. Sending love from Kenya 🇰🇪.
What internet service were you using? I use airtel and I don't have any complaints (fyi, I've lived in other countries other than Uganda, so can compare). About the roads, fair point. I know the particular road you are talking about, the Jinja to Mbulamuti road. As it happens, Museveni has been promising to construct that road since 1986 but it's still in that state. We happen to have farmland in Budondo, just after Bujagali, and can never dare to venture there (from Jinja town) on rainy days because the roads are so bad (and the soil there is something else). Otherwise, the roads in Jinja generally, especially the three divisions that make up the town, are okay - at least better than those in Kampala town.
@@itsalegendsproduction MTN was bad, Airtel was worse.
The streets of Jinja are very neat just like Kigali, Rwanda.
I did not see Uganda people or visitors throw takeaway pack or banana peel on the road.
Greetings from Nigeria.
The video shows the opposite!
Keep up the good work bro 👍🏿
Great explanation
I was there few months ago and the city better planned than all uganda apart from Kololo area. I will take a different leadership and anti corrupt government to re build Uganda. They talk about Entebbe but it is only two main roads. Nothing is planned and build . Try to go towards the ferry terminal and you will know what I am talking about. Your video is great. I have been in all those places.
Would be better but *** corruption
I've seen videos of Entebbe. Many roads looked tarmaced to me with embassies offices and other office buildings I think. It's not too bad if you ask me.
I agree with you. Outside Kololo and Nakasero, no other urban centre is as planned or green as Jinja. Beautiful, cozy town.
Those roads rate a A+ compared to some of the Ghanian street and market areas. I Iove the red soil. I once purchased a Djembe drum that had traces of red dust on it. That dust smelled like sweet incense.
The city is rising like a phoenix! And it’s beautiful to see. It just needs a little more infrastructure. Traffic lights, street lighting and traffic signs would help make it easier to navigate more safely both day and night.
I was born in Jinja during colonial time and we were part of the expelled people in 1972. I remember that petrol/gas station at 2.48 on Main Street and just to the right of it is a road where, a little further, was my late aunt's house. There is an old hydroelectric dam, built by the British, on the Nile which I am not sure if it still operates. The colonial era machinery would be very out dated. My old primary school, Main Street Primary is still there ( I've seen it on YT), its admin block and the headmaster's office. Had some good childhood memories there. At the far end of Main Street, is the town hall, I'am sure the old building is still there. I can't remember the streets and pavements being red with the iron rich soil like that and back then the roads and sidewalks were well mantained. There were always municipal or roadworks teams cleaning, repairing the roads, cutting grass etc. On the other side of town, there was the industrial zone - the hydroelectric provided the power - with factories, mills and service yards. Dunlop tyre company had a factory there among others.
It's changed a lot, but also little. A lot of what you mention is still in place. I went to Main Street Primary for my first year of primary school before transferring to Victoria Nile; both schools stil exist in their original locations. The dam also operates, but a new one was built adjacent to it in the late 90s. Downstream, at Bujagali, is a newer dam. The old town hall still stands, same way you left it, and so does Busoga Square next to it, which houses district offices (that whole zone or village is admin; offices, including the State Lodge, government training institutes, houses, and from the 90s, two banks). The industrial zone still stands, but has expanded towards Masese/the lake. However, many of the factories you left, including Dunlop, closed in the first 15 or so years of Museveni's rule because of the damn World Bank/IMF privatisation policies. Instead, those buildings house newer industries; the Dunlop complex, for example, is now home to a food processing operation (wheat flour, cooking oil, soap, etc).
On the whole, Jinja is much more organised, planned, greener, and cleaner than Kampala. Until recently, it was us natives that had moved to Kampala that knew that, but of recent, that reputation has taken hold in Kampala too. Ever since Nyege Nyege became a thing, it's become probably the most favourite destination of Kampala partiers on weekends. It becomes something else, when they invade from Friday evening to Sunday evening.
Thank you for the update. The Jinja I knew was of a time way back before Nov 1972. So in addition to social changes, new suburbs must have sprung up too. All the best.@@itsalegendsproduction
it's my favorite place in Uganda
Thanks for loving uganda ❤
Why so much durst in the road?!? Almost in all cities in Uganda.
Jinja is two to three hours away from Kampala and has just about everything the bigger city has - the perfect place to escape Kampala's madness. Its my hometown, too.
Hope you try mbale too
did he say "they have gained the skills to run them"
Literally haven't seen any other car brand besides Toyota. Beautiful city.
GDP per capita growth of 8x is not that high. GDP per capita in neighbouring Kenya is more than double that of Uganda and they didn't expel anyone.
I wasn't born at the time but we appreciate what Amin did.
In Uganda mostly the Bantu are loving people easy to assimilate with. The Indian refused to do so and treated Our forefathers as second citizens in their own country.
But the Indians who returns better version of their forefathers.
We did....1968...its all on YT
Very interesting to see jinja
Have you been to Gulu?
Yep! Gulu video coming soon
@@WillieFungonice video. Is this your favorite african country so far?
@@WillieFungo I'm looking forward to it! Thanks
Such a beautiful place
Where are you from bro?
Sad to see the economical capital loose relevancy. The situation might have been difficult, but history has shown that racism is never the answer.
If Idi Amin hadn't used this radical approach, instead using gradual policies such as good investments and high taxes on rich people the average Ugandan in Jinja would have profited as well.
Now that all the skilled Indians who had the tools to build an economy are gone, Ugandans have to depend on aid from western countries that can be taken away at any point hindering Uganda's sovereignty. If you kick out all the people who can contribute skills and investment into a country because they look different, everyone loses.
Now the rich people are mostly western and Ugandan, they can't be simply kicked out anymore so now the government actually needs to focus on effective policies.
Uganda's economy right now is about 30x larger than when Idi Amin expelled the Indians. While there was a sharp recession immediately following the expulsion, the native Ugandans eventually learned how to operate most of basic retail businesses previously dominated by foreigners.
@@mikebarton Just look up Uganda's gdp in the two years I mentioned and compare the difference...
@@mikebarton Then you are looking at the wrong data. Make sure you analyze GDP, which is the total value of the economy, not GDP per capita, which divides it by population. According to World Bank data, Uganda had a GDP of $1.24 billion in 1980 (after the Indian expulsion and resulting recession). Now, it has a GDP of $45.57 billion, which is actually more than a 30 fold expansion.
Why would idi Amin chase away people for being different that is a lie! Nobody African will buy that
@@mikebarton looking at African president at their best
Someday I would like to visit Africa. The sidewalks and streets are clean and all the people well dressed.
So beautiful ❤️ city
Beautifully uganda mama ❤️ 💕 africa
Beautiful Jinja city ❤
NEVER to be compared with KIGALI in oredr, cleanliness, modern design or culture, JINJA is the best city in UGANDA by far. The crowds BODA BODAS and prevelant street beggers hwakers and idleness is endemic to East Africa and in no way unique to the MZUNGUz favorite town in UGANDA.
Look as if there is iron or iron ore in that dirt which is a rusty orange color. Man, its everywhere, though. Unique.
What causes the orange tint, that was mentioned?
Deve ser porque o solo deles é muito rico em ferro.
That dude with microphone is one hell of a waist dancer. He is a very funny person though.
Very busy place
I am still waiting to hear why the streets are covered in what looks like-bauxite that is used to create aluminum.
It's called dust. He probably visited during a dry spell.
Oh goodness that Lovely girl on the truck with the Orange hair, she got my attention, wow.
Don't worry my friend wherever you go you will find situation like this all over the world even on the first world country .
Sanitation is not given priority in Uganda, everywhere is dusty. Even paved roads are covered in mud.
Former president made a wise decision
The city should be called...Red City because of the redish color of the soil.😊😊
Great city
the orange dust dust is probably sand that is carried by the wind
iron dust.
"The urban planning of the city was done in the 20th Century by the same guy who designed Kampala" ... Ernst May perhaps?
Yea
Idi amin leaving the indians out of that place must of been one of the best things he ever did, good to see the blacks are running shops etc. As for the western and parts of europe letting in too many indians was a HUGE HUGE mistake .
Why road very red?
because the soil is very rich in iron. i think.
Same thing in mbale as well 😂😂😂🎉😂😂
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There was nothing to stop the black Ugandans from opening shops & businesses when the Indians were there.
Monopoly and competition. The same reason you can't start a successful grocery store in a town that has a Walmart.
@@WillieFungoMore like Stifling. Eurasians don't believe in fair competition
@@WillieFungo You mentioned competition (from Indians) as a factor hindering native Ugandans. If you can't compete you deserve to lose. That's just the fundamentals of capitalism. If you don't like capitalism, then give all your shop ownership to the state and be a communist country like North Korea instead. Only cowards do the kind of thing Idi Amin did. It is like playing a game of chess and then when you are about to lose the game, you overturn the board. Immature, just like a bully child.
@@WillieFungoIt was a free market economy which is based on competition. The Indians are just very good at business. That's why they ended up with very successful businesses in the UK when they were expelled from Uganda. The existing British businesses like Tesco had to start opening on Sundays in order to compete. Before the Ugandan Asians came to the UK, there was no Sunday opening.
@@WillieFungoBTW, when the Indians were there, Jinja had street lights everywhere and there were no massive potholes in the roads. So in some ways it's regressed.
Result of ISLAMIC ☪️ IDEOLOGY 🤲
Dude doesn't know what a gunshot sounds like !?!?
i left a comment about how Africa and its people are kept poor by the corrupt leaders but it was deleted...not sure why..maybe someone doesn't like the truth and want the African people to remain poor and suppressed...
I didn't delete your comment. It was probably the UA-cam censor. But anyway you are wrong. The reason why Africa is poor is not corruption. People need to stop focusing on the government and build businesses.
Oh yeah sir there is no such thing as corruption in Africa ahhh you are right !
@@WillieFungolmao the corruption makes it hard to build a sustainable business.
@41 It didn't stop the Indians or all the other foreigners who come to Africa from making sustainable businesses.
@@WillieFungo Do you think Africans are just naturally incompetent or something? read up the deals foreign governments have with African presidents, they have deals that go against nationalising resources and local business in favour for foreign investment.
Looks pretty sad.
Ill bet the guy who did the planning failed his Course.
the president then expelled the indians,and had it's advantages too
What a Run Down Dirty Dusty place.
Jinja has never been the capital city!!
all most sub sahara africa look the same
It's bongo bongo country
Why are there no trees? I thought uganda is in the tropical africa. The city look dirty and barren and hot wo trees
It's not particularly hot because of the high elevation. Overall, Uganda is a pretty green place. But this city was planned in the late 1940s, when green spaces weren't a big priority.
Jinja was never the capital city of Uganda. It was the industrial hub of the country. Kampala was always the capital.
What do you mean by shocking? because not foreigners ? all Ugandans that's shocking to you.
Why is Ugandan land is so red and dirty?
That is the point, that is what is called fertile ground. Africa has more than 60 percent of the world's uncultivated land.
Fertile soil!!
That soil is beautiful and should be the source of wealth. Anything will grow in the soils of Uganda ... anything!
Whatever they say Idi Amin was or wasn't, I'm not mad at him for kicking out of his country a people who have no love for black people, but still have the audacity to come in as guests, set up their shops, and then treat the local people with contempt. If I were a leader of country I wouldn't let them in AT ALL! Gandhi may have been a hero to them, but the time he spent in South Africa, he showed utter disdain for Africa's native people; even at the time his own people were being discriminated, exploited, colonized and humiliated by the British in their own country. Make it make sense!
Look at History, Blacks were selling blacks to arabs then arabs sold slaves to White men, transported to Western Countries, tell me which Indian has sold any slaves or held any black slaves ?
Whites, Asians, and Arabs have had it both ways with black people for a very long time but unfortunately for them, those long centuries of dominance and control are coming to an end before the members of the oppressor class are ready. Because they will never be ready. Many still believe their racial propaganda.
0:03 😂 YUGANDA?.
UNO=UGANDA
Why are you still talking about them... It's been 50 year... They mostly died now... Their children are too old... Their grand children are probably married....
Trust me... We are peaceful people... We forgive you... Move on... Best of luck...
Are they asking for forgiveness?
@@WillieFungo no they doesn't... People with dignity usually does when they did something wrong... But okay...
I just want to mention it's okay...its been 50 year... Move on... Meke uganda a good country.. That's it...
@@prasad6140 There is no dignity in being lorded over by foreigners. Are Indians apologizing to the British Raj?
@@WillieFungo no... India didn't apologize to british.... Cause british cause british looted India... Killed indians... Enslaved indians... Also we moved on...
India is 5th largest economy in the world... Before 2026 we will be 3rd largest... And before 2050 2nd largest...
Did indians did the same to uganda people.. How many ugandans killed by indians... How much was looted by indians... All they did was trade and did business....
You know... Serch parci community in India that has migrated from iran to India after islamic invasion in Iran... And see how much they are developed in India...
TATA group is a parci company that employ millions of job directly and indirectly... Many nepali working in India and doing business.... Employing many indians...
Once again.... If you think that removing those indians from uganda was okay then okay.... They went to UK started business and employ 100s of 1000s of british there...
Museveni buys a blogger to boast his dictatorship
Hope you will talk about the murders and Kidnappings the poor roads and hospitals. We were doing well with Idi Amin I am totally not sure about Museveni. This not a good sell and a good catch either.
Why do you have a lame kind of understanding and very bad energy, is it necessary for you to be negative about everything. Bring positivity in your life for once and stop criticizing someone who is trying to share the goodness of our Country out there to the world. Keep your opinion to yourself.
Am ugandan as well i know alot is going on.go make your own page and take your frustrastion there.take all your negativity there.this is willi fungos page.
Surely, this person is too negative... maybe he should go to the bush and fight it out like kony did... his negative energy on the keyboard won't help anything 😂😂😂
I think we need to be positive for once banange. If we keep talking about all the negative things that are happening in our country, it will only dumpen our spirits. Let's enjoy the little we have. We know there is so much happening, but let at least one or two people focus on the good of Uganda.
You are too negative. Focus on the positive development.
Please will you take the Asians back?
No