Most of the tea plantations, and many businesses in my village were owned by white Americans, Italians, the French, or Indians.

When I asked why the notoriously industrious Kikuyu did not close in on some of these markets after independence in '63, I was told, "We Africans don't know how to manage businesses well. That is why the economy of Uganda fell after Idi Amin kicked out the Indians, touting 'Africa for the Africans!'" These are my college-educated counterparts telling me this, not even uneducated locals, who one might think have access to less information, and less exposure.


the biggest issue that I saw was the Congos
>increasing dependence on outsiders for sustenance. the
>local markets were all owned by chinese and most of their
>income was based on the tourist industry.
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