OPINION: Why Real Estate Investors May Reconsider Uganda as an Investment Destination

Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni meets His Highness Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi the sovereign ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah and a member of the Federal Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates during his recent visit to the United Arab Emirates. Stakeholders say that while the President has been keen on attracting investors to the country and worked tooth and nail to create an attractive incentive regime, this has been inadequate to attract and retain investors because the incentives are undermined by poor policy implementation and ethical issues such as corruption.