Uganda: Brain Drain is Not to Be Celebrated

8 February 2011

State Minister for Labour, Dr Emmanuel Otaala, recently said brain drain is not a problem in Uganda. Nothing can be more ridiculous. The minister was responding to remarks by Prof. Augustus Nuwagaba on the need to put in place measures to control brain drain in the country with severe shortage of skilled labour.

He said as government, their policy is to export highly skilled labour to developed countries so as to earn handsomely. In 'utter ignorance' of the prevailing conditions, the minister went on to say that Uganda does not lack doctors. "We have many of them gambling on Kampala streets...," said the honourable minister.

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