Uganda: Heavy Load for Kiwanuka As She Delivers Maiden Budget

The former World Bank economist read her maiden budget as Minister of Finance yesterday, outlining potential areas of economic growth, but as Daily Monitor Business Editor Dennis Kawuma analyses, her positive projections will not come easy . . .

It was always going to be a dicey start for Maria Kiwanuka. Straight from the private sector, the London Business School graduate took over as Finance Minister at a time when Uganda's economy was reeling from protests that threatened to bring it to a halt.

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