This time, the business leaders rose and falling just short of proclaiming a new economic order, spelt out how things should be done henceforth.
First, the many business groupings and agencies that usually operate disjointedly, with minimal impact, recently united under the Private Sector Foundation of Uganda (PSFU).
The new economic warriors' front, led by PSFU but having in their ranks fervent governmental supporters like Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde, the National Information Technology Authority, professional bodies like the Uganda Broadcasters Association, financial sector players including South African banking giant Stanbic and academia started the week by pulling off a two-day e-conference on the post-Covid economy.
One of the early outcomes of the emerging national economic consensus is the decision by the government to re-capitalise the (parastatal) Uganda Development Bank to provide loans minimal interest to locals investing in 'value addition' ventures (another Independence-era obsession undergoing revival).
Bullish over the hitherto impressive medical performance that has seen almost 100 per cent recovery of all Covid-19 patients in the country and no deaths, PSFU chairman Dr Elly Karuhanga is pushing for making Uganda a top health destination.
