Kenyans benefiting from the common market.

Kenyans are going to benefit disproportionately form the common market. Concerns are often raised about Kenyans worker and business entering Ugandans and take over the jobs and establishing business that will drive Ugandans out. For Uganda, we should be concentrating on identifying where the opportunities are for o benefit form the common market. Perhaps Uganda is a good market for the Kenyans, but Rwanda and Burundi, are excellent markets for Uganda. Uganda s should looking at opportunities to compete with Kenyans in Kenya, but also to provide services and skills in markets that need new entrants.

The common market is about identifying where Ugandans have a comparative advantage. Uganda has identified agriculture, Tourism and education as some of the areas where we have advantage in the region. In addition, we have some of the best professionals in the region. Lawyers, architects. Engineers, doctors should not be afraid of competition, we should see this as an opportunity to sell our impressive skills n our partner states.