Uganda, April 25 -- There has been an interesting pause for reflection in recent weeks on the state and performance of the Ugandan economy. There is a lot to work with already in the public domain.

The young population believes the game is rigged against them. After a dip in emigration in the last decade, flights are full of formal labour exports to the western world, the middle east, and the south.

One of the unstated segments of this industry are the armies of contractors Uganda sent to service the US and allied war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. While the nkuba kyeyo population is dominated by young and [now even older workers] from Central Uganda, the war effort cast a wider net.

By some estimates up to 500,000 Ugandans joined th...