Uganda, Jan. 28 -- So President Museveni last week told the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit delegates and Ugandans that inflation is at 2.3 percent. It seems he was trying to give the impression the country is doing well economically.

Low inflation is a positive development, of course, but it does not in any way make Ugandans happy, especially jobless Ugandans - of whom there are millions - who are trapped in poverty.

If inflation is at 2.3 percent but you do not have money to send your children to school, you cannot consult a doctor even if you are seriously ill, you barely get enough to eat, it will not change your hopeless situation.

In fact, since inflation can always be brought under control, you would rather have inflation at, ...