Why Ugandans Go to Dubai: Journalist Charles Onyango-Obbo Challenges Museveni’s Migration Narrative

President Yoweri Museveni has come under fresh scrutiny after remarks questioning why Ugandans travel to Dubai for work, describing the Gulf city as a harsh desert environment and suggesting that those who take up low-wage jobs there may be influenced by what he termed an “inferiority complex.”

The comments, delivered during the State of the Nation Address, have triggered renewed debate on labour migration, unemployment, and wage disparities across East Africa and the Gulf region.