The Principal of Makerere University Business School (MUBS), Prof. Waswa Balunywa has asked the government to make access to funding easy for young innovators if it wants to overcome the unemployment problem in Uganda.
He made the remarks while speaking at the launch of the 3rd edition of Kampala Innovation Week 2021 at Design Hub in Kampala.
The five-day event is running from November 22 to 26.
Balunywa said although Uganda is one of the most entrepreneurial countries in the world, a good number of Ugandans are still poor because most of the time government wants to fund huge projects which at times have other forms of access to money.
“We don’t need to finance huge car projects. We have many innovators who can create jobs for millions of Uganda but I must tell you, there are too many regulations and policies in this country, you cannot do anything in this country as a…