This week, the government of Uganda started the repatriation process of stranded Ugandans across the globe. The first group of 50 Ugandans from Sudan, Belgium and the Netherlands were received on Tuesday at Entebbe International Airport.
In an interview with Daily Monitor, Henry Okello Oryem, the State Minister for Foreign Affairs has revealed that hundreds of Ugandans in China have changed their mind about returning to Uganda.
The Minister said at first they wanted to come back because the Chinese were mistreating them but once (Foreign Affairs) Minister Sam Kutesa met the Chinese Ambassador and sorted out the issues, they are not willing to return.
He disclosed that many went to China to look for a better life and so they can’t return to poverty (in Uganda) from which they ran away.
“Even if they (Ugandans abroad) come back, they will come into poverty. And if they come back, no one will welcome them back into their homes and they will also have nothing to do,” Oryem said.
Nevertheless, Oryem said a few Ugandans who will be returning from China are those who had gone for business and students who finished their studies.
Foreign Affairs Ministry expects to return home over 2000 Ugandans across the globe.