The un-employment is really a big challenge to the government of Uganda because for years it has failed even to combat this menace which has become a thorn in the fresh of Ugandans especially the graduates. In my view to overcome this, I think the government should put the following in consideration.
The education curriculum should be changed because the available curriculum designs people for white collar jobs which do not comply with the rate at which the universities discharge graduates. So it should be knowledgeable for the government and the donors to put more emphases on vocational institutions. What greatly hurts is that some one can finish S6 when he/she lacks skills to do any kind of job for survival like carpentry, builder or electrician. So if students go to vocational institutes they will leave with skills that can be applied to get money hence overcoming the menace.
The government should attract investors to come and invest in Uganda mostly in industries and agriculture modernisation. The government has done some improvements here but also has some weaknesses has mostly it allows in these so called fake investors like those who operates in retail shops. I even wonder why most investors coming to Uganda end up borrowing from our central bank. which kind of investors are those. So the government should embark on allowing in those investors in industrial sector who will create massive jobs for the locals hence combating the un-employment problem.
Besides the above, the government should improve on the manpower planning. The ministry of Labor and gender should be questioned in this regard has it has failed to regulate this. The ministries is more in money making than executing its mandate, they are too much in politics than serving the nation. The number of vacant jobs available should be in line with the number of graduates released from Universities and this should be consistent .This should be achieved through massive industrial development, strict following of the retirement age and replace the old workers with fresh graduates, agricultural development and transformation.
The government should encourage small scale industries by the local investor and it should go a head to offer subsidies to these firms so as to ensure their taking-off. This will ensure job creation hence eliminating this economic disorder. The government should assist those who are willing to go abroad for working and it will offer some help in getting the documents like passport, visa, working permits so as to make it easy for them to go and work due to the fact Uganda is receiving a lot of money from abroad.
Finally, I would like to recommend the government to put those aspects in consideration so as to improve on the lives of its people who are in life of misery, gambling and suffering which has been arose from the un-employment problem. There is no doubt that if the above is considered positive results shall be achieved.
Mr. Lwanga Fred is a Student of Computing and Information Technology, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology-Makerere University
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