![]() In the 1890s, about 32,000 labourers from British India were recruited to come to East Africa for this purpose and whilst most did return home, a small but significant proportion remained in the country and established roots, often gaining success in cotton production and retail. Because the Asians did indeed come to Uganda to build a railway when Uganda was a protectorate of the British Empire. ![]() In this single sentence we understand the context that is the primary thread in the fabric of the narrative: Empire, its cause and effect. Asians have milked the cow but did not feed it.” ![]() I will give them ninety days to pack up and go. In Neema Shah’s evocative debut novel, Kololo Hill, we are transported back to the Uganda of 1972, immediately before Idi Amin decreed that all Asians must leave: “The Asians came to Uganda to build the railway the railway is finished – they must leave now. ![]()
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