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In the last. what was really emotional for me was seeing my mum and my aunt. they paid their respects in a very hindu way, which you usually do to the feet of elders. it was a really surreal and very lovely moment to witness because i ve never seen them do that before. going to see our house in kakira, that s where i was born. i want to go inside, i want to see what it s like. and, yeah, i m really looking forward to it. i want to remember everything that was when i was young. do you think, when you re there, you ll unlock more memories that you can t remember? ah, yes, i think so. let s see. let s get over there and then see what i remember and what i don t. ....
He lived and worked here. don t say hi to the camera. hi! hi, camera! the madhvani family leftjust before the expulsion as tensions started to brew. but like many ugandan asians, they were invited back by the government in 80s to help rebuild the economy. we re actually very, very happy that you got your madhvani s factories and everything back. so, when we came back, the policy was to assist l the private sector. why did you decide to come back to kakira? more emotional at that time. there was absolutely no hope for the country. i but we are ugandans. see, i was born here. so, you know, it s likel a magnet, it pulls you. what happened was it started off as an emotional trip - and then it became a commercial trip. i the government policy was that we took away the assets - from the asians, all- the properties belonging to asians should be given back . - ....
But now.it was a com. that s why i sooked, you know. and first i feel like, you know. what what s this? what are you feeling? like i m feeling like, you know, start to cry, you know. why are you feeling like crying? yeah, because they build up so nicely, but still, you know, it s not the same, not the same at all. all right, we re entering kakira. this is kakira. kakira is an estate, it s owned by the madhvani family. this is where they produce sugar cane, where they plant sugar cane. essentially, kakira is a town within itself, and everyone who works for the madhvani family lives in kakira. my grandfather arrived in uganda some time in the late 1920s. ....
And very lovely moment to witness because i ve never seen them do that before. going to see our house in kakira, that s where i was born. i want to go inside, i want to see what it s like. and, yeah, i m really looking forward to it. i want to remember everything that was when i was young. do you think, when you re there, you ll unlock more memories that you can t remember? ah, yes, i think so. let s see. let s get over there and then see what i remember and what i don t. what s changed ? what was there before? when we lived here, it wasn t anything like that. what was this place before? it was completely flat and so nice and greenery there. ....
Let s get over there and then see what i remember and what i don t. what s changed ? what was there before? when we lived here, it wasn t anything like that. what was this place before? it was completely flat and so nice and greenery there. but now.it was a com. that s why i sooked, you know. and first i feel like, you know. what what s this? what are you feeling? like i m feeling like, you know, start to cry, you know. why are you feeling like crying? yeah, because they build up so nicely, but still, you know, it s not the same, not the same at all. all right, we re entering kakira. this is kakira. kakira is an estate, it s owned by the madhvani family. ....