Why do Asians control so much wealth in East Africa?

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I was just checking the list of the richest people in East Africa & Asians are disproportionately represented in high numbers despite being less the 2-3% of the population in these countries. In Tanzania & Uganda for example - the two richest men are Asians. While in Kenya, I think an Asian is the richest or 2nd richest guy.

Also, when it comes to IT cluster - they control most of the tech companies in the region as well.

Shyt is crazy.

P.S: Asians in this context are Indian subcontinent not Chinese.
 

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because they had a head start on all the opportunities during colonialism when Brits brought them over.

It's a little better in Kenya now. most of the richest are black but Tanzania....

I was just checking cos a lot of these racist & powerful Asians in UK politics have East African links (their parents were born there), I didn’t even know it was that bad.

But colonisation ended years ago & the people should have handled it to bridge the gap years ago. Especially with how loud/obnoxious a lot of these East Africans tend to get. I can’t rate that.

South Africa also seem to have Indian problems. They make up just 2% of the population but they’re the 2nd biggest landowners after the cacs. Shyt is crazy.
 

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Idi amin did the right thing and expelled Indians from Uganda. Too bad then other nations nearby didn't follow his example.

Africa for Africans
Europe for Europeans
Asia for Asia

Asian business in your society is like a cancer. Asia needs Africa more than Africa needs Asia so boot them out. Plus they are racist and breed like rodents
 

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Indians been doing work in Africa since at least the 1940s.
After WW2 they wanted and won some sort of UN recognition in South Africa.
This is either during or just before Gandhi.
They been there working South and East Africa for a minute.
 

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Besides the fact that they have been trading and stopping at islands off the coast, they were used by British colonizers to middleman africa and already had a logistics network in place when the British left.
 

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Though Africa gained independence in the 60s, much of the wealth remained in colonial hands. Talking hotels, mines, telecom firm…shyt that sits at the intersection of government and industry.

Whites hate Blacks more than anything in the world and when redistributing wealth (Structurally, as the capitalistic/free-market system mandates) it will pass to Asian hands before Blacks because if Blacks had full control of their stations then Africa’s sustained growth would upset the global power balance + keeping the Black race down is something every white person sees as key to their own survival because the devil is grafted weak and wicked, he can’t imagine a world that isn’t run on exploitation of fellow man.

U brought up Kenya-arguably the face of East Africa’s Indian community. I think of the power the Mara-Atlas group holds, just a whale of a conglomerate that in thirty years has branched out to become the largest financial holding firm in the region from a $5000 family loan. To put that in perspective, thats like Tyler Perry level maximization..But in actuality….


They’re cliqued up tight with Bob Diamond

So Bob Diamond is a finance criminal, former VP of Barclays (really big British bank) illegally fixed the interest rate of the UK, stole money, got rich, sniff coke- you know the happs..But who orchestrated the transition of Barclays Africa holdings (Billions) from White hands into poor Indian hands? Overnight these kinds of guys become millionaires and as they’re in a foreign land, they stick together, and since they haven’t been spoon-fed Black division, there isn’t that chilling effect that hinders inter-African finance. Kagame (pm of Rwanda) would rather partner with them (This is what Coli dudes say about krupt Africans) to build smartphones and promenades than a Nigerian or South African financier..This creates Indian dynasties that you speak of in East Africa.
 

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A lot of countries like Kenya are finally seeing modern and improved infrastructure, including access to high speed internet, smooth roads, trains/railways, and tons of jobs thanks to investment from China.
 

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I was just checking cos a lot of these racist & powerful Asians in UK politics have East African links (their parents were born there), I didn’t even know it was that bad.

But colonisation ended years ago & the people should have handled it to bridge the gap years ago. Especially with how loud/obnoxious a lot of these East Africans tend to get. I can’t rate that.

South Africa also seem to have Indian problems. They make up just 2% of the population but they’re the 2nd biggest landowners after the cacs. Shyt is crazy.
What is the timeline for people to bridge a gap
How long does it take for people in theory to recover from colonialism
 

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Paki Indo really powerful in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. Thanks to Kabila, they also become big in DRC.

In Uganda and Kenya, they are asking to be recognized as a tribe.

The new UK prime minister is one of them through his parents.
 
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