“Let it be known clearly: friendship is not a criminal offense under the laws of Uganda. Depriving a citizen of their liberty without due process, keeping them in unacknowledged safe houses, and operating outside the established legal frameworks is a gross violation of Article 23 of the Constitution of Uganda,” Nalukoola noted. 

Casinos do not manufacture consumer goods, expand agricultural output, or build physical infrastructure. Instead, they absorb disposable income from local pockets, take their margins, and repatriate the surplus offshore to foreign shareholders, all while leaving the host country to deal with the heavy social fallout of household debt and addiction.