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Uhuru is one of Uganda’s oldest family restaurants. Like its Swahili name alludes, it started in 1962 and the current director, Salim Saad Uhuru, explains, it was one of the last establishments governor Sir Andrew Cohen launched. How he started: To appreciate the business story of the eatery, one would naturally have to go back a couple of years, at a time when Salim was only 12 years old. His father taught him how to cook, and at the time, the youngster was not really keen. He was only in Primary Seven but already, his father was planning for the continuity and sustenance of the business. “My father made sure I learnt how to cook. The part I hated most about cooking was cutting onions which made my eyes teary,” he recalls.

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