Uganda's long and bumpy road to prosperity  (File photo 2008) a
man rides a bicycle in Kampala  Related Stories  Uganda - one of
the poorest countries in the world - is showing signs of
potential rapid economic growth, but despite being a resource-
rich country, many are finding it hard to get by.  We had
intended to broadcast from one of Uganda's largest and oldest
universities - Makerere - in the capital, Kampala.  But when we
opened our newspapers over breakfast that morning, we read that
the students were on strike and the police were on campus. Roads
were blocked, stones had been thrown and tear gas deployed.  So
we set up in central Kampala.  We were there for a programme on
finance in Uganda. Not government finance, not big business, but
personal finance - the day-to-day worries of ordinary people
about money.  From Our Own Correspondent    • Broadcast on Radio
4 and BBC World Service  And so the students were not just news,
they were our news.  They were striking because they had been
told they have to