it s also where most of mum s memories are, good and bad. to go to see jinja house was exciting because i felt that i m gonna go and see everything in there exactly the same as it was, and be able to visualise my family there. we got to the house and we were quite profusely knocking on the door until someone came and very hospitably let us in without any questions. close your eyes, close your eyes, close your eyes. all right, i m going to lead you in. keep them closed. you know, you have this excitement building up and my mum is walking through. wow! sitting room. yeah, sitting room. this was the sitting room over here. yes. and then, all of a sudden, the mood changes and she s very
On the 50th anniversary of the expulsion of South Asians from Uganda, BBC reporter Reha Kansara follows her mum and aunt as they return to the country together.
returned for first time after the covid pandemic. you are watching bbc news. now on bbc news, our world: expelled from uganda. can you see yourself leaving that house, and do you remember what you did as you left? we were scared. 50 years ago, my family fled their home in uganda. all asian british citizens must leave uganda. - president idi amin gave ugandan asians 90 days to leave. the army people said, just get quickly inside the car. most people took the bare minimum a suitcase and a tiny amount of cash. my mum wasjust saying, take the money out, throw it away. mum, mum, it s money! no, just throw it now! she must have left a lot behind. she did. we literally took nothing at all.
0k, kadija, bye bye. thank you very much. thank you, my dear. so nice to see you. our last stop is jinja where my family lived before they fled the country. it s also where most of mum s memories are, good and bad. to go to see jinja house was exciting because i felt that i m gonna go and see everything in there exactly the same as it was, and be able to visualise my family there. we got to the house and we were quite profusely knocking on the door until someone came and very hospitably let us in without any questions. close your eyes, close your eyes, close your eyes.
within the next few months. cheering and applause. yes! lorna gordon, bbc news, east lothian. now on bbc news, our world: expelled from uganda. can you see yourself leaving that house, and do you remember what you did as you left? we were scared. 50 years ago, my family fled their home in uganda. all asian british citizens must leave uganda. - president idi amin gave ugandan asians 90 days to leave. the army people said, just get quickly inside the car. most people took the bare minimum a suitcase and a tiny amount of cash. my mum wasjust saying, take the money out, throw it away. mum, mum, it s money! no, just throw it now! she must have left a lot behind. she did. we literally took nothing at all. i grew up hearing stories of a tropical paradise. but towards the end