I think there was a Debate going on in the Parliament and views of the Ngo's ,Environmentalists,and local people ,students of Makrere was sought ,yet the punching bag is always the Asian,some months ago in Pacific Isles in a similar political situation it was the Chinese community at receiving end.
These guys are there to do commerce for ages in the area and after Idi Amin you have seen the result.
Museveni has brought the country to a certain credible level today and believe things may need ironing out here and there but overall when look at Clinton visit some years ago to Uganda,it was a big acheivement.
Why not go North and develop area and Southern Sudan is like a Pandoras box waiting to be opened and what better advantage than Uganda to lead the way,i don't think people are serious and happy let a few people rustle cattle and smuggle diamonds from DRC etc.