Ugandans in the diaspora have been suffering at the hands of their crafty and greedy relatives when it comes to investing back home, but a young man named Hajji Yassin Bakaluba has defied the odd.
The real estate enthusiast began by constructing homes, apartments, and other structures for his close family and friends but also had a big dream of starting a real estate business on his own. This he did so well that it earned him trust even from clients he had never met before.
“I came back to Uganda and realised that there was a problem with construction. Many Ugandans working in the diaspora wanted to construct but were afraid that people would eat their money,” he said.
“I have constructed over 200 structures for people I have never met; I have just met them on social media,” said Hajji on the Wode Maya YouTube channel.
The towering man left Uganda for the UK when he was 19 years old and stayed there for another 19 years.
However, Hajji says that although he lived in the UK for all those years, where he worked as a security guard, his heart was always in Uganda. He also dreamed of making investments back home.
“I bought my first property at Ksh 200, 000, and after 10 years, I sold it for like Ksh 2.9 million after two years,” said Hajj.
Hajj has been in Uganda for two years, and so far he has built a mall and 10 other apartments. Before leaving London, he had built 35 apartments.
One of his most notable establishments includes Bakaluba Property Services and Hajji Aloys Villas, located in Makerere, among others.
