Gashumba is spoiling things for Uganda’s Banyarwanda

Initially, the Banyarwanda were Banyarwanda. But now we hear people describing themselves as “Ugandans of Rwandan origin”. Where did this come from?

I am second generation Ugandan; only my grandfather and father are buried in Uganda. Should I call myself a Ugandan of Congolese origin? Where I grew up, it was not uncommon for every family to have a Munyarwanda immigrant labourer. There too were Banyarwanda who held out as prominent members of the community. We later learnt that there was yet another set: Banyarwanda who were refugees.