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NRM’s Richard Todwong urges Gen Muhoozi to be humble

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Simon Kabayo
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The NRM Secretary General, Richard Todwong has asked former Commander of Land Forces in the UPDF, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba to be more measured in his public comments after his recent attacks on the ruling party.

The senior presidential advisor on special operations has in the past few months directly attacked the ruling party describing it as being reactionary.

“I am listening to the outcry of our people for change. I am with the people! Whatever NRM has become certainly does not represent the people of Uganda,” Muhoozi tweeted.

He added, “I believe in Jesus Christ, and I believe in my father, General Kaguta Museveni. I certainly do not believe in NRM. In Marxist terms, it is probably the most reactionary organization in the country.”

The comments have since drawn mixed reactions from members of the public.

Giving his end of the year address on Wednesday, the NRM Secretary General didn’t hold back on asking the First Son to go slow on the ruling party.

“As a party, we warn anybody that not even the chairman of the party can insult this organization. Not even the founder. The party is bigger than all of us and we must respect it. This could have been a misguided opinion about the party. We might need to help those who don’t understand how the party works so they understand how we do things , how we communicate, understand social issues and how you can offer yourself to be a  leader .There are things we need to help other people understand,” Todwong said during a press briefing.

The NRM Secretary General suggested that as a serving officer of the UPDF, the army will take the much needed measures to restrain “one of their own” from breaking the army code of conduct.

Todwong said whereas the criticism by the First Son was not taken in bad faith, the way it came was insulting.

“We don’t take it in bad faith. A revolutionary party must accept criticism. Such criticisms are good for us to look internally and reflect on some of these things.  As you criticize, remember that the English say, step the shoes but don’t spoil the shine. Criticize but don’t insult. Criticize but respect. Step the shoes but don’t spoil the shine.”

He insisted that the ruling NRM party is bigger than any individual, noting that it costs nothing in this world for any person to be humble.

“This party is not something anybody can play around with or easily abuse and go away with it. The party is massive and mega. You attack the party and you will have attacked the real core of what many Ugandans believe in.”

“We warn all those individuals that humility can’t remove anything but rather adds something on to you. Be humble. NRM supporters should be humble, respect people and speak with courtesy. Don’t speak like you have authority over people. The authority was given to you by ordinary people.”

Todwong’s comments come on the backdrop of similar comments by the NRM director for mobilization, Rosemary Sseninde who asked Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba to speak responsibly.

“MK also has his freedom to say what he wants but of course, he must be conscious of what is going to hurt the government, what is going to hurt the party and what is going to hurt the country. Because I believe much as we have freedom to speak, we speak things that probably will cause problems for the country,”Sseninde said last week while speaking to the NRM party members and leaders in Bunyanbagu district.

The First Son’s comments in the past months have left many, especially in the ruling NRM with tongues wagging for fear of reprisal.

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24 Ugandan referees to hold FIFA badges in 2023

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Our Reporter
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FIFA Referee badge

World Football governing body, FIFA has confirmed a list of Ugandan referees approved to receive FIFA badges for the calendar year 2023.

Uganda now has 24 FIFA certified referees, an increase by one on the current list – with three new badge holders.

The list submitted by FUFA to FIFA was released with 24 names including 8 Centre Referees and 10 Assistant Referees for the eleven-aside football.

Futsal maintains two slots from this year just Beach Soccer that will remain with four slots.

The only increment to 24 comes from main football where Uganda has earned another slot, taken by Lucky Razaake Kasalirwe.

The budding centre referee is one of the three new names on the annual list. The other two are assistant referees Timothy Gumisiriza Karusigarira and Elizabeth Nassolo.

Full List

Male Centre Referees: Mashood Ssali, Ali Sabilla Chelangat, William Oloya, Lukcy Razaake Kasalirwe and George Olemu

Male Assistant Referees: Ronald Katenya, Okello Lee, Isa Masembe, Hakim Mulindwa, Emmanuel Okudra, Timothy Gumisiriza Karusigarira

Futsal Referees: Brian Emmy Nsubuga, Isaac Sengendo

Beach Soccer: Ivan Kintu Bayige, Muhammad Ssenteza, Kennedy Kawagga Bazirio and Joel Chote Munyendoh.

Female Centre Referees: Shamirah Nabadda, Habiba Naigaga and Diana Murungi

Female Assistant Referees: Lydia Nantabo Wanyama, Marex Nakitto Nkumbi, Jane MutonyMutonyi and Elizabeth Nassolo

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URA seizes 8,000 pieces of assorted phones

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Our Reporter
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The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement team in Iganga has seized 8,000 pieces of assorted phones that had been smuggled into the country.

The team recently received information about a consolidation centre of a suspected smuggler who had stocked uncustomed phones.

The smuggler was surprised by an early morning visit from the tax body at the premises where these goods had been hidden.

“On opening the gate, they were welcomed by unexpected guests [URA enforcement officers]. At the first glance one could think the premises had no valuables,” Winifred Kusiima, one of the officers part of deployment narrated.

In a room where these items had been concealed, they had disguised with old dirty plywood. It was hard to tell anything had been hidden there.

However, the URA team checked everywhere especially the unfinished part of the residence and discovered several boxes.

These were opened at the URA offices and following items were discovered; 61 cartons x 60pieces of Itel button phone Model: it2160; 1 Carton x 40 pieces of Itel button phone Model: it562; 2 Cartons x 40pieces of Itel Smart phone A510W Model: A16; 4 Cartons x 60 pieces of Itel button phone Model: it2173; 3 Cartons x 40 pieces of Itel button phone Model: it5081; 5 Cartons x 60 pieces of Itel button phone Model: it5606; 46 Cartons x 60 pieces of Itel button phone Model: it2163; 3 Cartons x 60 pieces of Techno button phone Model: T101; 1 Carton x 60 pieces of Techno button phone Model: T402; 1 Carton x 6 pieces of Techno button phone Model: T372.

Others are: 50 pieces of Guava button phone Model: G105; 8 pieces of Samhe button phone Model: S2202; 92 pieces of Samhe button phone Model: S2203; 100 pieces of Samhe button phone Model: S2206; 49 pieces of Samhe button phone Model: S315; 26 pieces of Realfone button phone Model: R528; 11 pieces of Realfone button phone Model: R5330; 4 pieces of Realfone button phone Model: R2180; 2 pieces of Realfone button phone Model: R349; 1 pieces of Realfone button phone Model: R5606; 1 pieces of Realfone button phone Model: R2160; 3 pieces of Realfone button phone Model: R2150; 1 pieces of Realfone button phone Model: 1112; 2 pieces of Realfone button phone Model: X2-02; 1 carton x 100 pieces of Samhe button phone Model: S2202

URA has intensified intelligence guided operations leveraging the use of Non-Intrusive Inspection technology at the border points and field intelligence enforcement operations.

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NSSF unveils Smart Card Loyalty Progamme

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Simon Kabayo
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The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has officially unveiled the NSSF Smart Card Loyalty Programme for the members to have access to unlimited discounts on selected goods and services whilst transacting.

The initiative is one of the major features of the NSSF Smart Card, a three-in-one social security card that embeds NSSF functionality and bank functionality in addition to the Loyalty Program. This is in partnership with various companies like Centenary Bank.

Speaking at the event, Mr. Peter Ayota, the Deputy Managing Director, said that to operationalize the initiative, NSSF has partnered with over eight merchants from real estate, construction, technology and hospitality industries across the country. These were deliberately selected to suit the needs of the members.

He added that the 2019 post-retirement survey showed that 60% of the benefits paid out to members had been allocated to house improvement or construction and land.

“We, therefore, wanted to create more value for members by giving them an opportunity to acquire desirable assets at a subsidized rate before they retired so that they can invest their retirement savings in more profitable ventures,” Ayota said.

He further guided that a member only has to present a valid NSSF Smart Card to the participating merchants under this program at any of their selling locations to purchase discounted products or services.

“To join as a merchant, simply approach our marketing office to discuss the nature of the discounts you would like to provide. The current participating merchants are listed on our website and various media channels,” he guided.

NSSF has about 8000 people that have shown interest in the smart card with active usage standing at 60.7% to date. The main driver of these enrollments has been the availability of discounted offers on selected products and services.

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Gen Muhoozi to investigate procurement processes at Ministry of Defence

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Our Reporter
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Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba

President Yoweri Museveni has directed the former Commander Land Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba to investigate corruption in the Ministry of Defence which has caused panic at the ministry headquarters in Mbuya.

According to sources the First Son will investigate the procurement processes in Mbuya especially the Classified Procurements which have been dogged by cases of corruption.

Sources say he will be assisted by highly experienced and incorruptible investigators who are close to the president.

The sources say there is a racket of suppliers who work closely with the Ministry of Defence officials to inflate the price of the procured items.

The offices which are under the radar are the offices of the Permanent Secretary and Joint Chief of Staff where a racket is said to be fleecing the country.

“The cabal is highly connected but soon this racket will be busted and their days are numbered,” the source said.

Even some military units make requests for specific items but when it reaches Mbuya, some Ministry of Defence officials do otherwise.

President Yoweri Museveni had moved and tried to clean the Ministry but corruption and syndicated rackets have slowly come back.

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Museveni’s speech at the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit

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Yoweri k Museveni
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His Excellency Joe Biden, President of the United States of America,

Their Excellencies, the Presidents of the African Countries,

Ladies and Gentlemen.

In Uganda, we approach health with two strategies, just, I imagine, as it is done in many Countries. The two strategies for health care and promotion are: preventive health care and curative interventions, if somebody gets sick.

The preventive health care includes the following:

  • Nutrition through sensitization and education because Uganda does not lack food of any type (carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, other micro-nutrients, etc.). What is, sometimes, lacking is knowledge of what is needed and why. Consequently, some people over-eat, others under-eat and others mis-eat (eat what they do not need and fail to eat what they need). Income inequalities, especially in the towns where there are unemployed persons that  no longer have access to land,  sometimes causes malnourishment.
  • Hygiene – hand-washing, proper waste disposal – including latrines and water- borne sewerage etc. This eliminates many diseases such as cholera, intestinal worms, hepatitis-A, etc.
  • Safe-water – through bore-holes, gravity flow schemes, protected springs and piped tap water, that eliminates many water- borne diseases such as cholera, worms, guinea- worms, bilharzia, other hazardous contaminants like heavy metals  that  can lead to cancer, etc.
  • Vaccination that prevented small-pox and Vaccinations that prevent the following diseases: Polio, severe forms of TB, Tetanus, Whooping cough, Diphtheria,  Hepatitis, cases of pneumonia (Haemophilus influenza and Pneumococcal bacteria), severe diarrhea (due to rotavirus, measles, rubella), Yellow fever, anti-HPV and Covid-19.
  • Malaria – prevention through the use of larvicides, draining of stagnant water, the use of treated bed-nets, etc.
  • Behavior change that has helped us to deal with HIV/Aids, Corona-19, Ebola, etc.
  • Life-style diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, heart attacks, kidney diseases, cancers, alcoholism, etc. These can be prevented, in many cases, by appropriate conduct- e.g. not over-eating, not smoking, not taking excessive alcohol, exercising, etc.
  • Protecting the environment, especially the quality of the air, that can help us to prevent some of the respiratory canal diseases. Some of the pollutants can go through the food chains – e.g. agro-chemicals. Polluting water sources becomes, therefore, crucial; those sources must be  protected  by ensuring that there are vegetation belts around the water bodies (e.g.  forests, shrubs, etc.).

By being serious on the above 8 points, you eliminate 75% of all the possible diseases that can afflict our People. That, then,  leaves  us  with  the 25% to deal with. It is here that the curative network comes in. In Uganda, we have a Health Centre III per Sub-county and there are 2,184 Sub-Counties in Uganda; Health Centre IV at a County (Constituency) and there are 353 Parliamentary Constituencies in Uganda, out of which 167 have the Health Centre IVs. A Constituency has around 100,000 persons. The third-tier, has a District Hospital.  These should be 147 in Uganda. However, we now  have  45  of them. There are, then, Regional Referral Hospitals which should be 21. We now have 16 of them. There is, then, the National Referral Hospital at Mulago, plus other Specialized National Health Assets such as the Women Hospital, the Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) for Aids. All the above are Government Health  Facilities.  There are, however, many private health facilities belonging  to  private  People  –  Churches,  Islamic groups, private people (Local and Foreign). We are now working on eliminating medical referrals abroad, mainly for the heart, kidney diseases and cancers, that, sometimes, involve  organ transplants that have been taking US$ 70 million per year.

We are going to have reverse medical tourism by providing this super-specialization service to patients from abroad, also taking advantage of the good high-altitude climate of Uganda for the recovery of these patients. Uganda’s elevation is between 621 metres and 5119 metres above sea level. That is why you find permanent snow on the Equator. The picture of the Rwenzori here clarifies that point.

Uganda is moving well on the issue of health. The pressure is to cause our doctors in the  Districts and nationally, to put more emphasis on public Health – avoid the sicknesses instead of waiting for people to be sick and, then, get treated.  That is how our population has risen from 14 million in 1986 to now more than 43 million.

There are two areas where we are moving on our own, but where we would welcome collaboration, if available. This is in the areas of pharmaceuticals and vaccines. It is not correct to continue with the present arrangement where, in the global share of pharmaceutical production of US$ 1.42 trillion, Africa’s share is only US$ 16 billion. Uganda and Africa are better placed to produce many of the pharmaceuticals on account of the plants that we have in our area. Chincona which helped humanity with Malaria from the year 1630, was a tropical plant. There are other sister plants in the tropics that can help man with many of the health problems. During the Corona-19 pandemic, one of our Professors, Professor Patrick Ogwang, cross- matched an ancient anti-viral plant product, that our People in the North-East of Uganda (Teso), have been using since time immemorial against measles, caused by the virus rubeola, with the treatment for Covid-19 and it saved so many lives. Uganda, with a population of over 43 million, had 170,694 cases of Corona-19 and we lost 3,632 people. You very well know what happened in other parts of the World. We are also working on developing all the types of vaccines needed for the humans and for  the  livestock.  Our  Scientists have, for instance, discovered an anti-tick vaccine.

On the side of diagnostics, we are moving well as we are doing on the side of sanitizers. Being one of the biggest producers of bananas in the whole World, since ancient times, it was easy to enhance the production of sanitizers from the alcohol base and from  bananas.  In  the Great  Lakes Countries of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, you will  even come across many names of: Maarwa, Wamaalwa, – all referring to alcohol from bananas or from sorghum and millet.

In conclusion, from Uganda’s point of view, we invite friends and brothers (Africans) to cooperate with us in the production of vaccines and pharmaceuticals for the improvement of global health. Collaboration between the USA and Africa will enable the World to get cheaper medicines and vaccines. In our research for vaccines development, we found that we need 17 input chemicals and reagents, including the one known as Beta-propio-lactone. Our  Scientists  told  me that this was from cassava that we easily produce in Uganda. It is not correct to  produce unaffordable medicines on account of using expensive inputs when Countries like Uganda can produce those inputs cheaply.

Our part of the World, the Great Lakes area, had little contact with the outside World until 1841 when an Arab man by the name of Ahmed bin Ibrahimu became the first non-Black person to come to our area. In those times, people were travelling by ships and walking on foot for 1000 miles from the Ocean. That slow way of movement, nevertheless, did not stop those travelers bringing the terrible smallpox (omuze, ebikacha, kawaali) of 1894 that  killed  so  many  People. If  epidemics could spread in spite of the slow pace of  movement of those days, how  about  now  when  people  can hop from continent to continent  in  a  matter  of hours by aircrafts? The recent phenomenon of Covid-19 has clearly shown this. This, therefore, means that,  especially  with  epidemics,  the  health of one is the health for all.

I thank Your Excellencies.

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Kabuleta released on bail

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Simon Kabayo
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Joseph Kabuleta

National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) president Joseph Kabuleta has been granted bail.

Appearing before the Nakawa Chief Magistrate Rita Neumbe Kidasa, Kabuleta was granted Shs 2 million bail. His sureties have been ordered to pay a non-cash bond of Shs 20 million.

“There is no need of keeping the accused in prison when the investigations are still ongoing,” Neumbe said.

Kabuleta is facing charges of promoting Sectarianism contrary to section 41(1) of the penal code Act. Kabuleta was arrested from National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) offices in Bugoloobi.

He was picked by Toyota Hiace commonly known as drones and is currently detained at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (CID), Kibuli.

Kabuleta was reportedly arrested for failure to honor a police summons issued to him to report to Kampala Metropolitan Police Headquarters on 3rd November 2022 for an interview and statement recording on charges of Promoting Sectarianism.

“Police general inquiry began on the 14th June 2022 to verify allegations that Joseph Kabuleta and others still at large, made utterances which were likely to create alienation or despondency, raise discontent or disaffection and promote feelings of ill will or hostility among members of the public,” police said.

Prosecution avers that on 30th May 2022 in Kampala District, Joseph Kabuleta and others held a press conference under their Political Party, NEED, where they alleged that social service delivery in Mbarara is based on ethnic lines of the Tutsi, Bahima, Bakiga and Banyakore.

The matter has also been adjourned to January 18, 2023.

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Housing Finance Bank gives customers more ways to bank and save through their dollar account offering

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Our Reporter
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Housing Finance Bank launched the ”Bank Like A Boss” aimed at encouraging both Ugandans and foreigners to save in dollars.

The campaign comes at a time when the country is facing inflation and saving is getting harder with the continuous rise in commodity prices.

Saving in dollars protects customers especially those in the business sector from the risks associated with an unstable local currency.

 The Housing Finance Bank USD account offering features benefits like free deposits, no account management fees, attractive interest rates, and access to card and online banking among others, which enable customers to carry out transactions without the feeling pinch of fluctuating exchange rates.

The bank also aims to support expatriates and individuals working abroad while living locally by providing a medium through which they can enjoy low-cost salary processing, free insurance benefits, and a wide product range including a children’s account.

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Ex-Minister Madada: Popularizing the removal of term limits was my toughest assignment ever

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Geoffery Serugo
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Sulaiman Kyebakoze Madada

The former State Minister for the Elderly and the Disabled in the Ugandan Cabinet, Sulaiman Kyebakoze Madada, has revealed that popularizing the removal of presidential term limits marked his toughest assignment in President Yoweri Museveni’s government.

In 2005 Parliament of Uganda amended the constitution to remove presidential term limits, giving leeway for Mr. Museveni who was serving his second and last term to contest for the presidency.

In an exclusive interview, Madada said at the time he was the secretary of the first National Resistance Movement (NRM) caucus which initiated the expunging of term limits in 2005.

“It was hard for me to convince fellow legislators to have term limits removed. We faced a lot of resistance from fellow MPs, voters and organizations but the idea went through,” he said.

The decision to remove presidential term limits was initiated during National Resistance Movement (NRM) MPs meeting which was held at National Leadership Institute, Kyankwanzi in 2003. Each MP was later given Shs5 million as facilitation to consult their voters about the constitutional amendment.

He said in the next election in 2006, he came unopposed and he was appointed Minister for the Elderly and the Disabled.

Political journey

Before Kayunga district was carved out of the greater Mukono district, Madada was a district councilor, an office he held for three terms from 1989. Madada had a political background in his life. At his ‘A’ level, Madada was the president of the National Unions of students of Uganda.

After serving three terms as a district Councilor, Madada had known many things including challenges in Local governments; however, there were limited chances in terms of changing policies. Therefore one of my aims was to influence national issues and see how they can impact on some aspects of life.

“When Kayunga was carved out of Mukono, I was the first vice chairperson (interim) of the district local council. I decided to contest for the Bbaale parliamentary seat in 2001. I contested against Dr. James Makumbi and I won the election.” he said.

He sought another term in 2006 where he came unopposed.

“My appointment came as a surprise because I had no particular political influence before but in the first parliament, I was Chairperson of the Young Parliamentary Association (YPA) succeeding Geofrey Ekanya.” he said

In 2005, the government appointed a committee of 20 people within and outside parliament to pave the way for the introduction of multiparty politics. The committee was chaired by Dr. Crispus Kiyonga, and deputized by Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, with Madada as a member.

Madada said he was the secretary of the first National Resistance Movement (NRM) caucus which initiated the expunging of term limits in 2005. From that time, he said he had seen the inside of Uganda’s politics.

From that time Madada had so much influence that President Yoweri Museveni appointed him the State Minister for the Elderly and the Disabled a position he held till 2016.

“The cabinet at that time was pretty good but some ministries had a lot of challenges and it is only the ministers with good lobby skills got some of the government projects to their respective constituencies and ministries,” he said

He bragged of initiating a national policy for older persons which was launched in 2009. When he was appointed minister, Madada said there was an association dubbed Uganda Reach the Aged Association which was chaired by Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala.

Madada said his biggest challenge was the idea of a senior citizen grant. “It was a hard battle to convince my colleagues in the cabinet. The policy was finally accepted after benching in a number of countries where it had worked. The program was first rolled out in Kaberamaido, Kiboga and Kyankwanzi, later it was extended to six districts and it is now a national program that has not attracted corruption scandals.”

Madada said one of the toughest assignments was amending the constitution, to remove term limits. “I was the secretary for the committee that initiated the removal of term limits. I was among others charged with the responsibility of mobilizing other legislators to back the idea. There was a real debate and we at times wanted to drop it. There was a lot of pressure from the community and other organizations.”

Beating his competitors

While at the district council, Madada said people felt his services on the ground. In his first term, as the MP of Bbaale Constituency, he performed exceedingly well and it was difficult for his competitors to beat him because he was always on the ground.

With a background in media, Madada said he had a lot of articulations on radio programs and would explain and defend government programs whenever he was called upon. I would not lie in the campaigns because I knew that would bring me down.

Education

The former minister said he worked closely with responsible authorities to improve the learning conditions of students in the district. He worked with the former Bishop Eria Paul Luzinda Kizito to see that a number of Church of Uganda schools which Included Kitatya Secondary school get center numbers and aid from the government.

“I contributed to putting up girls’ hostels, Teachers’ quarters and another fundraising at Bugoma primary in Kayonza sub-county, Lukonda Primary School, St. Kalemba SS and others.”

He started Madada Foundation in 2012, a non-profit organization. Under the organization, he organizes annual skilling camps. During the camp, over 400 youths meet all sorts of leaders from the country.

Under the foundation, Madada said he started BEMCO Kindergarten at Nakaliro in Kayunga Town Council, BEMCO Infant School at Kitatya B in Kitimbwa Sub County and BEMCO Vocational and Technical Institute at Kitatya B.

With the help of the Institute of rural education and development based in Canada; the they built Aziz Dedha resource center training nursery teachers of early childhood education. The institute is affiliated with Kyambogo and Makerere Universities.

Health

Madada said was part and partial of extending health services to the people of Bbaale constituency. During his reign, he said Kitimbwa Sub-county had two health centers II which was not allowed as per the government policy at that time but with his influence, he initiated the establishment of Nkokonjeru Health center II.

Ntimba Health Center III was established as a result of Minister Jim Muhwezi when he was still a minister for health. Crossing to Ntimba we use boats so he witnessed a woman dying on her way to the health facility and ordered for establishment of Ntimba health Center III.

He organized annual health camps where people were accorded free hearing impairments, optical services and others.

Land grabbing

The former minister applauded Kayunga district woman MP Ida Erio Nantaba for the fight against land grabbing. Prior to Nataba’s fights, Madada said he had started an effort of mobilizing people to get land titles by negotiating with their landlord.

“The people of Namatala got titles at the time when Nantaba was a minister but I had initiated that program with Dr. Kefa Sempangi and we had written to the president asking him to buy land for them,”

“In Namirembe village, I took Dr. Kasirivu Atwooki and other colleagues and land were bought for over 600 people who were supposed to be evicted.” He said

He recounted his encounter with the former Minister of Security Gen. Henry Tumukunde when brought the state minister for lands Baguma Isoke in Mugongo to the contested land in Mugongo. The said land was contested by the Tumukunde and its residents.

“We thereafter met at Radio Simba and the fracas continued. Had I known that Tumukunde was to appear for that show I wouldn’t have gone,”

Roads

“Under Community Agricultural Infrastructure Projects, Kayunga is one of the districts which benefited when I was in the cabinet. Many roads were upgraded under that project and hence mobility in the district,”

“Kyerima- Bulawula Road was a community road and when I became minister I took it to the district. Even upgrading a road people may not know that you initiated it.”

Normally People complain about Kayunga- Galiraya road but when did it first appear in the NRM Manifesto for upgrading and tarmac.

“So people may not be aware that even appearing in the manifesto was brought by me so if it first appeared in 2006 and I hope the government will tarmac it. Designing and other processes have been done. You would not go to Kawongo without using a boat but with the former works Minister Eng. John Nasasira the road was upgraded that so there is no need of using boats.” he said

Madada foundation

The Foundation has not only been doing community empowerment but into the coffee value chain. Even when he stopped being an MP, they had Private Sector Foundation funding when we skilled people in the coffee value chain.

“I have a coffee nursery bed approved by Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) and I have distributed over 23 million seedlings to the people of Kayunga.”

He started Bugerere farmers and cooperative society and Signed MoU with the National Union of coffee and Agro Businesses Uganda.

“I have a number of schools. We started a five-year strategic plan on promoting child-integrated services, quality education, health, food and nutrition.  We signed an MoU with the CAO and district LCV chairperson to implement it in the next five years. I am trying to promote it”

Waking up when he is not in the cabinet

After the announcement of Kumama Nsamba George Wilson, Madada said he woke up and he could not believe that he is not an MP or a minister.

“I later felt that one has to serve and leave. I feel very happy that I have served my time and I am now serving in different capacities and people still feel my presence.”

The former minister said the number of calls he receives is drastically reduced and he receives minimal numbers because of the few activities he runs under the Madada foundation.

“I receive few invitations as a guest of honor and parties. I am still moving on but I ceased being a national leader. I was recently elected chairperson of the National Private Schools Association. So that is what keeps me busy.”

He discarded all claims that he intends to contest in the 2026 parliamentary elections because he wants to help others to pursue their political ambitions.

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Museveni praised for proper management of #Covid-19 at US-Africa Leaders’ Summit

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Simon Kabayo
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Museveni at the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit

President Yoweri Museveni has been commended over his successful fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ebola outbreak in Uganda at the on-going US-Africa Leaders’ Summit.

President Museveni was lauded by his Botswana counterpart, H.E Mokgweetsi Masisi during the Partnering for Sustainable Health session held under the theme “Building Resilience for Healthy People, Healthy Countries” at the Washington Convention Center on Tuesday.

In his address, President Museveni underscored the role of Ugandan scientists during the outbreak of the COVID-19 saying that they incorporated traditional and modern medicine to save Ugandans and neighboring countries.

“During the pandemic, Prof Patrick Ogwang cross matched an ancient antiviral plant product that the people in the North Eastern part of Uganda have been using since time immemorial against measles which is caused by the virus Rubella, with the treatment for COVID-19 which saved many lives,” said the President who walked from his hotel room to the event venue.

Museveni said Uganda has been able to contain the spread of COVID-19 which ravaged the rest of the world adding that the country is working to develop all types of vaccines needed for humans and livestock. He cited an anti-tick vaccine that has been developed by Ugandans.

President Museveni also called for more collaboration between Uganda and the U.S especially in pharmaceuticals and vaccines if Uganda is to gain a fair share of pharmaceutical production in the world. He said Uganda and Africa are better placed to produce many of the pharmaceuticals on account of the plants that they have on the continent.

Museveni further emphasized that the collaboration would go a long way in providing cheaper medicines and vaccines.

“There are two areas where we are moving on our own, but where we would welcome collaboration if available. This is in vaccines and pharmaceuticals. It is not correct to continue with the present arrangement where, in the global share of pharmaceutical production of USD 1.42 trillion, Africa’s share is only USD 16 billion,” he said.

The President pointed out eight (8) healthcare and promotion strategies that could help Uganda to eliminate 75 percent of the possible diseases that affect her people.

These include; nutrition through sensitization and Education, hygiene (hand-washing and proper waste disposal), through safe water through boreholes and gravity-flow schemes, vaccination, malaria prevention through use of parricides and drainage of stagnant water, behavioral change, lifestyle diseases, and protecting the environment.

President Museveni met with the President of Boeing Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META), Mr. Kulijit Ghata-Aura and his delegation with whom he discussed the aviation industry in Uganda. The President also had an engagement with Mr. Abebe Aemro Selassie, the International Monetary Fund Director for Africa Department. The duo discussed the economy.

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