Hon. Jennifer Muheesi

Fortunately, in a telephone call, Her Royal Highness Kemigisa, told me that H.H. Oyo left a young boy heir that will be introduced to the public at the right time.   H.H. Oyo worked well with the Central Government, thereby avoiding the mistake of trying to use the Cultural Institutions that were restored by the NRM to promote sectarianism. It would be good if all the Cultural leaders understood the importance of this.   I direct that H.H. Oyo be given an official burial and, for three days, all the flags fly at half-mast. The three days are: the day of the burial, the day before and the day after. May his soul rest in eternal peace. Signed:   Yoweri K. Museveni President of the Republic of Uganda

In my meeting with leaders of Greater Luweero at Timnah School Grounds in Kasana Town, I tasked the leaders to come up with a comprehensive plan to keep our children in school and reduce dropout rates. If our children are not in school on account of school fees, then we must, as a country, move towards free education at all levels. We also discussed increasing the PDM funds while consolidating the gains of existing beneficiaries. Our priorities remain on household income / wealth creation, infrastructural development, market integration and education for all. Let’s seek for these first and the rest will come.

Adingana amawolu agajamu omukkuto. We have implemented several interventions for poverty eradication, changing our programs each time. This time, we decided to put the funds (PDM) directly into the hands of the people. Therefore, I was happy to be back in Nakaseke to witness for myself how this program is progressing. Nalubowa Aidah, like others, is a testament to the fact that PDM has helped as intended.

I visited Ms. Biira Pelucy in Kasese Municipality, who, despite being visually impaired, has transformed her life through the PDM by running a successful poultry business, earning UGX 7 million from her latest sale. Her journey illustrates the government's push for self-reliance and income generation. Government programs like PDM, Emyooga, NAADS, and Entandikwa aim to uplift Ugandans. These funds belong to the people, and without active engagement, people risk missing opportunities and failing to get out of poverty.

I congratulate the UPDF leadership on the excellent organisation of the joint pass-out ceremony across various military institutions. This innovation allows us to gather recruits virtually in one ceremony, which is a significant improvement over the past practice of moving from one school to another. I commend the young soldiers for their outstanding performance and thank the instructors for their excellent training, which was evident in the well-executed exercises I witnessed.