.@OfwonoOpondo: The current indiscipline in the country is mainly by the civilian elite, who have empowered various groups to think that because there is the law, they can behave as they wish and get away with it.
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H.E the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Gen (Rtd) @KagutaMuseveni, is at the National Defence College–Uganda (NDC-U) in Njeru, Buikwe District, where he will preside over the graduation ceremony of 21 UPDF officers of Intake 04 (2025/26).
Today, I passed out 11,947 UPDF recruits, including 1,002 from the Central African Republic (CAR), at Kaweweta. I congratulated them and reminded them that discipline, integrity, good health and rigorous training are the foundation of a capable army. In this Kisanja of No more Sleep, we must continue working hard.
.@assempebwa I am admiring your ability to selectively engage, to pick the glossy topics, and sweep the not-so-happy under the carpet. While we developed some kind of friendship over the years of construction of Garuga Road, I am beginning to think that I was very wrong about you: your happy-photos metric was often populated by the images of me on your PR reports, but the work on the ground still remains to be finished.
You now ignore Garuga Road issue as if it is a plague - which, it is.
1. Unfinished pavements
2. No work done on drainage AT ALL
3. Home access eroding with rainfall; none were tarmacked
4. Major junctions with feeder roads are left impassable
5. Major rainfall collection points are draining into people's homes and shops
6. Mud on the road makes it a single lane in dangerous sections
7. Street lights not installed
8. Road signs not installed
9. No zebra crossings
10. Electricity poles encroached on owners' land without permission
11. Access to homes blocked by poles
12. New road growing grass in some sections
And so on.
Meanwhile (without prejudice), rumours have it that some of your colleagues built buildings along the road. This information is also worth investigating.
Now, if you think I will eventually stop asking you for accountability on Garuga Road, you are very wrong. I will continue, first here, and then using other means of communication.
UNRA still has our land title. Maybe this will be the first lawsuit coming your way. Then we add other issues, such as trespass and planting poles without permission.
Wisdom is in solving problems before they mount. The internet is cruel when it comes to keeping receipts. And I just happen to have some time to deal with this.
A strong army depends on a strong economy. We shall continue building Uganda through wealth creation, industrialisation and stronger defence capabilities. I also congratulated the CDF, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and the UPDF leadership for improving soldiers’ welfare. As we prepare for the LCI and Women Council elections, I urge wananchi to elect leaders of integrity who will fight corruption and serve the people.
My son, having money does not make you an investor.
Just as buying a sack of seeds does not make a man a farmer.
A man masters a skill, earns a good salary, and suddenly mistakes his bank balance for business wisdom.
He takes the money he made in a profession he understands, and throws it into a hustle he knows nothing about.
Money is only seed.
And seed planted in unknown soil is not investment. It is gambling.
Be blessed.
UPDATE: Nabayiga Idah of the National Resistance Movement (@NRMOnline ) has been declared the duly elected District Woman Member of Parliament for Kalangala District.
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I paid a courtesy visit to Col (Rtd) William Omaria at Ruby’s Hospital, Kampala, where he is recovering. It was a deeply humbling moment to spend time with one of Uganda’s distinguished patriots and statesmen.
Col Omaria holds a unique place in our history as the first East African graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He served Uganda with distinction as Minister of Internal Affairs, Member of Parliament for Soroti County, and was among the gallant fighters of Kikosi Maalum who, alongside the Tanzania People’s Defence Force (TPDF), liberated Uganda in 1979.
He is also one of the only two surviving members of the Military Council under the UNLF Government, together with our Revolutionary Leader, H.E. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
Col Omaria was delighted by the visit and asked me to convey his gratitude, warm regards, and best wishes to President Museveni and his family. We wish him a speedy recovery.@KagutaMuseveni@JanetMuseveni@mkainerugaba
@ampuriiredalton Age is a number; wisdom and vigour are not mutually exclusive.
The young bring energy, the aged bring counsel. Together they build what neither could alone. As Scripture reminds us, “With the aged is wisdom, and in length of days understanding.”