By Flava Ajok
President Yoweri Museveni says Uganda is celebrating this year’s Christmas in an atmosphere of peace and improving household incomes, driven by increased agricultural and industrial production.
In his message to Ugandans, especially the young people whom he refers to as Bazzukulu, Museveni said there has been an increase in agricultural and industrial production that has been enabled by peace.
“It is gratifying that Uganda is celebrating Christmas when the whole country is peaceful, and there is a lot of agricultural and industrial production. The shops are full, and the markets are full. Yes, there is still poverty among the 30% still outside the money economy, but the way out for them is well laid out, and the resources to support the process are available and up-scalable (PDM, Emyooga, ghetto funds, bodaboda fund, etc.).”
Museveni said in a message posted on his X page. He again decried corruption as a hindrance to the country achieving its full potential.
“The corruption by some of the executors is only because it is not reported. Once corruption is reported, it is stamped out. Do you remember Kazinda?” Museveni sad.
The President, who noted that Uganda’s future is bright, prayed for peace and more economic and political integration in Africa as a means to solve what he called “the problem of markets for our products and services and strategic security.”
Museveni, who will be celebrating his Christmas with his family at their home in Rwakitura, Kiruhura district is currently campaigning to be re-elected to another five-year term as President of Uganda. If he is re-elected and serves the entire term, he will have pushed his tenure to 45 years since coming to power in 1986.
