Kololo, Kampala | May, 12, 2021: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been sworn in for 6th term in office.
The Chief Justice (CJ) Alfonse Owiny Dollo presided over the event.
Museveni was introduced to the CJ by the electoral commission chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi as the president elect, having gained more votes in the January 14, 2021 presidential election.
Gen. Museveni, in power since 1986 was given instruments of power by the head of public service and the CJ for his new term.
Soon, he inspected the Guards of Honour before taking his seat. Below, we picked part of his speech.
“We must, where we can, build a centre of gravity for the African race. There are some small countries in the World. However, many of them, have centres of gravity: USA for the Europeans; Russia for the Balkans; China for the Far East; India for South Asia. Where is the economic and strategic centre of gravity
for the African race?
When you see black people suffering almost everywhere ─ in Africa, the USA, Brazil, etc., it is partly on account of lacking this centre of gravity.
In order, therefore, to solve the problem of the new happy phenomenon of surpluses in Uganda, we need
to deal, along with our brothers and sisters in Africa, with 3 issues: regional and continental integration to unite the regional and continental markets to support production of goods and services better; higher purchasing power in Uganda so that the Ugandans can buy more; and good quality products at comparative costs that can be accepted in national, regional, continental and international markets.
To intensify the struggle for social-economic transformation, we shall aggressively and without
compromise, deal with some obstacles. There was some resistance by some parasite groups to our policies of creating and properly using the wealth funds (OWC, Youth, Women, Emyooga, etc.); implementing free education in Government Primary and Secondary Schools; providing free vaccines and therapeutic drugs in Government health centres; protecting bibanja (tenants) owners on the iniquitous mailo land system; ensuring that the feeder roads are in good condition following the provision of good road equipment to all the districts; fighting corruption of Government officials including magistrates and the Policemen; and dealing decisively with the cattle thieves and those who steal crops from the gardens. The wealth funds will be concentrated at the Parish (Muruka), in the Parish
Model, except for the myooga (specializations) funds that will remain at the constituency.
The wealth funds, unlike in the past, will be controlled by the members and not by Government officials (CAO, OWC, etc).
These funds will, henceforth, be members-owned and run. The only prohibition will be to divert the money to the non- 18 mission areas. The allocations will be grants to the Parish SACCOs. In the past, it was Government
officials to select beneficiaries. The members will now prioritize the allocations themselves.
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