Uganda House, Kampala|Uganda will commemorate Heroes Day on Sunday this week, which has been celebrated every year on June 9th since it was officially declared in 2001.
Below is the full statement:
The theme for this year’s ceremonial activity in Gomba District is “Hail our Heroes; A Secure Uganda Is Now a Reality.” However, when we look back and try to project into the future, we see a long way to go, which contradicts the theme of the day.
A secure Uganda cannot be a reality when our people are limping in poverty; the social welfare programs like Emyooga and Operation Wealth Creation among others have failed. The Youth Livelihood Program (YLP) for the youths is a total mess. It is our hope that the ongoing Parish Development Model (PDM) will achieve its intended purpose.
The industrial unrest is the order of the day and currently some of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) workers are on strike. The social services like education and health are on a high decline. The unfair taxation policies are over burdening the business community and contributing to the collapse of some businesses amid this weak economy.
As a country, we need to refocus and place the interests of the citizens of Uganda at heart. Facilitate effectively and establish more schools and hospitals as well as ensuring equal access to opportunities. That is when a secure Uganda can be a reality as opposed to what is at hand today.
The Luwero triangle as known before, which comprised of the old districts of Mpigi, Mubende and Luwero is potentially a very rich agricultural belt. As we speak now, farmers are faced with challenges of marketing their produce and access to affordable loans to facilitate their business is a big problem across the country.
The highly promised Agro-processing industries is still lagging behind. The poor road network is another obstacle. Those which are built and being rehabilitated are substandard. This calls for more efforts to improve on the movement of people and their goods.
There is massive unemployment as a result of the youth bulge and this has forced us to look for employment in middle east states under unclear terms of service which have landed majority of our people in employment disputes.
This demands for a lot of modifications in our education system to focus on producing job creators than job seekers. We need to skill our youths in practical work and position them as the vanguard of our socio-economic development.
The political journey is still very much bumpy. As 2026 comes closer, we are yet to see the implementation of the urgently needed electoral reforms as recommended by both the Supreme Court and other relevant stakeholders.
This makes it hard to carry out political programs as we strive to level our democratic space. The Public Order Management Act (POMA) is still a challenge towards holding of political meetings and rallies due to its misinterpretation.
This should be given utmost attention in a bid to have peaceful campaigns and elections.
The delayed women’s council, LC I and LC II elections are yet to be conducted. This is unfair and requires political Parties more time to crisscross the country and prepare our electorate.
We need to come together and work for a common cause and promote the interests of our people. This is when we shall proudly achieve the key objectives of our theme for the ‘Heroes Day’ that implores us to “hail our heroes; a secure Uganda is now reality”.
For God and My Country
Arach Oyat Sharon, Spokeperson
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