WHY YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI IS UGANDA’S PREFERED CHOICE~
In 1986 when President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni took power and became President of the 'Great Republic of Uganda' after ousting a military regime, he committed his entire life to stabilizing the country and restoring its economic status. Uganda has actively been working towards Peace, Security and Regional cooperation. The economy has developed soundly, and the government has since been pursuing development-oriented programs and policies that have led to visible, tangible results such as infrastructural development. Shortly after he came into office, President Museveni spearheaded a mass education campaign promoting a three-pronged AIDS prevention message: abstinence from sexual activity until marriage; monogamy within marriage; and condoms as a last resort. The message became commonly known as ABC: Abstinence, be faithful, use a condom if A and B fail. This message also addressed the high rates of concurrency in Uganda, which refers to the widespread cultural practice of maintaining two or more sexual partners at a time. Mass media campaigns also targeted this practice including the "Zero-Grazing" and "Love Carefully" public health messages in the 1990s. Today, Uganda boasts of a much Healthier, Educated and Empowered population, alongside a fairly stable and growing economy, thanks to the presidential initiatives that have prioritized the curbing of epidemic diseases like Malaria, Polio, HIV/AIDS as well as promotion of the “education for all” programs which have seen many Ugandans especially the underserved being able to afford an education. In the recent past when COVID-19 became a global pandemic and was discovered in Uganda, President Museveni was and is still at the helm of containing its further spread in the country. He put in place a lock down, and guided by scientists, he was able to provide the Country standard operating procedures (SOPs) to minimize infections. Citizens have since been encouraged to get vaccinated (The President and the First Lady taking the lead) and although the country continues to battle a second wave (Covid19), there is awareness on prevention, testing and vaccination. In his manifesto 2021- 2026 ‘SECURING YOUR FUTURE' under the National Resistance Movement (NRM) on “ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT”, The president reassures the Nation and the World that the NRM is committed to ensuring sustainable use of the environment and natural resources which are at the core of sustainable development and are critical for social-economic development, healthy ecosystems and human survival. This is hope, a step towards green recovery and a carbon negative future. The President's passion is to continue supporting the agricultural sector and the growth of food and cash crops such as Coffee, Cotton, Maize, Tea, Cassava, Cocoa, Fruits (Citrus, Mangoes, Pineapples, Apples), Sugarcane production, Rice Production, and Livestock among others is great and will help feed Uganda's population and finance the economy as well. For instance, "The NRM is going to continue supporting UCDA to invest in quality improvement to achieve large coffee beans of screen 18 grade, which can only be achievable if farmers use the right planting materials obtained from nurseries licensed by UCDA, and pick only red ripe coffee…. Our goal is to increase coffee production to 20 million bags by 2025". He said. President Museveni on February 16, 2016 formally launched the Kayoola EV, with a promise to increase funding for Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC). The president said the vehicle, which runs on solar power, was the future of the motor industry in Uganda. “Solar energy is the way of the future – the only challenge is to make it affordable. Now that the roads and other projects have been done, we shall find the funds to [make sure KMC takes off] … We can't fail at this one,” he said. Therefore, having won the majority vote in the recently concluded Presidential elections, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni remains Uganda's preferred choice of a leader and will enjoy another golden term of office in the year 2021-2026 where he is to offer profound leadership to Ugandans under the Theme: ‘Securing Your Future'. Reference; https://www.nrm.ug/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS_in_Uganda http://speed.musph.ac.ug/president-museveni-members-of-parliament-bring-leadership-to-the-fight-against-malaria-in-uganda/ https://cedat.mak.ac.ug/news/museveni-launches-kayoola-ev-pledges-more-funding/ https://www.bmz.de/en/countries/uganda https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/commonwealth-lauds-museveni-for-covid-19-response-3325576