Magazine2020 Contents Foreword 1 Editor’s Note 3 Minister’s Statement 4 NRM to Prevail in 2021 Elections 7 The Value of Power 10 Salim Saleh’s Contribution14 Ibanda District at A Glance 17 Eriya Kategaya’s Contribution19 Museveni’s Six Contributions to the Region21 NRM’s Principles in Perspective25 Museveni’s 200 Km Trek to Birembo 27 Kidepo Valley National Park29 Human Wildlife Conflict32 Ugandans in Diaspora 36 NAADS Contributions38 Ibanda Woman MP 42 Afrika Kwetu Trek 45 Culture and HIV Prevention in Uganda 48 NRM Achivements 51 Urbanization Will Lead to Proper Land Usage 54 NRM Struggle and Uganda’s Diplomacy 56 Midwife who risked her life 59 Reliving Kampala’s Iconic Structures 61 Uganda Airlines A Big Plus for Tourism 65 Restoration of Security has Ensured Socio-Economic Transformation68 Transformation of Ibanda District Under the NRM Government 70 For the youth this Liberation Day73 Industrialization A Solution to Uganda’s Youth Unemployment75 Innovation, the driver to social economic transformation for Uganda78 ii Celebrating NRM/NRA patriotic struggle that ushered in national unity and socio-economic transformation Foreword iberation Day in Uganda activist group allied with the national army, UNLA, is celebrated every 26th of African Liberation Movements revolted and toppled Obote January, in remembrance while studying Political Science and were in turned chased out L and Economics in Tanzania. of power by the NRA. and commemoration of when Later, following Idi Amin’s coup the National Resistance Army/ Following two decades of of 1971, Museveni went into Movement (NRA/M) gallant ruin, decay and state collapse, exile and formed the Front for fighters captured state power NRA/M emerged victorious, National Salvation (FRONASA), after a five-year protracted and since then Uganda has merged and fought alongside enjoyed three decades of peoples struggle, and ushered other Ugandan groups and unprecedented success story in a fundamental change in Tanzanians to topple Amin in of macro-economic reforms, 1986. 1979. poverty reduction, political Today marks thirty-four years Following the disputed 1980 stability and rebuilding the of continuous and sustained general election, Museveni state. efforts to rebuilding the launched a guerrilla war on Ugandan state, democracy, Progress has particularly February 6, 1981 by attacking rule of law, constitutionalism, been registered governance Kabamba military barracks. In peace, security and stability reforms, civil service June, he and former President, with a vibrant economy. restructuring, constitution, Prof. Yusuf Kironde Lule creation autonomous public merged forming the NRA/M to As a student, Yoweri Kaguta agencies, budget and public fight and remove the second Museveni, became chairman expenditure management UPC regime of Apollo Milton of the University Students’ and decentralization. Also, African Revolutionary Front Obote. As the war intensified, Celebrating NRM/NRA patriotic struggle that ushered in national unity and socio-economic transformation 1 success has been achieved in the two five-year National themselves to more work reducing the abuse and misuse Development Plan (NDP) and continue the journey of of public power. The economy focusing on consolidating building a prosperous Uganda. too has fully recovered and wealth creation, employment is now posting positive grow, and all-encompassing Last week, President Yoweri development and posting growth so as to attain middle Kaguta Museveni, also NRM countrywide prosperity income position by 2020. chairman, led 1,700 trekkers through improved production NDPII, which is ending most of them young, to and productivity. in June 2020 prioritized the symbolic re-tracing of agriculture, tourism, minerals, Uganda’s Second Liberation Equally, physical infrastructure oil and gas, infrastructure Struggle for the 195km journey like roads, electricity, ICT development, and, human code-named Afrika Kwetu and housing, as well as social capital development, Good from Galamba in Wakiso to services, health, education, governance, democracy and Bireembo, Kakumiro district. water and sanitation, youth security. and women empowerment Therefore, in marking this have all registered phenomenal We acknowledge that Liberation Day, all Ugandans progress, and are contributing achievements of the past three should reflect on the past and significantly to expand decades have engendered self-introspect on tasks ahead opportunities, lower the cost of new challenges in addition to to achieve the full realization of investment and doing business. old malaise of corruption, and Uganda’s liberation and socio- abdication of responsibility by economic transformation, for a The Vision 2040, to transform public servants and citizens. shared prosperity. Uganda from a predominantly We urge Ugandans not to OFWONO OPONDO peasant and agrarian economy surrender their future to EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR to middle class and prosperous fate, but rather recommit country has been pursued over UGANDA MEDIA CENTRE 2 Celebrating NRM/NRA patriotic struggle that ushered in national unity and socio-economic transformation Editor’s Note Happy New Year Readers, e thank God for say of us? Are you serving to others without considering another year to yourself or you are serving the lies online. As we buy data Wserve Him and to do the majority whose fate is in and pay taxes on it, we better our part to make our country your hands? Let’s ponder, but be earning out of it or at least a better place for its people better yet let’s do better for improving our lives but not and the visitors. This is also a our country and those after destroying them. year that prepares us for 2021 us. If you can complain about elections, for those in elective something you sure can do As we go through this year, positions. I reckon it’s a busy something about it. Those I hope we plan to make a year for many. who do extra ordinary things difference in the way we do are ordinary people with a things and I hope we actually discipline to keep at it until plan to succeed. This year the Liberations Day good is achieved. celebrations anchor on the Like governments and the theme, ‘’Celebrating NRM/ I have heard and read that places, we work for have plans NRA patriotic struggle that there is no better time to be for the future, I hope we copy ushered in national unity and young in the history of living from that and plan our own socio-economic transformation” than now. The reason given is lives. Otherwise we shall get and we highlight some of the availability of the internet to the end of it with nothing the patriotic struggles that which has made life easier to show for it. We ought to contributed to the victory that for everyone. But what do be deliberate with things we NRM earned in 1986 in this we young people spend time do with excellence as our book. They were brave men doing online, where we live measure. and women indeed to have most of the time are awake? I wish you a fruitful 2020. done what they did. Some are bullying others, some busy liking and following But today it is me and you. If those making money online yet we left the office/position we learning nothing from them, occupy today, what will they others comparing themselves EDITOR Celebrating NRM/NRA patriotic struggle that ushered in national unity and socio-economic transformation 3 The 34th NRM/A Victory Day: The Struggle was not in Vain Hon Esther Mbayo Minister for Presidency oday 26th January 2020, President Yoweri Museveni has became the order of the day Ugandans remember been accompanied by many and the state of anarchy was Tthe date on which other dignitaries from both unleashed onto Ugandans. the resilient NRA fighters within and out of the country Museveni once again retreated under the leadership of Gen. as will be introduced. into the Luweero Triangle Yoweri Museveni captured The history of NRM/A struggle corridor in central Uganda in Kampala and ended the reign dates back to the 1970s during and launched an armed of terror. The NRA protracted 1981 the fascist regime of President struggle after a shambolic people’s war that lasted for Iddi Amin who had captured general election of On five years had been executed 1980. state power through a coup January th 1986 the NRM/A consciously bearing in mind it 26 in 1971. Yoweri Museveni captured power and a new was a people’s war. who was a few years from the chapter in Uganda’s story was This year’s celebrations is university began a protracted born. under the theme: “Celebrating struggle to restore democracy The 34th NRM/A Victory Day NRM/A’s patriotic struggle that and rule of law in Uganda therefore is an emotional ushered in national unity and during his exile life in Tanzania. day for all children of Mother socio economic transformation” The end of Amin’s regime in Uganda, whether living with official celebrations here 1979 and the coming in of at home or abroad. We at Ibanda CPTC Grounds, in UNLA did not help matters. On remember with gratitude the Ibanda Town, Ibanda District. the contrary, mismanagement 4 Celebrating NRM/NRA patriotic struggle that ushered in national unity and socio-economic transformation Aerial view of Karuma Dam countless freedom fighters that the message being sent by the interiors of our country, struggled, strived and made citizens and to be responsive build social infrastructure in heroic sacrifices to win us our to the thoughts and wishes of the form of a comprehensive freedom from dictatorial and our people. healthcare programme, and anarchical regimes. facilities and provisions for President Yoweri Museveni the mainstreaming of our For Uganda, the realization has travelled to every corner fellow citizen and build legal of our most cherished goal, of Uganda to listen to people’s infrastructure by removing namely the liberation of our views and Ugandans share the obsolete laws to make life country and the freedom of same dream.