UGANDA MEDIA CENTRE Ministry of ICT and National Guidance Thank You Uganda Cranes You unified the Nation! INDEPENDENCE DAY 9TH OCTOBER 2016 EAC ANTHEM CONTENTS Verse 1 Ee Mungu twaomba ulinde Foreward 1 Jumuiya Afrika Mashariki Tuwezeshe kuishi kwa amani Editors Note 3 Tutimize na malengo yetu IGAD Summit in Somalia 4 Promoting Patriotism, National Unity and Hard Work 9 Chorus Jumiya Yetu sote tuilende The 23 Directives 13 Tuwajibike tuimarike Kisanja Hakuna Mchezo 14 Umoja wetu ni nguzo yetu Idumu Jumuiya yetu. Uganda Cranes Oyee 17 Branding 20 Verse 2 Uganda’s Contribution in Africa 23 Uzalendo pia mshikamano Viwe msingi wa Umoja wetu Evolution of Uganda’s Economy 26 Natulinde Uhuru na Amani Evolvement of Transport in Uganda 29 Mila zetu Na desturi zetu. Modern Abattoir 32 Verse 3 Ministry of ICT and National Guidance 34 Viwandani na hata mashambani Strides in Health Sector 37 Tufanye kazi sote kwa makini Energy Sector 40 Tujitoe kwa hali na mali Tuijenge Jumuiya bora Bee Farming in Busoga 43 Religious Criminality 46 Operation Fika Salama 48 UGANDA NATIONAL ANTHEM Cocoa Farming in Uganda 50 1. Oh Uganda! May God uphold thee, Patriotism and Uganda’s Independence 52 We lay our future in thy hand. Corruption Delays Development 53 United, free, The Revival of the Agriculture Sector 56 For liberty Middle Income Status Achievable 59 Together we’ll always stand. The Journey of Cooperatives 62 2. Oh Uganda! The land of freedom. Tourism Contribution to the Economy 66 Our love and labour we give, REDD+ 69 And with neighbours all At our country’s call Evolution of Coffee Production in Uganda 72 In peace and friendship we’ll live. Uganda Wildlife Authority 75 Protection of Environment and Development 79 3. Oh Uganda! The land that feeds us By sun and fertile soil grown. Uganda’s Rich Cultural Tourism 83 For our own dear land, ICT and Service Delivery 86 We’ll always stand: The Pearl of Africa’s Crown. UGANDA MEDIA CENTRE | OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT FOREWORD KISANJA HAKUNA MCHEZO Today Uganda commemorates the 54th (RDCs), Chief Administrative Independence Anniversary under the theme; Officers (CAOs), and Chief Executive Officers of all major “Protection of our independence through government Agencies. The promotion of patriotism, unity and hard work,” main objective of all these which has been a clarion call for long. retreats have been to refocus collective attention to duty, identify the critical obstacles, t is the first anniversary inauguration of the president reset public priorities, achieve under the new five year and parliament, and about consensus, and plot the way term of President Yoweri three since cabinet was forward. Museveni and the NRM appointed. During this period, President Museveni as the Iparty elected in February there have been four critical pace-setter has outlined with a huge countrywide retreats of the top leadership and continues to explain in mandate; the president at of government that started detail the Twenty Three (23) 62.6%, NRM MPs at 75% and with NRM MPs-elect, then a Strategic Guidelines, which Local Councils at 75%. This joint NRM Central Executive although not entirely new is term has been dubbed by the Committee (CEC), all Cabinet leaders as “Kisanja Hakuna Ministers, and Permanent Mchezo,” and the population Secretaries. This was followed President Yoweri is taking note, indeed, as they by the retreat and induction Museveni and the took Museveni’s 1986 “This is of all MPs, and another joint NRM party elected in a Fundamental Change, Not retreat comprising Ministers, February with a huge a mere Change of Guards,” Permanent Secretaries, countrywide mandate; mantra. The NRM, particularly, District Local Government the president at 62.6%, has no lame excuses to make! Chairpersons, Resident NRM MPs at 75% and District Commissioners It is almost five months since Local Councils at 75%. PROTECTION OF OUR INDEPENDENCE THROUGH PROMOTION OF PATRIOTISM, UNITY, AND HARD WORK. 1 UGANDA MEDIA CENTRE | OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT hoped will form the basis for policy focus and formulation over the next five years in line with the National Development Plan II, and Uganda Vision 2040. The stated goal over the next five year term is that Uganda should attain the Middle income status by 2020, meaning majority of Ugandans should each be earning on average at least 1200 US dollars annually, or approximately 100 USD (350,000/=) monthly, which is achievable with focused hard work and collective efforts by all. The imperative, therefore, is that all leaders from household level, communities, NGOs, and government institutions must gear themselves to strategies that will tackle the sixty-eight (68%) households, most of them in rural and peri-urban areas who are still in subsistence, peasant, informal and irregular President Museveni has spoken bitterly about public officials economy to enable them enter who take bribes especailly from investors. the formal money economy government tasks are clearly where they can earn regular electioneering in 2021. Also, cut out. These included incomes. This can be done by leaders especially at the top among others the way public developing multiple models echelons of government in affairs are managed, huge, of small and medium projects cabinet, parliament and Local wasteful and duplicative and enterprises as possible Governments must ensure cost of government. Tackling regular income streams that policy clarity, consistency corruption, poor and ineffective can be mentored into success and predictability as critical service delivery and lack of stories. for the attraction of especially foreign investments and effective response to matters To achieve this feat, there must tourism into Uganda. of public concern by various be total national security and government relevant officials During the campaigns stability, and unity of purpose should top priorities that must as reflected in the results particularly among the political be urgently dealt with. It can there was noticeable, class that transcends political no longer be business as genuine and widespread partisan lines able to withstand usual! any form of diversion by the public frustration, anger and despondence which usual anarchists who would OFWONO OPONDO the opposition exploited wish that Uganda doesn’t EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR to the maximum through progress to socio-economic UGANDA MEDIA CENTRE transformation as planned in falsehoods, half truths and the hope they can exploit it for empty promises, and so PROTECTION OF OUR INDEPENDENCE THROUGH PROMOTION OF PATRIOTISM, UNITY, AND HARD WORK. 2 UGANDA MEDIA CENTRE | OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Editor’s Note will dedicate this issue to the Uganda Cranes for working tirelessly hard to qualify for AFCON 2017. I know it’s been years I of hard work, mistakes, disappointments and prayers and finally here we are. So, bravo Uganda Cranes, you made history and your contribution needs to be celebrated in every sense of the word. The 38 year old curse in no more! We are free! Whatever happens here after is secondary in my opinion. Needless to say, go bring the Cup home. As we celebrate our 54th Independence Anniversary, like the Uganda Cranes, may we never give up on our dreams no matter how long it takes. May we be able to dress up and show up for our country whenever we are called upon. May we value hard work and team work no matter where we are. I pray that we learn to unite and exude patriotism like we do whenever Uganda Cranes is playing. Imagine what that would do for our country. This corruption that’s lagging us behind would have no place in our midst. I imagine we would be way past the middle income status we are dreaming of because we would be doing everything for the good of our country. Unfortunately the patriotism stops at Nambole and we quickly go back to our selfish selves doing things with no consideration PUBLISHED BY: for our neighbors. 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Uganda Cranes AFCON Hero, Farouk Miya PROTECTION OF OUR INDEPENDENCE THROUGH PROMOTION OF PATRIOTISM, UNITY, AND HARD WORK. 3 UGANDA MEDIA CENTRE | OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Somalia IGAD Summit Epitome of NRM’s Ideological Victory Resolution 10 of the just-ended IGAD summit is that AMISOM and Somalia Security Forces must recover all the remaining areas. beginning of the Somalia people’s unstoppable journey to prosperity supported by the African and in particular, Ugandan-led solidarity. The IGAD summit ushered in a new dawn of optimism about the future of Somalia and her people. Even more significantly, the summit was an epitome of the NRA/NRM Pan- Africanist ideological victory. Why? Tuesday, September 13, when Mogadishu hosted the 28th Extraordinary Intergovernmental Agency on Development (IGAD) Heads of State Summit, was the first time in over two decades that Somalia was hosting a summit of such magnitude. The significance and symbolism of it could not be lost on those who have By Frank Tumwebaze patriotism and Pan-Africanism. keenly followed the tale of that Patriotism meant unity within troubled Horn of Africa state. s I watched various Uganda so as to ensure our Just over a decade ago, it international prosperity and security.