Entebbe, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned against efforts to revive sectarian tendencies in the country, saying Uganda’s stability and economic progress are rooted in unity, self-reliance and traditional wealth-creation systems that long predate modern politics.
Speaking during a Friday Thanksgiving service in Entebbe, where he and First Lady Janet Museveni hosted religious leaders, members of the diplomatic corps and invited guests, the President said the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU), founded in 2001, came long after the NRM had already rejected sectarianism as a national threat.
Museveni reminded the gathering of the traditional Emyooga system, an indigenous wealth-creation model, which historically ensured zero unemployment as communities generated livelihoods from their skills and enterprises.
Although colonialism disrupted these structures, the President said the NRM government revived and modernised them, helping Uganda build strong food systems, growing industries and a resilient economy.
The H.E. stressed that corruption and weak service delivery can be addressed through the active and consistent use of elected Local Council (LC) structures to protect public resources and enforce accountability.
“Corruption and poor service delivery can be solved through active use of the elected LC structures to protect public resources,” Museveni said.
The President also urged Ugandans to reject individuals attempting to reintroduce sectarian narratives, saying such rhetoric undermines progress in regions built on cultures of hard work and wealth creation.
He said Ugandans, especially in the central region, have always depended on their own efforts, noting that this spirit must continue as the country pushes toward greater prosperity.
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