Mbale City, Uganda: The Office of the President is set to conduct a special capacity-building training for clan leaders and ministers under the Bugisu Cultural Institution as part of efforts to strengthen cultural values and address growing moral concerns within communities.
The development was confirmed by the spokesperson of the Bugisu Cultural Institution, Steven Masiga, who said the communication had been relayed through the institution’s Prime Minister, Dr Paul Mwambu.
According to Masiga, the training will target about 35 clan chairpersons and other cultural actors from across Bugisu and will be facilitated by the Department of Ethics and Integrity under the Office of the President.
“The ultimate intention of the training is to build capacity of cultural actors in areas of pornography, preservation of culture and cultural norms,” Masiga said.
He revealed that the programme will also lead to the establishment of an anti-pornography committee within the cultural institution to help address rising concerns over moral decay among young people and communities.
The training is expected to take place next week in Mbale City, with participants receiving transport facilitation at public fare rates.
Masiga said the initiative comes at a time when cultural leaders are increasingly alarmed by what they describe as growing moral breakdown in society.
“This training comes amidst alarming moral breakdown in communities where school children are adopting cultures that were previously not part of society, including pornography, narcotics consumption and other vices that are inimical to cultural norms,” he said.
The Bugisu Cultural Institution, led by Umukuka Jude Mike Mudoma, has in recent months intensified campaigns aimed at preserving Bamasaba cultural values and promoting responsible conduct among youth.
The planned engagement with State House also comes at a time when cultural institutions across Uganda are increasingly being drawn into national campaigns on morality, ethics, youth discipline and community mobilisation.
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