Editorial
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on leaders to address persistent bottlenecks undermining government service delivery and social transformation.
These bottlenecks according to him include; sabotage of free education and healthcare system, corruption and land grabbing.
The President made the remarks on Sunday while meeting about 200 Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs), Town Clerks and Under Secretaries at State House, Entebbe.
The government administrators recently completed a training course at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi.
During his address, the President identified a number of ‘irritants’ he said were eroding public trust in government.
Among these was the illegal practice of charging learners in government-aided schools, which he described as a betrayal of the Universal Primary and Secondary Education (UPE and USE) policy.
President Museveni also urged CAOs and town clerks to enforce the no-fees policy in public schools and cautioned against the expansion of boarding schools under the guise of public education. Turning to healthcare, President Museveni decried the persistent theft of drugs in government health centres, even as immunization efforts continue to succeed in eliminating diseases like measles and polio.
