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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has hailed the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Museveni for spearheading a corruption free leadership in Uganda which has helped to save the country’s resources and also shaped the way leadership should be.
While speaking at celebrations to mark 76 years of the First Lady at Masulita Children’s Village in Wakiso district on Thursday 27th June 2024, under the theme: “Celebrating 76 Years of Excellence”, President Museveni showered praises on the First Lady for cleaning up the corruption vices wherever she has worked, giving an example of Karamoja and the Ministry of Education.
“When she joined politics, me I did not support it because I thought she was not political, but I can testify that she has brought a corruption free leadership,” H.E Museveni said, giving an example of Karamoja where local governments were getting Shs 800 million each but had nothing to show on ground including providing water to the population.
Mr. Museveni congratulated the First Lady on clocking 76 years of age, further thanking God for granting them long life which is over and above the average life expectancy of Uganda.
On her side, Maama Janet expressed gratitude to God for the life well lived saying at 76 years, she has seen better the goodness of God.
“Let me first of all, thank Him who has given me the gift of life and time on this earth. He has given me time to collect the blessings of experience and to develop empathy. He has enabled me to understand the long view, the eternal perspective of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, and it has impacted the value of my time on earth. Therefore, I thank Him because I know that long life is a blessing not given to all people,” she said, further thanking God for the protection and providence of the period when President Museveni was in the Liberation struggle.
According to the First Lady, it was imperative for her to give back to God after keeping them safe during the war and she mobilised fellow women to give a helping hand to the many children that had been left with nothing.
She thanked President Museveni for giving her the freedom to serve and for always supporting her work together with partners.
