Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Commander of the UPDF Land Forces, used his 48th birthday party to emphasize the need to uplift the youth.
The weekend-long birthday celebrations saw Lt Gen Kainerugaba make some statements that made some suggest this was not just a birthday party. (Read Here).
In his speech during the celebration at Cricket Oval Lugogo, Kainerugaba talked about the need to pay attention to the youth.
If the first son harbours political interests, he will need young people, the country’s majority and ones bearing the brunt of unemployment.
Kainerugaba says his birthday celebrations have made him discover a powerful youth movement in Uganda. He made it clear the young people must never be left behind again.
“What this whole MK@48 thing is teaching Ugandans is that there is a strong and vibrant youth movement in this country. It is the strongest force in Uganda now,” said Muhoozi.
“It’s imperative that all of us in government and leadership positions recognize this and start solving the problems of the youth and start looking into their interests. All the youth need is serious attention.”
He listed two areas where the youth can be helped to come out of poverty and contribute to their nation.
“Youths like two things: sports and entertainment. We need to invest in sports facilities in this country because the youth have too much energy. If you leave them idle you get a problem,” explained the first son.
“Let’s rehabilitate football stadiums and expand them and give you [the youth] what you want,” said Muhoozi as the youth-dominated audience cheered him on. Let’s invest in the music industry and arts; we will be a long way in solving young people’s problems. There is no mystery to it . It’s simple.”
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