Mutasingwa Diana Kagyenyi

On my way to Bugongi , I was happy to see Rwamuganga Swamp, which has been preserved. This is the correct line. Our wetlands are important for water and the environment, and we must protect them. My message to the people of Sheema is that our main task now is wealth creation. Leaders must mobilise our people to join the money economy. In agriculture, we must move from subsistence to commercial production. Our farmers should embrace irrigation, grow pasture and use fertilisers to increase productivity. Every household must engage in activities that generate income. That is how we defeat poverty.

64TH INDEPENDENCE DAY ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS nitter.gq/i/broadcasts/1yKAPwgVv…

My good staff always take very nice pictures of me. So yesterday, while at the farm in Kisozi, I returned the favor.📸

I received the Commonwealth Secretary General, Ms. Shirley Botchwey, this afternoon at Entebbe. We discussed the need for Africans to unite around our common economic interests through the African Continental Free Trade Area and to trade with partners of our choice, rather than continuing to organise ourselves along colonial lines. We also discussed a climate fund to support alternative energy sources such as solar, hydro and nuclear, as well as a youth aspirations fund to equip Africa’s young people with the skills they need. These are the issues we must address if Africa is to transform its enormous potential into prosperity.

I was pleased today to join the Big Fix Holy Spirit Global Conference at Miracle Centre Cathedral, hosted by Pastor Robert Kayanja and Pastor Jessica Kayanja. I thank Pastor Kayanja and Pastor Jessica for building such a rich international network, bringing together people from Uganda, Africa and beyond to share ideas, build relationships and strengthen one another. I commend Pastor Kayanja for using his ministry not only to preach, but also to promote production, wealth creation and community empowerment, particularly through his agricultural work in Karamoja and Kiryandongo. I was also happy to hear the call for African and East African integration. This is music to my ears because a united African market is critical for our producers and for the prosperity of our people. I am also glad that the pastors have formed a SACCO. I have pledged Shs2 billion to support this initiative because we must encourage our people to work together, produce and create wealth.

Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu and other well-wishers beyond Uganda.   I have seen the millions of messages congratulating me on my 82nd birthday, led by my nuclear family members—Maama, Muhoozi, Natasha, Patience, Kyaremeera and those of my wider family of the NRM, the other Ugandans, the East Africans and those beyond East Africa. Thank you so much.   My social-media handler, Precious Kamwiine, told me that there were 8 million such messages. I thank God for the 82 years. I thank God for the peace in Uganda and the progress—agriculture, oil, other minerals, factories, etc. The present unreliable rains are a reminder that we should not take nature for granted. Those in the wetlands or forests or other protected areas, must get out so that we keep the treasure God gave us.