The leadership of Inzuyamasaba and the Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament have encouraged Ugandans in Eastern Uganda to focus on agriculture and education if the districts of Bugisu and Teso are to develop rapidly.
Mr. Henry Baguma, a special news and features reporter with Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), caught up with the spokesperson of Inzuyamasaba, Mr. Steven Masiga, and the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Annet Anita Among, during President Yoweri Museveni’s tour of Eastern Uganda.
President Museveni was touring the country to assess the performance of government-funded programs like PDM and EMYOOGA.
Mr. Steven Masiga, who is also the Director of Makerere University Mbale Branch and the spokesperson for Inzuyamasaba, encouraged the people of Teso, Karamoja, Sebei, Bugisu, and Bukedi to utilize the university and take short courses in fields such as administrative law, public administration, project planning, and procurement. He stated that many graduates of these courses are now fully employed in local governments and parastatal bodies, including NGOs.
Masiga also encouraged the Bamasaba people to actively participate in the development of their region and complete their education. He reminded school-going children about the circumcision calendars released by Inzuyamasaba: the August calendar for non-school-going candidates and the December calendar for school-going children.
Mr. Masiga further urged the Bamasaba to support all government programs if Masabaland is to make significant progress in fighting poverty within their clans.
The Speaker of Parliament, while speaking on UBC Radio on the sidelines of the presidential visit in Serere, encouraged the people of Teso to take agriculture seriously and stop despising it. She shared several success stories regarding her agriculture and farming projects.
Radio Uganda also interviewed the headmaster of Soroti SS, who shared the success of the school in sports, among other achievements.
Inzuyamasaba has released a roadmap for the December Imbalu phase, which will run from December 9 to December 16. “We expect our people to use this calendar to avoid accidents and uncoordinated circumcision, which can result in unforeseen disasters,” Masiga added.
