PRESIDENT MUSEVENI DONATES 100M TO MAKE BUSHENYI GREAT AGAIN (MBUGA)

BY WILBER MUHWEZI KASIBANTE

IN BUSHENYI………

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has donated 100M to make Bushenyi great again, an anti-corruption civilian organization based in Bushenyi District .

The donation came as the organization spearheaded the celebrations to mark 50 years since Bushenyi was curved out of Ankole District in 1974 .

The president was represented at the colorful function at Bushenyi stadium today 5th July 2024 by Major Gen Kahinda Otafiire MP Ruhinda Central and Minister for Internal Affairs .

Together with the IGG Mrs Betie Kamya Tirwomwe ,Gen Otafiire delivered the 100M to MBUGA civilian commander in chief Mr. Pison Mugizi .

Gen. Otafiire in his speech noted that it was absolutely wrong for leaders of greater Bushenyi to split it into 5 Districts ; Bushenyi ,Mitooma ,Buwenju, Rubirizi and Sheema.

He revealed that when they were 9 members of Parliament from greater Bushenyi before the split ,they were Referred as Lions in Kampala .

Unfortunately after the split into 5 Districts ,Gen Otafiire noted that the Kampala people now refer to them as Rats and Rabbits .

IGG Betty Olive Namisango Kamya Tirwomwe hailed Mbuga for joining her in fighting corruption in Uganda but in civilian capacity .

The managing Director of National Water and Sewerage Corporation Dr .Eng.Silver Mugisha hailed the people of Bushenyi for rejecting politics of religion noting that the Bushenyi District Chairman Mr. Jafari Basajabalaba who is a moslem which is the minority religion wouldn’t be a chairman

The awards committee chaired by Emeritus Bishop Katoneene assisted by Hajji Ziyimba and Beth Tumwine awarded 64 eminent people of greater Bushenyi they included; Gen. Kahinda Otafiire ,late Yowasi Makaru ,late Major Rurangaranga ,Johnson Bitarabeho, late Amb.Bitahwa among many others. They were given medals.

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