At the June 3 celebrations organised under the theme, “Lord, Let Me See Again – A Pilgrim of Hope”, Maj. Alupo highlighted the government's efforts to separate politics from religious affairs as a means of fostering economic and social development.
She noted that promoting patriotism and expanding market opportunities, which she likened to “Caesar's issues in our times,” are among the key strategies aimed at creating prosperity for Ugandans.
She said that the creation of “prosperity for all Ugandans through all adults engaging in producing a good or a service that they sell and get money to enhance their prosperity” is among the historic missions the government has engaged in to foster development.
Maj. Alupo also revealed that the Ugandan government views “strategic security for the entire African continent” as a priority, and is leveraging Africa’s development “blueprint” to achieve the country’s historic mission of eradicating poverty through economic empowerment.
“The next question comes in, and the question is: If all the adults become wealth creators instead of being idlers and beggars, whereby they all produce goods and services, who will buy these products and services? Are the tribal areas, markets, and illumination groups’ markets big enough to guarantee a creative selling space?” She posed.
She explained, “History and common sense show us that tribal and sectarian markets are not big enough to guarantee our prosperity. The national market of Uganda will do it better. Our ideological principle number one became patriotism: Love Uganda. Why? It is because you need it for your prosperity as a market for your goods and services.”
The 9th Vice President of Uganda, who has served since June 2021, further emphasized the importance of regional markets, noting that they provide valuable opportunities for the country to export its surplus production.
“We soon found even the market of Uganda is not big enough to guarantee our prosperity,” she said, and added, “Now that Uganda has settled down, we have surplus production of very many products, including milk, bananas, beef, among others.”
She explained further, “Where do we sell this surplus? You have heard of East Africa. They can buy all your supplies. Hence, the second ideological principle of Pan-Africanism: Love Africa. Why? It is because you need it for your prosperity.”
Namugongo Shrine is a large property covering the site where St. Charles Lwanga and his companions, who included pages at the royal court, were burned alive by the order of Kabaka (King) Mwanga II of the Buganda kingdom.
