STAFF REPORTER
The Deputy Director General of Uganda’s Internal Security Organization, Col. Emmy Katabazi, has urged student leaders across the nation to actively participate in the fight against corruption, emphasizing the need to hold accountable those officials who abuse their positions for personal gain.
Speaking to student leaders from the Uganda National Students Association (UNSA) at the 35th National Youth Council meeting held at Murole High School in Rubanda District, Col. Katabazi called on students to resist and expose corruption within government poverty alleviation programs.
Describing corrupt officials as “saboteurs” of Uganda’s progress, he called on the student leaders to regard such individuals as adversaries to the country’s development efforts. Katabazi reminded the students of President Museveni’s example from 1966, when, as a Senior Six student, Museveni took a bold stance against nomadic pastoralism, which he saw as an impediment to economic progress in Ankole. Despite facing opposition and even being summoned by the Vice President at the time, Museveni remained steadfast, illustrating the importance of courage and conviction in leadership.
In related remarks, John Bosco Namara, UNSA Coordinator for the Kigezi Sub-region, highlighted Rubanda District as a model of student-led initiative, with an UNSA-backed piggery project launched last year that has since flourished. According to Namara, the project has successfully expanded, with the first pigs producing offspring, marking a promising milestone for the initiative.
