I thank everyone for showering me with birthday wishes.
I am grateful for the gift of life and the past 80 years I have lived. I thank my parents for raising me and Maama Janet for blessing me with a large and loving family.
I want to express my gratitude to the members of UPDF/NRA, as well as to the brave children and grandchildren of these fighters, for coming together with us to work towards the liberation and betterment of Uganda.
I thank the Africans, such as Mwalimu Nyerere, Samora Machel, Muammar Gaddafi, and others, for supporting us in our struggle.
The celebrations were not only for Museveni because I didn’t do all this on my own. We are celebrating the struggle for the people of Uganda, in which I have been very active, but the success is for all of us.
Yesterday, I noticed an improvement in housing. When we arrived in the Luwero Triangle during the war, people lived in grass-thatched houses. Now, they live in houses made of bricks, cement, and Mabaati (iron sheets).
Now, we must tackle the issue of free education. No child should be paying a fee in govt primary and secondary schools. We shall deal with this.
My appeal to our people in greater Luwero is to hold their leaders accountable for service delivery. We are also going to rehabilitate some of the roads; Masulita-Luwero, Kiwoko-Butalangu, Butalangu-Kapeeka-Nakwaya etc. I will visit the area soon and engage with the Wananchi.
H.E President Yoweri Museveni
National Chairman NRM
