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President Museveni Lectures 297 Trainees At Kabamba Military School

President Museveni had the pleasure, as commander in chief of the armed forces, to present a lecture of opportunity to the 297 trainees at Kabamba military school. Fifty six (56) of these are professional cadets and Ninety six (96) from the Somalia Defence Forces.

Because there is always so much to discuss with young, educated and energetic people, he chose to pivot our day’s engagement on two basic and crucial points;

These are the crucial points for president Museveni

𝟏. 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲.

All armies have a doctrine and purpose they subscribe to. This has been true for all civilisations across the world including here in Africa where our armies were clan, and tribally exclusive to cater to the interests of their kings.

These interests were shortsighted and encouraged a false sense of importance and strength in the leaders of the time. This is how by 1900, all of Africa was conquered and colonised with the exception of Ethiopia.

When the colonial armies took over, their mission was to use Africa and its people, to solve the problems of Europe and America. While some came to Africa and got people to grow coffee and cotton at a paltry fee, the others took strong human beings to work on the plantations in America in what is now called the Slave trade. In essence, a very well orchestrated plan where they achieved free labour, on free land from the Red Indians.

It is important to note that the colonisation of Africa was not caused by lack of courage on our ancestors’ part, but for lack of a galvanised and centered strategy.

𝟐. 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲.

Therefore, in forming the post colonial, or liberation armies like in the case of Uganda (UPDF), we had to carve out a strategy steeped in the core beliefs of Patriotism, Pan-Africanism, Socio-economic transformation and Democracy.

So, for every individual that aspires to leadership, or public service as these young people about to finish their training, these beliefs must be understood and shared, in the journey to surmount the myriad strategic challenges.

I thank the army leadership, instructors and fraternal partners in this endeavour for African human resource development,’he added.

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