Ugandan President Surprisingly Gave 10 Cows To Engaged Couple, Advises Young People to Marry

One loved-up Ugandan couple had a rather eminent guest over the weekend.^[9] President Yoweri Museveni came out to support the happy couple, ^[4]Annet Twebaze and Bright Kamuhanda, with the gift of 10 cows at the former’s giveaway ceremony, a precursor to marriage.

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And the president spared no expense with his gift for the betrothed couple, giving them a herd of 10 cows.

The ex-military ruler tweeted about his visitation of the couple, describing Twebaze’s parents as “good NRM supporters,” ^[6]the NRM being his National Resistance Movement, Uganda’s ruling party since 1986.^[10] Museveni, a devout Anglican, also used the occasion to urge other Ugandan youngsters to emulate the couple’s example and get hitched.^[1]

“When children marry,^[2] it’s evidence that parents have done a good job raising them. Marriage is good for procreation,” the president tweeted on Sunday. “To the young people, therefore,^[8] I urge you to make your parents proud by marrying.”

For making her parents proud, I gave Annet a gift (okushagara) of 10 cows. I wish the couple a happy marriage. pic.twitter.com/q5HUItnUKt

— Yoweri K Museveni (@KagutaMuseveni) June 19, 2016

Museveni is a father of four children, three daughters and a son. ^[5]The president, one of whose roles is Commander-in-Chief of the Ugandan military, ^[10]recently promoted his son Kainerugaba Muhoozi to the rank of major-general following a rapid rise through the ranks.

Museveni has been married to his wife Janet since 1973,^[6] and the president recently gave her the lucrative position of Minister of Education and Sports in his cabinet,^[4] besides that, Janet Museveni previously served as the Minister for Karamoja Affairs, a sub-region in northeast Uganda.^[3]

Source: News week

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