
Uganda: State House Anti-Corruption Unit – Press Statement (09.04.2020)




“I saw a video of so many people on the Northern bypass walking and running around that, they are exercising. This should stop. If you want to exercise, you can do that indoors. I will show you how it is done tomorrow. I will do a video for you” – Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (08.04.2020)
There is never a dull moment in the lectures of President Museveni. Because of the reports of the people running on the roads in Kampala. The President is now stopping that, as the social distance isn’t followed. He will now make a copy of Kanye West’s “Work-Out Plan” Music-Video. Surely, he will do it in a way. Who knows whose of his team who will help him. This can be as funny as the parodies of Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off”. Since his not that athletic nor a sporty.
We can see more of this speech or National Address, as the COVID-19 Lockdown continues. The President continues show his ways. The micro-managing. Surely, somewhere, someone is printing papers and writing new guidelines. Internal Circulars within the LDUs, Police Force and Soldiers are trying to comply to the new regulations. This is the way they do it.
“Our job was to scatter the dry grass (gatherings) but on the other hand block the people with the matchbox or stress those who have entered (Infected people). But actually this virus is easy if you follow the guidelines” – Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
“The house is on fire.. People should stop talking about normalcy in a time of abnomarlcy.. We are not fighting with the disease, we are fighting with social indiscipline” – Yoweri Kaguta Musveni
Clearly, the President is tired of the ones not complying to his words, his orders and the lockdown itself. He is clearly angered and unhappy. That is why his saying people is indisciplined and need to listen. That is why his saying its serious and people needs to listen. In this instance it is true. As the contagious disease of COVID-19/Coronavirus is dangerous. Stay home, stay safe and wash hands. Use social distancing measures, only go out if you need and get groceries. That is how it is around the globe. Even as the President is limiting even more.
However, his continuing to pound on the needs of cars. Like cars can heal the sickness. The state are having trouble if this disease gets big or start to spread hard. The Health Care system isn’t prepared for that. That is why the President is going out so hard. However, his key thing to beat this except for social discipline is cars.
“We need 1,400 vehicles to cover all districts” – Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
So, he keeps on hampering on this one. The cars given is clearly not enough. He is addicted to cars, not ventilators, nor PPE. Neither sanitizers or anything else. Because Uganda is prepared like he also said in the Address. His steady addressing of the state. Still, his not heavy with legislation nor with written word on the needed changes within the lockdown. Like he thinks its better to point out small changes all the time. Instead of pushing further restrictive legislation. That is why he even stops the Boda-Boda from operating after 2 am now. That is how it is!
Let’s see how his doing and how this will play out. There is always one Authority, one other leader who has jump hoops after an address. Since, they were not prepared for the work ahead. Just like the stickers last time. Peace.







President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Hon. Mary Karooro Okurut(the Minister in charge of General Duties-Office of the Prime Minister and Bushenyi District Woman MP) as the Political Head of the Government Fundraising Efforts/Activities towards COVID-19/Corona Virus.
Mary Karooro Okurut has been appointed today, but she has held various roles in government. She’s an MP for the National Resistance Movement and been in Parliament since 2004. Mary been the Minister of Information and National Guidance, where she really showed finesse in the arts of praising the President and his family. This was something she was doing between 2011 to 2013.
Mary has written and used every instance in promoting the message that the President deems fit. This being his ghetto vision in 2019. That being the 10 Point Programme, the supposed democratic achievement, the donor friendly enterprise of the government and so-on. She’s always defended the government, even when the contrary would make sense. But she is so die hard loyalist, that she would never offend the Don.
She is formerly the Press Secretary of the President and has defended him before getting into Parliament. So, her whole career or the political one has been under the wings of the President. Defending, working and serving the President. That is why she suddenly get this appointment, that’s because she will work tirelessly and defend the actions of the state in this concern. She will clean the hands of the President and his handlers, they will be defended and he can rest assure that he has friendly voice on his side.
Okurut MP is the token of a former worker turned high ranking officials. She has risen among the ranks from the State House into Parliament, into the Cabinet and now with additional role for some time.
Just like she defended fiercely the appointment of the First Lady and Wife Janet to the Ministry of Karamoja, as it is was a selfless act and she was supposed to be qualified for it. Not only as the bedmate and part of the household of the Head of State, but she had the ability to run it too. That is what sort of words Okurut wrote in the Independent in 2009.
So, we know what sort of character she is. She will defend the Government and their efforts, she will wash them clean and use her skills to make it look good.
That why she was put there now. The golden voice of positivity and making the efforts look like the best enterprise ever thought of. Mary will be there to ensure the President and his men gets the validation and the praise it needs. So that the work and the operation is getting the right amount of good reporting. They know she can twist things and make sure the COVID-19 fundraising will look like a successful operation from the government side.
I cannot see it any other way. Because, the way she’s gone through the ranks and defend stuff over the years. This seems so fitting as the perfect storm to have her to handle. As she can condition the message and secure the right lenses on it. Ofwono can only get you so far, neither can Canary or Mwenda too. That is why Okurut MP was handed this job. Peace.





