Today in Masaka City – Kijjabwemi, Hon. Justine Nameere Nsubuga, Masaka City Woman MP who also doubles as the State Minister for Local Government had the distinct honour of representing H.E. the President of the Republic of Uganda, Gen Kaguta Museveni , at the Mothers’ Union Buganda Annual Conference and the commemoration of 150 Years of the Global Mothers’ Union.
The conference brought together delegates from the six dioceses of Buganda – Namirembe, Mukono, Luweero, Mityana, Central Buganda and West Buganda – under the theme _”Lighting the Way for Generations to Come.”_
In his message, which Hon. Justine Nameere delivered on his behalf, H.E. the President, together with Maama Janet Museveni , thanked the Almighty God for 150 years of continuous Christian service, family nurture and community upliftment. He commended the leadership of Mothers’ Union Buganda, led by President Josephine Kasaato, for being an unwavering pillar of Christian faith and a moral compass anchoring households in biblical values.
The President particularly applauded the practical initiatives of this conference – the business expo and community health camp – noting that true faith must be active and responsive to the physical and economic needs of the people. He noted that you cannot have spiritual light in a home with extreme poverty and disease; true light means food security, financial security and good health.
He further commended the Mothers’ Union Buganda SACCO for promoting a culture of saving and investment, and reiterated that when a woman is economically empowered, the entire household is transformed.
He reminded the mothers that the real medicine against poverty (obwaavu) is wealth and job creation in the four sectors of commercial agriculture, industry, services and ICT, and urged every family to take advantage of the peace, infrastructure and wealth funds put in place by the NRM Government to create household wealth.
He called upon every delegate to return to their dioceses as agents of both spiritual renewal and socio-economic transformation.
On support to the Union, as you may recall, H.E. the President had earlier extended UGX 500 million to the Mothers’ Union Buganda SACCO as a revolving fund, which the mothers are using prudently. Today, he sent Justine Nameere with an additional UGX 20 million to support the hosting of this historic conference.
The host school, Kijjabwemi C.O.U. S.S, expressed deep appreciation to H.E. the President for his consistent support, including the construction of modern laboratories, the termly capitation grants, and teachers on the government payroll.
The Headteacher, however, appealed for support towards a 5-storeyed classroom block to accommodate more learners, as Kijjabwemi is the biggest school in this community where most families are still raising the first generation of literate children.
On this request, Hon. Justine Nameere was very clear: This is exactly why she vehemently rejected the suspicious plan by the Masaka City Mayor to build city offices worth UGX 14 billion!
“We are in the Kisanja of no more sleep and no more corruption – a Kisanja of priorities among priorities! You cannot aspire to build offices worth 14 billion while the very schools and health centres in the same city are limping, our markets are non-existent, and our women’s groups still need support. We must prioritize what touches the lives of our people first. I thank the Mothers’ Union Buganda for the warm reception and for their tireless service to God, family and country. For God and My Country,” Hon. Justine Nameere Nsubuga said.
