“Museveni has been speaking about democracy, but where is that democracy he speaks of if he can't tolerate those who criticise his government? What is happening in villages undermines the same democracy he talks about,” Ssenyonyi said.
The competition aims to encourage every Ugandan to confidently sing the National Anthem while promoting the use of Kiswahili and increasing appreciation of the East African Community anthem as Uganda advances regional integration.
Ramathan Ggoobi, the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury (PSST), has said that the Ugandan economy has fully recovered from various shocks and crises, with a significant economic growth of 6% in the previous fiscal year and a notable increase from an average of 4.1% recorded between FY 2019/20 and FY 2022/23.