“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.
The Chairperson, Public Accounts Committee in Parliament, Muwanga Muhammad Kivumbi, has questioned the UGX 7.4 million spent by the Ministry of Agriculture (MAAIF) on the procurement of exotic and local goats, respectively, despite the fact that 409 of the 850 goats handed to farmers perished within the first week.