By Frank Kamuntu
Uganda’s youth branded Bazzukulu Ba Museveni are warming up to throw a mega birthday celebration for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on September 8, 2023-Swift Daily News has learnt.
President Museveni born in 1944, approximately eighteen years to Uganda’s Independence will be making 79 years of age on the 15th of September, 2023.
Museveni born to the late Amos Kaguta and Esteri Kokundeka Nganzi in Ntumgamo district, Western part of Uganda in Ankole Region –is Uganda’s Head of State since 1986 after leading a successful guerilla liberation war in the jungles of Luwero Triangle.
It’s worth noting that in 2021, a section of opposition youths staged a resistance during the celebration of President Museveni’s birthday while he was making 76 years but ofcourse these were overpowered by the ever alert Uganda Police. The Youth then led by the current District Woman Representative of Luwero District Hon. Brenda Nabukenya were refuting the birth year of President Museveni expressing him as an extremely old person.
However, according to credible sources this was malice intended to win political gain and favor for the responsible group of Hon. Nabukenya Brenda then a leader of the Uganda Youth Democrats, Youth Wing of the Democratic Party of Uganda (DP) under the leadership of Hon Nobert Mao interestingly serving as Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs under the President Museveni administration.
Back to this year’s birthday, Bazzukulu Ba Museveni spearheaded by their National Coordinator who doubles as the Manager of the Office of the National Chairman-ONC Kyambogo and also a Presidential Advisor on Political Affairs Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye are to host a mega birthday celebration for President Museveni on the 8th of September, 2023 at Kololo Independence Grounds. Inner sources in the NRM have furnished us with reliable information that, the event has been cleared by the security organs and several key political figures have joined the Bazzukulu Ba Museveni organizing committee to see the event a success.
Dr Brenda Tibamwenda the Spokesperson of the Office of the National Chairman further affirmed the birthday via her Twitter handle @brendatibs27 on the 13th of August, 2023 in a post stating thus; “mark your calendar date as 08th Sept. 2023 at Kololo Airstrip as we celebrate H.E Museveni’s Birthday in a memorable journey of his leadership.”
The pioneer mega Museveni birthday celebration which is to run under the theme, “Developing the Culture of Entrepreneurship in Youth, Women plus all Ugandans” wil focus on promoting President Museveni’s agenda of socio-economic transformation by empowering the said groups to secure their future through Wealth and Job Creation while reflecting on his achievements in the last 78 years of his life journey.
On inquiry about the funding to the event, the ONC Officer In-Charge of Mobilization Ms. Rosette Kazaire clarified via a telephone conversation that “all funds are donations from the Bazzukulu and friends of Muzeei who are contributing at a free will”.
This birthday event has turned into the talk in the cities across the country with the Office of the National Chairman Network of Coordinators intensifying what they refer to as a worthy cause celebration on traditional and digital media stations in Uganda.
This will be the very first publicly celebrated birthday for President Museveni away from his usually private celebrations organized by his family members. To confirm the participation of all the big wigs in the NRM party and State House regarding this 8th September, 2023 Birthday event, our source in State House informed us that;
“Yeah yeah, every one here is warming up for this mega event which is already cleared by concerned bodies, we can’t miss something organized by Bazzukulu for their beloved jajja. Infact, Muzee is very happy about this and am sure he will continue to support his Bazzukulu through various government programs aimed at securing a bright future for all the wanainchi,” confirmed a State House official on condition of anonymity.
