LEGISLATORS WARNED AGAINST POLITICS OF IDENTITY

KYANKWANZI: President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned members of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Parliamentary caucus about using their own money in the areas they lead, saying it is a huge mistake which creates leaders who are indebted.

The President, in the company of the First Lady Maama Janet Kataha Museveni, was today opening a 10-day NRM Parliamentary Caucus retreat at the National Army Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi.

He instead called upon the members to preach the NRM agenda for the socio-economic transformation of the people which is for all homesteads to engage in producing goods or services with ekibaro, imara (calculation) for sale which will in turn lead to prosperity for all.

Furthermore, Museveni cautioned the NRM Caucus members to avoid the politics of identity and instead devote their efforts to the politics of interest noting that the politics of identity seeks to divide the people while the politics of interest brings the people together because it does not discriminate.

The retreat was called at the turn of two years since President Museveni was sworn in for a new term (2021-2016) whose electoral campaign catchphrase was “Securing Your Future.” The retreat is centered on the MPs involvement in Wealth Creation programmes, among other issues.