President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has expressed his bitterness against corrupt practices which he says taints the country’s image.
This was carried in his Martyrs day speech delivered by John Mitala, the Head of Public Service at the Anglican Shrine in Nakiyanja, Namugongo.
Museveni said he will not tolerate the growing social ills of corruption, defiance and social diversionary teaching of political elements.
According to Museveni, Christians need to be on guard against enemies of Uganda that he said resist development and transformation and push for sectarian interests based on religion and tribe.
He tasked religious leaders to uplift communities from lack of prosperity at all levels saying that this is the most needed and urgent task that they have at the moment.
Museveni says teaching people in a way that they can understand, is a science of special importance and that the Church is called upon to bring to reality the teachings of Christ to benefit the people in their community.
Martyrs Day is commemorated every 3rd June and in previous years, millions of people from within and outside Uganda thronged both the Anglican and Catholic Shrines to commemorate the 45 martyrs, a brave group of young men who died while defending their faith.
