President Museveni donates 50 motorcycles to Luwero youths

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has donated 50 motorcycles to the Nubian youths in Nakatonya village, Bombo Town Council in Luweero district.  

The bodabodas were on Saturday, June 3, handed over to the youths under their umbrella body- Nakatonya Bombo-Nubian Youth Association-Boda boda Stage by the State House Comptroller, Jane Barekye. 

Barekye told the congregation that President Museveni was happy with the people of Nakatonya for the support they have been according to him and as a way of appreciation, he decided to honour their request for 50 motorcycles.  

The donated motorcycles

“Because of your strategic positioning and organisation, the President saw you and decided to help you. He always sees you whenever he passes here, that is why he sent us to you to find out how he can help you. Thank you for supporting him and the NRM Government,” Barekye told the youths. 

She also urged the youth to utilise motorcycles well to create wealth.

“Boda bodas are a source of income, utilise them well, don't sell them, and use them to generate wealth. People in Kampala have used them to improve their livelihoods,” she added. 

Barekye also assured the Nubian community in Bombo that President Museveni was ready to solve all their problems and asked them to embrace government programs like the Parish Development Model (PDM) to fight poverty in their area. 

“The President knows very well that the Nubian community loves him so much. All your requests are going to be handled. For years the President has been in the fight against poverty through government programs like PDM, please take part in them so that you benefit and improve your livelihoods,” she stressed.  

Abubaker Ahmed, the chairperson of the boda boda project thanked the President for honouring their request and promised that they will support him and the NRM Government for eternity. 

“Four months back the President saw us on our stage and promised to meet us and recently, he sent us a team from the State House that asked us how we wanted the President to help us. We identified boda bodas and a request to help some of us join the army,” Ahmed said. 

“The youths of Nakatonya support NRM. The blood of NRM runs through us. Despite all the challenges, we said we shall not stop supporting Mzee. We thank you [Barekye and Museveni] for the support. This is not an individual project, everyone will benefit. Extend our sincere gratitude to Mzee for this support,” he added.  

Maj. Emma Kuteesa who led a team that was sent by the State House Comptroller to ascertain the needs of the youths in Nakatonya village disclosed that the President had also accepted the youths' request to be recruited into the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). 

“These youth are very organised. When President Museveni won in the last general elections, they celebrated the whole night. During our interaction, they told Mzee that they want to also join the army. The President has now ordered that we write down their names and send the list to the CDF so that he recruits them in the army,” Maj. Kuteesa said amid chants from the youths who popularly call themselves D13. 

The NRM district chairperson for Luweero, Ronald Ndawula, said the package was a reward from President Museveni to the youths for the love and support they have been showing him. 

Ndawula further cautioned the youths not to be diverted by self-seeking opposition politicians but to focus on bettering their lives. 

The Luweero district women's council chairperson, Jimia Musa Senkanja, thanked the President for skilling the youths through various programs such as the Presidential Zonal Industrial Hub initiative. 

Abdu Nassib Sebi, the chairperson of D13 and also one of the beneficiaries of the boda bodas, assured President Museveni that his donation will not go to waste because they are going to use the motorcycles to fight poverty and uplift their lives. 

“We are hardworking youths. We are going to use these boda bodas to fulfil President Museveni’s desire of creating wealth,” he promised.  

Yusuf Doka, another beneficiary, stated, “We are so happy about this wonderful donation from the President. And for this gesture, as the youth in Bombo, we also promise to support him.”