Yesterday, the
#WeekendVision graciously published my open letter to H.E. President
@KagutaMuseveni. I am attaching a copy here for his kind consideration and for every Ugandan to read. In it, I share my deepest thoughts on how we can collectively accelerate our nation's e Uganda toward a $๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ, and secure the kind of future our children and grandchildren will inherit with great pride. This letter is born out of nothing else but pure, unapologetic love for our country.
One of the key pillars I passionately advocate for in this letter is the ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ (๐๐๐๐) ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ. If implemented with the seriousness and urgency it deserves, this single transformative policy could revolutionize learning for millions of our children, dramatically reduce the financial burden on parents and guardians, deliver enormous national savings, and most critically, future-proof the education and employment prospects of an entire generation of Ugandans. The numbers make sense. The vision makes sense. Uganda is more than capable of being bold and we must be.
Now, I have also noted the rumors making the rounds online suggesting that I am being considered for a cabinet position. I am genuinely humbled by the public's confidence in me. However, I want to respectfully and categorically state that to serve our beloved country, you do not have to be a Minister, a Presidential Advisor, or occupy any government position. Service to Uganda is not a title; it is a calling. My life's work is deeply anchored in the timeless wisdom of Mark 10:43: "๐๐ก๐จ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ." True greatness lies not in the offices we hold, but in how completely we pour ourselves into lifting others up. Furthermore, we are beautifully reminded in 1 Peter 4:10 that "๐๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ." These are not just verses to me; they are the very heartbeat of my service journey. I believe that every talent and opportunity God grants us is a sacred trust, meant to be poured out entirely for the betterment of our people.
I am a profoundly happy Vice Chancellor @VUKampala and I thank God every day for this opportunity. I wake up every single day with immense gratitude and pride because this position allows me to do exactly what I love most: creating and innovating an education that prepares our youth to be productive, competitive and future ready. Every student we shape, every innovative program we build, and every parent whose investment in their child's education we honor with real value, that is my service to Uganda.
To every single Ugandan reading this today, I want to encourage you with all my heart to embrace the spirit of service beyond self. It does not matter whether you are in government, the private sector, the classroom, the hospital, the farm or the market. What matters is that in every position you occupy and every service you provide, you anchor yourself firmly in the principle of โ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐
๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ."
Let us all strive to leave behind a Uganda that our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren will look at and feel genuinely proud of the generation that built it. Let them say that their parents and grandparents believed in something greater than themselves. Let them walk tall because of the seeds we planted today.
The triumph of Uganda rests on all ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ. Not on a few offices or a handful of titles. Every one of us has a role to play and together, we shall reach the promised land.
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๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ.
