{"id":835,"date":"2025-10-07T10:54:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T07:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsnest.co.ug\/?p=835"},"modified":"2025-10-07T10:54:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T07:54:20","slug":"museveni-meets-lango-cultural-leaders-calls-for-promotion-of-local-language-and-wealth-creation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnest.co.ug\/?p=835","title":{"rendered":"Museveni Meets Lango Cultural Leaders, Calls for Promotion of Local Language and Wealth Creation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday met with the Lango Paramount Chief (Won Nyaci), <strong>Eng. Dr. Michael Moses Odongo Okune<\/strong>, and a delegation of clan leaders at <strong>State House Entebbe<\/strong> to discuss issues of cultural preservation, education, health, and community transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Museveni warmly welcomed the cultural leaders, commending their efforts in maintaining peace and unity within the Lango sub-region. He urged them to continue promoting local languages, culture, and social transformation for sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI was supposed to be campaigning today, but I said I needed to go to Cabinet because there were some issues there, and also to meet the cultural leaders. I\u2019m happy to receive you here,\u201d President Museveni said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was pleased to meet His Highness the Paramount Chief of Lango (Won Nyaci), Eng. Dr. Moses Odongo Okune, and other leaders from the Lango sub-region at Entebbe.<br><br>We discussed various issues and agreed that some cultural practices should be reviewed, while others should be\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KXclwQ1Yeh\">pic.twitter.com\/KXclwQ1Yeh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Yoweri K Museveni (@KagutaMuseveni) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KagutaMuseveni\/status\/1975242537842749722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The President emphasized the importance of safeguarding Uganda\u2019s indigenous languages alongside English and Swahili, which serve as the official and regional languages respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cNobody has banned local languages, but who is promoting and taking care of them? This is where cultural leadership comes in. In the past, schools used to teach in the vernacular, but that is fading. Cultural institutions can fill that gap,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Promoting Positive Culture and Gender Equality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>President Museveni called on cultural and religious leaders to help preserve good cultural practices while discarding those that hinder progress, especially regarding gender equality and inheritance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI have already audited the Banyankole culture because it was suppressing the girl child. My daughters must have their share \u2014 they are my blood,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wealth Creation and Modern Farming<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The President further encouraged the Lango community to embrace wealth creation through modern agricultural practices and land management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe need modern wealth based on money. Depending on your landholding, choose the right enterprise for your family. With coffee, you can earn about Shs18 million per acre annually, and fruits can fetch up to Shs30 million,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He advised families to fence and manage their land better to allow for controlled agriculture, irrigation, fertilizer use, and pasture development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Museveni also appealed to local leaders to play a proactive role in promoting education, health, and peace within their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cPlease help me by dealing directly with the people \u2014 promote education, good health, and peace,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lango Leaders Commend President Museveni<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In his remarks, the Lango Paramount Chief, <strong>Eng. Dr. Michael Moses Odongo Okune<\/strong>, expressed gratitude to the President for restoring peace and stability in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cYou rid Lango of state-inspired violence of the 1970s and 1980s, cattle rustling, and insurgencies like those of Kony and Lakwena that had caused death and displacement,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Paramount Chief also thanked President Museveni for spearheading wealth creation initiatives that have helped uplift the livelihoods of the people of Lango.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cLango is grateful to Your Excellency for the developments you have brought to the region,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>President Museveni, in turn, thanked the people of Lango for their continued love and support, noting that their cooperation has been key to national unity and progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday met with the Lango Paramount Chief (Won Nyaci), Eng. 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