President Yoweri Museveni yesterday addressed Resident District Commissioners and their deputies at State House, Entebbe. This address marked the close of a week-long induction course they have been undergoing at the National Leadership Institute Kyankwanzi.
Remarks of the President to the RDCs.
When one aspires for and assumes a leadership position, they must fortify themselves ideologically, otherwise you encounter and create problems. Leadership means managing society, which is composed of human beings who have been here for 4 and half million years.
A human being is distinguished from other creatures because he adapts nature to his needs rather than adapting himself to nature. Therefore a leader needs to take time and identify the needs of the people and address them.
This Kyankwanzi course is good because it helps you appreciate the dynamics of man and society. Like a patient, one cannot treat society’s ills unless they have done a proper diagnosis. This helps you clarify your vision about society.
For the NRM, we have premised our vision and mission of four key principles; Patriotism, Pan-Africanism, Democracy and Socio-Economic Transformation. These, we believe, are crucial for Uganda’s transformation.
We also believe that for society to transform, education is a key catalyst. This, combined with appropriate use of technology, should see us move our people into the money economy.
RDCs, therefore, as leaders must identify the needs of the societies they lead & provide solutions. They must also play a critical role in getting our people out of poverty, especially by supervising wealth creation programmes, fight crime & check corruption at local governments.
