Ms Shamisa Nanyonga presents documents to Museveni. She demanded compensation for her late father's contribution during he bush war.
MUKONO.

There was drama at Nama Sub-county headquarters in Mukono District when a woman beat President Museveni’s security, ran and fell by his side, to demand compensation for her late father’s inputs to the Bush War.

Twenty-year-old Shamisa Nanyonga on Friday sneaked through the chain of the Presidential Guard Brigade soldiers until she reached the President.

The well-trained and elite UPDF unit were taken aback as the young woman sat on the ground next to President Museveni’s chair, who equally looked shocked. Ms Nanyonga said her father Twaha Kayanja fought in the 1981/85 Bush War that brought President Museveni to power and yet his family has never received any of the promised compensation from the government.
She said her family lost several properties, including a lorry and animals and yet several reminders for compensation sent to the President’s office have been fruitless. “We want the President to compensate our family and assist me join the army as well,” said Ms Nanyonga, speaking to journalists after the event.

The President, who is on a working tour of all former NRA operational zones was addressing veterans of Mwanga Unit on governments’ reinforcement of the poverty eradication campaign among veterans. He handed over documents presented to him by Ms Nanyonga to Brig. Proscovia Nalweyiso, the Special Presidential assistant on military affairs.At the afternoon function, President Museveni unveiled a number of development programmes which he said would benefit the veterans.
He also appointed a military officer to head and monitor the programmes.
Senior army officers led by Gen Caleb Akandwanaho (a.k.a. Salim Saleh), who is deputised by Brig. Nalweyiso will do the overall monitoring of projects in all former operational zones.
In Mwanga Unit in Mukono, the President appointed several zonal leaders, including Lt. Col. David Mpanga, Maj. Kibirige and Maj. Moses Seguja, who will work alongside local leaders to ensure that the projects are implemented.

The President urged Ugandans to exploit government infrastructure such as roads and electricity to facilitate personal wealth in their homes.
He added that national development may be wealth owned by all Ugandans but cannot improve their incomes if they can’t use it.

“When people speak of development and wealth, they mix issues. The leaders can demand for roads, electricity, schools and hospitals but this is not personal wealth. What is the benefit of having a tarmac road when you can’t use it to transform your lives? It may rain and you get a lot of water but if you do not harvest it, you can’t have water in your house, it goes to waste with the floods,” Mr Museveni said.

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