Kampala, 01 August, 2025 / 4:40 pm (ACI Africa).
Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commended the women and girls in the East African nation for leveraging the government’s affirmative action to elevate their status in society.
In his Tuesday, July 29 message during the opening Holy Mass of the Africa Regional Conference of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations (WUCWO) in the Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala, President Museveni recounted how economic deprivation and deeply rooted social and cultural traditions have long impeded the advancement and well-being of women.
“In our country, Uganda, before 1986, the full potential of women had never been realized, as they were denied access to opportunities in all spheres of life,” said President Museveni in a message delivered on his behalf by Vice President Jessica Alupo at the event that was held at the Uganda Martyrs Namugongo Shrine.
The Ugandan Head of State recalled that confront gender-based discrimination, Uganda introduced “affirmative action to enable the women to catch up with men by opening doors for their political and socio-economic involvement in the affairs of the community.”
“Today, women are fully represented at all levels of governance and decision making. I thank the women and the girls for taking advantage of affirmative action to raise their status in society,” he said, underscoring how Uganda’s deliberate efforts to eliminate these injustices have empowered women to fulfill their economic, intellectual, and social potential.
