NEWS– The President of the Republic of Uganda H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has hailed the Catholic Church in the country for always empowering the youth.
President Museveni said this on 15th December 2024 as he closed the National Catholic Youth Conference at Our Lady of Lourdes Bujumbura Cathedral in Hoima City.
According to President Museveni, the Catholic Church is reinforcing the government’s efforts to empower youth to become wealth creators rather than mere spectators.
The conference brought together over 15,000 youth from the East African region.
“As a former youth who has been active from a young age, I am happy with the Catholic Church for organizing this conference”, he added.
The President revealed that mentoring young people is very good stressing that when they go without mentorship, it may lead to dangerous consequences in the country.
“When we talk of the youths, we shouldn’t talk of only biology, you must also add ideology and spirituality. This is what the Catholic Church is doing and I’m very happy with that”, President Museveni said.