Women Politicians In Uganda

"It’s still early to talk about running for office. The country is going through a tough time with Covid-19. It’s not the time for people to think about what seats I want, who I want to remove."

"That is why I don’t understand certain sentiments that I see in the media, when people say men can’t cook and that cooking is the responsibility of women. For me I learnt most of this domestic work from my father."

"I think it is not about politics .I have been a leader all my life. I have been a leader from the time I joined school in nursery. I was the class monitor in P.1. I have been a leader throughout my primary life. In Kyebambe I was still a class monitor"

"I always tell people that my conscience, I can never compromise my conscience. If something is wrong, it is wrong. Conscience comprises a lot of things. They say every man has his or her own price. I believe I don’t have a price, I can never betray my conscience because someone has given me money. Never."

"My father has always told me that right is right and wrong is wrong. So for me, what guides me, if I am convinced beyond reasonable doubt even if it means standing alone that I am on the right track, no one is going to convince me otherwise."

"As a feminist and a gender scholar, a partner I believe is someone that we have an equal stake. I don’t believe in this business that cooking is only for the woman or a man should be the one to pay for rent .I believe in equity"

"You don’t need to be from a certain background for you to offer leadership. Young people should get up and give direction to this country."

"I advise the young people to believe in themselves .You should not let the family background even if it is humble to determine your future .Most of the people we admire come from humble backgrounds"

"The expansion will coincide with the opening of a new international airport at Kabaale close to the Congolese border in 2021, a hub that will serve Uganda’s expanding oil industry. The carrier will also provide links to four regional airfields that are being expanded to encourage tourist visits."

"Our people have been charged exorbitant prices for tickets because there was no competition."

"Further planes could be added every two years depending on the performance of the business, with profitability coming “at a later stage,”"

"We’re moving progressively, but we’re getting there. We had a national airline and it went down. We don’t want to make the same mistakes."

"It is owned 100 percent by the Ugandan government, but after that the plan is to work with other airlines and in future we will float share."

"Uganda will abandon the US market if its participation is hinged on condition that the country accepts homosexuality, arguing that Uganda already has enough markets to sell its products."

"So, what we are waiting for is the US to understand that trade is different from human rights, these are quite divergent matters and the challenge we have is that the US doesn’t want us to add any value on anything. But of course, they brought in other issues to do with security, violation of human rights and they assumed as if Uganda is on fire and there is going to be a coup, there is no coup that is going to be in Uganda,”"

"The team was given powers to deliver the message of President Museveni, but of course, they will not push us to the wall because the President has been passionate about homosexuality and you can’t change his mind because that is the voice of Ugandans. Ugandans are saying, you can’t go homosexual and the President can’t come up and break that law because he is part of Ugandans. He is one of the indigenous Ugandans who have shaped it to what it is now,”"

"Given that the average Ugandan household is 10 people, this translates into about half of the country’s population relying directly for their livelihood on the coffee crop."

"We want to add our contribution to societal development by ensuring the cash and food crops grown on our small pieces of land are of good quality that meets the local and international market demands, just like our grandfather Ben Kiwanuka used to do in the early 1950s."

"It was his action to increase the price and quality of coffee astronomically during his short-lived stint first as chief minister and then as the first Prime Minister of Uganda. I want to continue his legacy in Bukomansimbi as a model district,""

"Whereas almost all districts in central Uganda grow coffee, Bukomansimbi is most known for being highly involved in coffee production."

"Conservation is a priority in everything we do. Many of our people still live from subsistence agriculture and hunting. We have got to find alternative ways of keeping them away from hunting and making sure that they have a better life."

"In terms of creating employment, we know that for every tourist that comes to this country we can create a job."

"We have to make conservation our number one priority if we are going to maintain Uganda’s beauty. Conservation is enshrined within the constitution and the laws.”"

"That is the kind of life we have lived and we bring up our children with this welcoming attitude. That is what makes us friendly: our environment and also having plenty around us."

"The friendliness comes from the environment. The environment is not hostile, so people don’t feel stressed. They have grown up with plentiful resources so they have plenty to give."

"When you are a foreign company and you partner with a local one, they do the groundwork. They know the local environment, they know the language, they are able to pursue things on the ground much faster."

"The important issue so far has been to make sure that the country is stable."

"If you are the owner of the resources and you are ignorant, then they can take you for a ride. It’s important to be knowledgeable."

"We don’t want hydrocarbons to be a curse; we want to embrace that blessing and fully benefit from it.”"

"We also need energy to be able to exploit our mineral wealth. We have plenty of renewable energy sources, from hydro to solar, geothermal, wind and nuclear, that we have lined up to ensure that we support the transformation process in the country."

"As a country we are blessed. We are rich in natural resources which include petroleum, minerals, energy resources, agricultural land, beautiful weather and rich soils. The political stability and the peace that is prevailing in the country right now create a conducive climate for us to exploit these natural resources."

"I kept thinking that we can do better and leaders are the foundation of making change."

"Gender gaps are also a matter of concern. A woman is associated globally with 30 per cent less chance of being in the labour force and often being at the bottom of the economic ladder. Women continue to be paid approximately 20 per cent less than men per month across the world, even when they are engaged in the same or work of equal value.”"

"we must enable women to take their destiny into their hands through education, employment creation and enterprise development.”"

"Similarly, imbalances in asset ownership especially land should also addressed. This is because where males own and control land, access to finance will also be skewed in favour of men yet capital is crucial for improvement of livelihoods of women through enterprise development.”"

"We look forward to ably representing Africa, and to the overall fruitful deliberations in ensuring that violence and harassment at work is ended."

"For others, the violence and harassment because of conservative stereotypes, is seen as a reality that has to be tolerated as part of life.I am therefore pleased that the International Labour Organisation is working on an international labour standard on ending violence and harassment at work”"

"women are more often than men subjected to violence and harassment at work but unfortunately, although violence against women is widely acknowledged, few people raise a voice against the vice."

"Teachers are the ones that make up our country, they are the cream of the nation .We can’t neglect our teachers."

"One thing that I want to be clear about is that I think health takes priority above everything."

"You leave the door of your home open for strangers to steal your daughter. You leave your daughters to freely move anywhere and you have got no control and you call yourself a parent and you start blaming the government. Is that fair?"

". If we are alive and our generation is alive we will always get to study but when we let people to die like flies, at the end of it all even studies will not be possible"

"I joined politics to add a voice to the legal voice so that voices of suffering Ugandans can reach far. To participate in making laws that are not against the people and to push for revision of bad laws and outdated ones."

"want to stand where the people want me to stand as long as it doesn't contravene the law and also push for revision of bad laws."

"can confidently say that this leadership came from God and that I am answerable to God and the people (servant leadership)."

"A leadership that is substantial than formal, politics that is real other than dramatic. Leadership that tackles issues affecting the transport sector, hawkers, street vendors, landlords and tenants, women and children, the business community etc. A leadership that is conscious of the core values of discipline, reliability, inclusiveness, integrity, Fidelity and service."

"I joined as a legal representative of oppressed People Power supporters that face arrests. I was later appointed head of legal for the People Power Women League."

"In 2019, I got 100 People Power files, 25 cases were dismissed, 65 still pending in court, 10 are reporting on police bond."

"I have a number of challenges, very many but intimidation by the state operatives is key."

"The most important thing is to manage and keep time for home, work politics, parents and family. I allocate time. I don’t carry politics home unless I am seeking guidance or advice,”"