John Katumba, (L) at the nomination venue yesterday, the youngest aspirant and an independent Presidential candidate after being nominated.(Photo/Courtesy)
John Katumba (24), the youngest Presidential candidate has been duly nominated by the Electoral Commission to contest for Presidency of Uganda. He chose the table as his symbol.
He told reporters that his Presidency will fight youth unemployment as well as invest in health, road infrastructure, and education.
“I am going to fight poverty. Poverty is everywhere, There is nothing impossible,” Katumba said.
He also noted that he would fight for woman empowerment and make sure the women are safe, sound and rich.
This won’t stop me from thinking about our brothers and father,” Katumba said.
“He promised to work on human trafficking and will ensure young Ugandans who are taken to work abroad are not mistreated,” he said.
He noted that the Ugandan currency was devalued and Uganda was importing more and exporting less and yet the companies importing were not owned by Ugandans.
He added that he has a dream of making Uganda a great nation and would ensure he builds high-quality roads contracted by Ugandan companies.
Katumba also noted that he would ensure all Ugandans own houses.
He noted that he had chosen a symbol of the table because he wanted everything solved on it.
“I want to fight land grabbing. I don’t want you to think that this is fiction. I want us to be realistic. Whatever is happening in terms of land grabbing is not from heaven. It’s done by Ugandans. I’m going to protect Ugandans and their property. I will launch a program where every Ugandan will have a house.
I’m going to fight corruption. When God is on our side, nothing is impossible. I want to concentrate on women empowerment. I want our mothers to be rich.
Our currency is devalued. But I know the problem and I’m the solution. We export less but import more. Ugandans where are we? We have to wake up. I have a dream of making Uganda the workshop of the world.”
