President Yoweri Museveni recently inaugurated Speaker Anita Among’s hospital in Bukedea District, praising her as a proactive, developmental, and innovative leader.
Museveni commended Speaker Among for her efforts in providing quality and affordable healthcare to the people of Teso and neighboring districts through the establishment of Bukedea Teaching Hospital.He applauded Among for her various initiatives, including the construction of Bukedea Comprehensive School and a school for nursing and paramedical studies.
“I congratulate my daughter [Among] for being such an active young person in helping her people. She built the school, then the hospital and the school of nursing and paramedical studies,” Museveni said.
Museveni highlighted Among’s strategic planning and resourcefulness in utilizing revenue from the school to fund the construction of the hospital and another educational institution.
“She is a good planner; she constructed a school [Bukedea Comprehensive School] to provide the very much sought after quality education. Now the money she gets from the school is what she used to build the hospital which also provides healthcare and another school which trains nurses,” he said.
He added,” She has really changed this place. She has added value to the land that I gave her.”
Addressing criticisms against Speaker Among, Museveni denounced those he labeled as agents of foreign interests, accusing them of attacking Among unjustly. He emphasized the importance of supporting young leaders like Among, acknowledging their potential to learn and grow within the NRM (National Resistance Movement) party.
“People like [Speaker] Anita Among are not the problem. The real problem we have is the traitors working for foreigners. They are not mistake makers but outright traitors working for wrong foreigners like homosexuals and imperialists. How can you talk so much on social media about Anita Among instead of those traitors? I’m getting intelligence and we’re going to expose those traitors,” Museveni said.
“I have been hearing people attacking Anita Among and some other MPs. Many of these young MPs are learners direct from university… sometimes, they maybe excited and get loans, debts …or make mistakes. But within NRM, we always see how to help our people out of their mistakes.” He Added
Museveni also praised Among for her role in consolidating support for the NRM and fostering cooperation within the political system. He underscored the need to refrain from unjustly criticizing Among on social media and pledged his guidance and support to address any shortcomings.
“I want to thank Anita Among and other progressive leaders for deepening the message of the NRM. Such leaders are akin to the system of religion, whereby if the Pope was all alone without bishops , priests and a support system, how then would the the WORD reach the grassroot Christian ? That’s what good leaders do for the NRM. Anita brought me many opposition groups. On separation of powers, Anita Among knows how well to work closely with the system, that’s why you rarely hear standoffs and I really want to salute her for that. Whatever she doesn’t know, I will tell her. There’s no reason to (crucify) her in the social media. There’s something wrong with those fighting her.”
Additionally, Museveni commissioned Bukedea College of Health Science, another educational institution established by Speaker Among, offering professional health training for paramedical students. Speaker Among expressed gratitude to President Museveni for his financial support in realizing the hospital’s construction, which began in 2017 and commenced operations in January 2024.
Bukedea Teaching Hospital has already served over 2,000 patients since its opening, marking a significant milestone in providing healthcare services to the community.
