{{Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has urged the country’s youth to exploit local economic opportunities to create jobs instead of copying Western cultures.}}
Speaking at the launch of a students’ cultural gala in Busitema University at the weekend, President Museveni said while most of Western cultures look modern and interesting to the youth, African culture is richer in promoting social identity and discipline.
He urged Ugandans to stand firm and abhor some of them, especially the divergent sexual orientation, or society would be dragged into danger.
Mr Museveni has recently been in the global spotlight following his decision to last month sign a bill under which “repeat homosexuals” are jailed for life, “promotion” of homosexuality is banned and people are required to report homosexuals.
The Ugandan leader, in power since 1986, challenged the students to scrutinise cultural practices and shun those that do not favour their survival.
“How do you just inherit your late brother’s wife when you are aware of what he was suffering from? I know there are cultures in Uganda still encouraging widow inheritance but this must end,” he said.
“We have fought taking raw milk in Western Uganda without boiling successfully. We shall continue fighting bad cultures that have negative impacts on us,” said President Museveni
Mr Museveni asked the varsity to create a faculty of marine sciences to trains and produce experts instead of hiring foreign ones.
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