The\nSpeaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has been recognised for her support to\nthe development and promotion of Busoga Kingdom affairs in the country and on\nthe global scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nSpeaker was awarded with the Sir Wilberforce William Gabula Nadiope medal, by\nthe Kyabazinga of Busoga, His Royal Highness William Wilberforce Gabula IV, at\nan event held at Bugembe Stadium in Jinja District on Saturday, 22 June 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On\nreceiving the award, Kadaga thanked the Kyabazinga for appreciating her efforts\nto promote and market the Kingdom, with a call to residents to always promote\ntheir heritage with pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We\nhave to promote our local dialect by speaking it correctly. We should stop\nmixing our local language with other languages because it will make us lose our\nuniqueness,” said Kadaga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She\nalso noted that there was need to protect the girl-child especially in rural\nareas and promote education for girls so as to enable them compete favourably\nwith their counterparts, noting that they have the potential to contribute\ngreatly to society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nawards were given to individuals and institutions that have put Busoga Kingdom\non a high pedestal in the region and the country at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nKyabazinga said that the awards aimed at appreciating persons who have served\nthe Kingdom well, adding that it was a message to all Basoga to work hard to\npromote the Kingdom’s image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We\nneed to change perspectives to doing things in order to promote growth of the\npeople in Busoga. We should promote tourism and education among other\nactivities in the Kingdom, to boost its wealth,” said the Kyabazinga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nevent was organised by the Busoga Royal Concept, whose chairperson, Prof. Juma\nWaiswa Balunywa, said the association has piloted a project to get all girls in\nschool so as to empower them to get a share of the national cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Quiin\nAbenakyo has raised the issue of girls getting pregnant at young ages of 12 to\n15 years which hampers their potential progress in life. They should be\nsupported to concentrate more on their studies so as to become successful\npersons in life,” noted Prof. Balunywa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He\nalso made a call to parents to utilise schools operating under the Universal\nPrimary Education structure to educate their children especially in rural\nareas, in an effort to curb poverty in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nawards included the Spirit of Busoga Medal, the Source of the Nile Medal and\nthe Sir Wilberforce William Gabula Nadiope medal, with other awardees including\nMiss Uganda Quiin Abenakyo and the Clerk to Counsel of Busoga Kingdom, John\nMwondha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nSpeaker was later hosted to a royal dinner at the Kyabazinga’s Palace that was\naimed at raising funds to set up structures to improve education standards\nwithin Busoga Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kadaga used the occasion to reiterate her advocacy to green Uganda through planting trees to curb the challenges of climate change, adding that, “We should use all occasions to plant trees\u2026and you can start with this royal dinner to plant a tree in commemoration.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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