A university graduate who fails to get a job within two years after graduation will be funded by the Government to attend a skills-based course, the NRM party’s presidential candidate, Yoweri Museveni, has pledged.
Museveni, on his second day of campaigns in Kabale district, made the promise while addressing a rally yesterday at Kabale Municipal Grounds.
“If someone has a degree in history and has spent two years without a job, we will have a plan to pay for them to go back to school and get a skills-based course,” Museveni said, drawing applause from the crowd.
The President arrived at the grounds in style, being welcomed to the town by a column of NRM party supporters lined up on both sides of the road.
A towering arch, draped in yellow, was erected on the road and surrounded by cheering supporters, clad in yellow T-shirts, caps and holding flags as they waved and danced to welcome their candidate.
His convoy snaked its way into the fully-packed ground, where he met a huge gathering that erupted into chants of ‘No Change…No Change’ and waving flags bearing his portrait.
Shortly after his arrival at the ground, Museveni laid a wreath at a memorial site in honour of three freedom fighters executed by Idi Amin’s regime.
The trio, Joseph Bitwari, David Kagire and James Karambuzi were shot dead at the site on February 10, 1973.
The crowd was kept entertained by an ensemble of top Ugandan artistes, famed for crafting Tubonga Nawe, a song glorifying Museveni and the NRM party.
