To avoid what he called unnecessary diversions which will end up leaving Uganda behind, Mr Museveni asked the youth to exploit major key human needs including; food, clothing, shelter and.
Daily Monitor
Wednesday February 10 2021
Youths queue up to apply for jobs. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics Youth Employment 2011/12 report indicates that one in every three youths in Uganda is unemployed. PHOTO/JOSEPH KIGGUNDU.
Summary
According to World Bank and Uganda Bureau of Statistics data, Uganda has one of the youngest populations in the world with 77 per cent aged below 25. There are slightly over 7.3 million youth aged between 15 and 24 in Uganda.
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The newly elected youth MPs have asked President Museveni to involve young people in key government programmes to stop them from defecting to the Opposition.
Addressing journalists at the National Resistance Movement (NRM) headquarters yesterday, the youth leaders said while the ruling party won majority seats in Parliament, the issues affecting the youth have not been given utmost attention.
The party meanwhile a week ago had its own Phionah Nyamutoro win the female national youth MP.
Now from Monday’s poll, NRM’s Agnes Kirabo won the central youth Mp race after garnering 780 votes beating 11 other candidates including her closest rival, Independent Ivan Bwowe.
In the Western youth MP race, NRMs Edson Rugamayo defeated six other contenders after garnering 1,419 votes beating his closest competitor independent Arnold Turwomwe who happens to be the son of minister Betty Kamya.
In Mbale, NRM’s Bernard Odoi beat five others to be declared Eastern Youth MP while NRM’s Henry Okot is the Northern youth MP elect.