Summary:
- Minister Mateeke’s previous position was taken over by events promoter Balaam Barugahara, who is now the State Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.
KISORO: The Minister of State for Defence and Veteran Affairs, Sarah Mateeke Nyirabashitsi, has called upon residents in Kisoro District to collaborate and embrace the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Manifesto, with its aligning Programs.
Minister Mateeke, who also serves as the Woman Member of Parliament for Kisoro District, made this appeal yesterday while addressing residents at Mayor’s Gardens in Kisoro District as she celebrated her recent appointment by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as the Minister of State for Defence and Veteran Affairs. Minister Mateeke’s previous position was taken over by events promoter Balaam Barugahara, who is now the State Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.
Hundreds of enthusiastic residents from Kisoro gathered at Kanaba checkpoint in Kanaba Sub County to accompany the minister in a procession up to Mayor’s Garden in Kisoro municipality. During the celebration of her reappointment, she expressed gratitude to the voters for their trust in her as their area member of parliament, which caught the attention of the president, leading to her appointment as a minister. She urged leaders in the district to unite and work towards fulfilling the NRM manifesto.
Minister Mateeke instructed the Kisoro Resident District Commissioner, Hajji Badru Ssebyala, to ensure that the Batwa community actively participates in benefiting from government programs.
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The Kisoro District NRM Chairperson, Dr. Philmon Mateke, stressed the importance of hard work within the National Resistance Movement Party. District LC5 Chairman Abel Bizimana, NRM Vice Chairperson Ramadan Ndikuyeze, and Mayor of Kisoro Municipality Richard Ndyana thanked Minister Mateeke for her support in agriculture, education, healthcare, and family development within the district.
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