Terehe Sita: Museveni decorated the highest Military honor - Order of Katonga
Frank Semata 
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is the receiver of the highest military honour in Uganda – The Order of the Katonga.
This was presented to him on this year’s 42nd Terehe Sita celebrations held at Kakyeeka stadium in Mbarara district running under the theme, “Recognizing the sacrifices of the founders of the Peoples’ Revolution for Social Economic Transformation.”
The chief justice of Uganda, Alphonse Owinyi-Dollo took the honour of decorating president Museveni
This is what was said of him;
Born on 15th of December 1944 in Ntungamo district, GENERAL YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI TIBUHABURWA’s track record is unmeasurable, as a nationalist, democrat, Pan Africanist and Statesman, He consistently struggled against tyranny and misrule of our Country Uganda since his school days in the 1960s. Throughout the 1970s he formed and led the Front for National Salvation (FRONASA) in the anti-Amin struggle. FRONASA rose to about 10,000 combatants and played a decisive role in the crossing of the Kagera defeating Uganda Army (UA) in 1979, after several attempts of Mbarara attack in 1972. .
In 1979/80, he formed and led the Uganda Patriotic Movement on a platform of (UPM) clean leadership, Peace and unity, among other values, winning many hearts of the youths of Uganda. The Activists were to be the firm foundation for the Protracted Peoples’ struggle in the 1980s.
He led NRA/NRM in the war of Resistance and National Liberation 1981-1986 that was won on the basis of self-reliance, sacrifice, a clear vision, mission, objectives and good leadership on all strategic, operational and tactical issues. He formed and nurtured the National Resistance Army/ National Resistance Movement, (NRA/NRM) and led them to victory, having won and brought on board the masses of Ugandan in their social economic diversity. The NRA which at one time rose to over 100,000 Officers and militants was the largest Army Uganda has ever had.
He spearheaded the conversion of many intellectuals of our country men and other members of the society, to join the struggle.
He built the mass movement NRM almost starting from scratch. The NRM has since been a pride for all Ugandans and shall remain so, for very many years to come. Any short comings seen in the NRM today are simply challenges of success and are not insurmountable.
C-IN-C of a formidable UPDF who has professionalised and modernised the UPDF from a rag tag ill armed, ill-trained guerilla army that it was in 1986 and is now able to undertake all Defence missions and contribute adequately to its regional and international obligations for peace and security.
He halted economic decline (nose dive) that characterised the Ugandan economy in the 1970s and early 1980 up to 1986, reversed the economic decline from 44% to an average growth of 4% per annum in the last 36 years. The economy has expanded more than six times to about US $ 17Bn.
Uganda today is a darling of the world and many nations take time to consult on various issues of not only security but equally the gifted, unique leadership ushered in by the H.E, General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (YKM).
As a mentor and educationalist, he has ensured that Uganda’s literacy levels improve from 65% in the 1986 when the population was 14 million to 87.4% in 2015 through vibrant policies such as UPE, USE, Universal Post Primary Education and training (UPPET), BTVET, University loan scheme among others.
He has kept the UPDF army extremely cohesive; well trained and disciplined; professional and modernized. He has been an ever victorious commander managing wars and preventing them from escalating by insisting on fighting just wars and never to engage in unjust wars. He has also influenced and spearheaded corporate responsibility in the Army of giving back to the people.
As a leader who uses revolutionary and open methods of work with the zeal to serve his nation and the African Region at large beyond the call of duty exhibiting extra ordinary instances of heroism, he deserves to be awarded the Most highest Miliatry Order of the Katonga.
