At 80, Museveni stays strong and coordinated

By Ben Ssebuguzi

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s successful ageing to 80 years can be equated to Morgan, who was proved to be a nonagenarian powerhouse who had someway 165 pounds, composed of about 80% muscle and a body of 15% fat and body composition that is healthy according to Philip Jakeman, a professor of healthy ageing in Ireland. 

A nonagenarian is a person who is from 90 to 99 years which we wish our Fountain of Honour to clinch some years to come. Studies have shown that working out two to four times beyond the minimum vigorous physical activity recommendations leads to a lower risk of death. We saw our President during the COVID lockdown doing exercises to build disease resistance and immunity.  

Studies have also shown that those who volunteer have a lower mortality rate than those who do not start with his determination in 1968 to change his community from Nomadism to modern farming, then his enduring legacy of struggle to liberate Uganda and Africa as a whole is enough reward for his graceful ageing. 

Studies have also shown that married men and women live longer because they eat better and are less likely to smoke and drink excessively. His servanthood of serving others and validating everyone.

Recently after his address to the Private sector  CEO retreat, he called out Prof. Ogenga Latigo, one of the FDC’s strongest leaders for a chat. The President told his aide to get his details. This is a comprehensive character of General Museveni who doesn’t allow politics to limit his boundaries to embrace everyone. This corrupts God to grant him more health.

His direct approach of reaching out directly to the youths of Uganda using his Office of the National Chairman headed by Hajjat Hadijjah Namyalo lifts his spirits high, when he empowers disadvantaged youths from ghettos with self-empowerment tools to create wealth and chase poverty is self-rewarding.

Namyalo’s staff alone at ONC are enough to always sing for him uplifting hyms to energise him to serve Ugandans further. So he is investing in people, listening and valuing humanity. This has made him strong and coordinated.

The writer is the Head of Research at ONC Kyambogo