President Yoweri Museveni has been criticized severally for his dictatorship especially recently when he directed the whole army on firebrand popstar Musician Bobi Wine.
Bobi Wine even accused the veteran leader of being drank with absolute power. But even Bobi Wine will agree with us that Museveni has some good side to him. He is not all that bad. He can make the hard decisions when needed.
The Ugandan leader has become the first East African President to ban sports betting. He has ordered that no new sports betting company should be licensed to operate in Uganda and licences for the existing companies should not be renewed.
The Minister of State for Finance in charge of Planning, Mr David Bahati, revealed this on Sunday when he said the President gave the directive because sports betting companies have diverted the attention of youth from hard work.
“We have received a directive from President Museveni to stop licensing sports betting, gaming and gambling companies. The President has now directed the board which has been regulating them…. From now onwards, no new companies are going to be licensed. Those which are already registered, no renewal of licences when they expire,” Mr Bahati told a church congregation at Rugarama Hill in Kabale Town on Sunday.
Mr Bahati said church leaders who have been against sports betting can now praise the Lord because their prayers have been answered.
Sports betting is a ticking time bomb especially here in Kenya, where almost everyone is trying to be a millionaire. But we both know that these companies are very rich and can bribe their way out of every situation. Museveni has just made a tough decision, which should be emulated by all the African presidents