Times Of Swaziland: UGANDAN PRESIDENT’S COVID-19 SPEECH

UGANDAN PRESIDENT’S COVID-19 SPEECH
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-Anonymous  on 07/07/2020 00:21:00


THIS is some wisdom to share. Uganda President Kaguta Museveni warned against
people misbehaving during this COVID-19 period. ‘God has a lot of work, He has
the whole world to look after. He cannot just be here in Uganda looking after
idiots.’ Below is his reported statement.
In a war situation, nobody asks anyone to stay indoors; you stay indoors by
choice. In fact, if you have a basement, you hide there for as long as the
hostilities persist. During a war you don’t insist on your freedom; you
willingly give it up in exchange for survival. During a war, you don’t
complain of hunger; you bear hunger and pray that you live to eat again.
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During a war, you don’t argue about opening your business. You close your shop
and run for your life. You pray to outlive the war so that you can return to
your business. During a war, you are thankful to God for seeing another day in
the land of the living. During a war, you don’t worry about your children not
going to school; you pray that the government does not forcefully enlist them as
soldiers to be trained in the school premises now turned military depots.
The world is currently in a state of war; a war without guns and bullets. A war
without human soldiers; a war without borders. A war without cease-fire
agreements; a war without a war room. A war without sacred zones.
Mercy
The army in this war is without mercy; it is without any milk of human kindness.
It is indiscriminate - it has no respect for children, women or places of
worship. This army is not interested in spoils of war; it has no intention of
regime change. It is not concerned about the rich mineral resources underneath
the earth; it is not even interested in religious, ethnic or ideological
hegemony. Its ambition has nothing to do with racial superiority. It is an
invisible, fleet-footed and ruthlessly effective army.
Its only agenda is a harvest of death. It is only satiated after turning the
world into one big death field. Its capacity to achieve its aim is not in doubt.
Without ground, amphibious and aerial machines, it has bases in almost every
country of the world. Its movement is not governed by any war convention or
protocol. In short, it is law unto itself. It is coronavirus, also known as
COVID-19.
Weakness
Thankfully, this army has a weakness and it can be defeated. It only requires
our collective action, discipline and forbearance. COVID-19 cannot survive
social and physical distancing. It only thrives when you confront it. It loves
to be confronted. It capitulates in the face of collective social and physical
distancing. It bows before good personal hygiene.
It is helpless when you take your destiny in your own hands by keeping them
sanitized as often as possible.
This is not a time to cry about bread and butter like spoilt children. After
all, the Holy book tells us that man shall not live by bread alone. Let’s obey
and follow the instructions of the authorities.
Let’s flatten the COVID-19 curve; let’s exercise patience. Let’s be our
brothers’ keeper and, in no time, we shall regain our freedom, enterprise and
socialising. In the midst of an emergency, we practice urgency of service and
the urgency of love for others. God bless us all.