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President Yoweri Museveni has rejected external pressures on Uganda’s education system, particularly concerning sex education.
Speaking on Friday at the Third African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family and Sovereignty at State House, Entebbe, Museveni labelled comprehensive sex education as "madness," maintaining that African traditions offer appropriate, age-based moral instruction.
He expressed concern over what he sees as foreign ideologies being pushed onto African nations, urging that Uganda will not tolerate the erosion of its traditional values.
Now, for some of the people to want to spread this disorientation to the whole world is really criminal. But it will not work. It will fail.
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Museveni Threatens to Withdraw from the Samoa Agreement
At the heart of the discussions was Uganda’s stance on the Samoa Agreement, which focuses on human and social development, including sexual and reproductive rights.
President Museveni warned that Uganda may withdraw from the Samoa Agreement if it includes clauses that he believes undermine the country's values, particularly those related to reproductive rights and same-sex marriage.
I appeal to you, now that you are here, all of you, and our lawyers are here, study that Samoa document,
If it really contains all those things you are talking about, the reproductive rights, what have you, then we shall have to pull out from that nonsense, and tell the European Union that we cannot be part of that criminality. Because comprehensive sexual education, in the Bible, it says there is time for everything
The agreement, provisionally applied since January 2024, has sparked debates within the OACPS and EU, especially concerning its impact on national policies in various member states.
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Uganda's Defence of Family Values
During the conference, Uganda’s First Lady and Minister of Education, Janet Museveni, echoed her husband’s sentiments, stressing that foreign aid and development initiatives often come with strings attached that undermine African cultural and family structures.
She called on African nations to reclaim their educational and cultural foundations, especially as the world faces mounting global pressures.
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Janet Museveni pointed out Uganda's reforms aimed at instilling patriotism, moral grounding, and respect for family, all funded through government resources to avoid external interference.
The conference, which gathered political leaders, parliamentarians, and faith-based actors, focused on creating a strong African Charter that would defend traditional values and strengthen national sovereignty.
Janet Museveni also pointed out Uganda’s commitment to the 2020 Geneva Consensus Declaration, which asserts national sovereignty in life, family, and gender policy decisions.