President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, also the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Presidential flag bearer, stressed the importance of free education in government schools.

“Those who don’t support my policy of free education are creating a time bomb, conserving ignorance, and destroying the future of our children along with their potential. You have seen in just six months in the Presidential Skilling Hubs what these children are producing,” he said.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday November 11, 2025, commissioned Joshua Cheptegei's hotel in Kapchorwa district.

Mr. Cheptegei is Uganda’s top long-distance runner who has won several international medals.

During the commissioning, President Museveni congratulated and thanked Mr. Cheptegei for not squandering the money he has earned from his talent.