THE BASIS OF OUR EXISTENCE

THE BASIS OF OUR EXISTENCE

The call

For 40 years, Uganda has wondered through the wilderness in search for her destiny. We acknowledge and salute the first generation of leaders who have served our nation under DP, UPC, the NRM and other organisations through the hard times. Their sacrifices have left a national legacy to be inherited, preserved and built upon. We believe that the work of the first generation is finished.

As much as we respect the work of those that have gone before us, we bear the responsibility , as the second generation, to lead Uganda into her destiny knowing well that we too will give an account to God and to our children some day. Our nation’s destiny beckons us.

In answer to the call from God and our duty as citizens, the Forum for Integrity in Leadership (FIL) has been formed as a political organisation to rally and lead the second generation. FIL will, stand for national integrity, transformed leadership, uphold family values and support wealth creation. This is the basis of our existence.

The Leadership Challenge / Transforming Leadership

Africa is a continent with immense natural resources yet it is ridden with depravation, poverty, disease and ignorance. A century under colonisation and half a century of independence have not seen Africa developed to a stage where she can give a decent livelihood to her 800 million inhabitants. Most African governments are dependent on foreign aid for more than 60% of their budgets, robbing her of dignity and self-worth. These inconsistencies do not have to be Africa’s permanent condition. Her natural resources can be harnessed to benefit the people and free them from poverty.

Upon the return to constitutional governance in Uganda, it has become clear that a huge leadership gap exists at all levels of the social, economic and political spectrum. However, we believe that a nation can only develop as far as the vision, wisdom, commitment and selflessness of its leaders. FIL is dedicated to the development of leadership at all levels to inspire, motivate, direct and coordinate development.

Preservation of the family

While for over 30 years our national integrity and esteem were challenged mostly by political dictatorship and lawlessness, our greatest challenges today are moral decay and social disintegration. The family which is the basic institution of any nation and is fundamental to national integrity is threatened by the rising incidence of drug abuse, prostitution, pornography, homosexuality, child sexual abuse and crime. Our nation is in distress.

FIL believes in political responsibility for the moral condition of the nation and is dedicated to lead the nation towards resolution of the moral challenges of our time.

Wealth creation

Uganda is endowed and blessed with such a unique and abundant wealth of fertile land, fresh water bodies, minerals and unmatched beauty that the world rightly recognises her as the pearl of Africa. And yet her people remain trapped in the vicious cycle of poverty, diseases and ignorance.

FIL will guide the nation in creating wealth from the abundant resources so that she can feed and provide a decent livelihood for her children and for the children of the entire region. The primary focus will be agriculture for which we have already developed a strategy.

East African Outlook

In the years to come we will increasingly belong to the greater East African Nation. FIL will pursue the economic and political integration of East Africa.