Farai Dziva |Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called on the people of Zimbabwe to be resilient despite the current economic crisis.

Museveni made the remarks at the official opening of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo on Friday.

“Even here, I think if we discuss closely and commit, we can have more impact on the global stage,” he said.

“I am glad to be here because when I was here in 1989, Uganda was a nightmare. Christians believe, and I am one of them, that Jesus died, was buried and resurrected after three days.

“Uganda died, was buried and resurrected also. When I came here in 1989, Uganda had just resurrected. I think it was on a Monday because Jesus resurrected on Sunday, so this was on Monday when we came out of the nightmare.”
Before Uganda emerged from the woods, President Museveni said it went through difficult times, which saw the living standard of the ordinary people falling.
“In 1986, there was no sugar, no soap . . . virtually nothing. All those items called essentials were being smuggled into the country from other countries,” he said.

“But today Uganda is much, much better.”

Museveni urged Zimbabweans to soldier on and remain resilient despite the prevailing economic challenges, saying the dark phase will come to pass.