Uganda President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday, March 4 recounted a recent incident that saw him, his wife, Janet Museveni, and daughter survive a near car accident at his country ranch in Kisozi.
The 81-year-old Museveni made this revelation during the 15th Annual Tarehe Sita Thanksgiving Breakfast, an event organised by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) at its headquarters within Mbuya Military Barracks.
According to Museveni, a momentary distraction while driving his official Toyota Landcruiser almost led to the posh vehicle veering off the road.
“The other day, just a few days ago, I was driving,” Museveni publicly recounted. “You know, I’m also some sort of a driver. I even qualified to drive a lorry because I drove one in 1972 when we were attacking Mbarara.”
But while he was driving, Museveni says he saw it fit to educate his daughter about indeginous tree species.
“I became a botanist, showing my daughter the trees — this one, this one. Then I got diverted,” he said. “When we were almost going off the road, we could have had an accident. But God brought me back in time.”
It is this near-accident scenerio that Museveni put emphasis on faith, insisting that a man’s effort alone is not enough.
“Every time, you can see the effort of man,” Museveni added, suggesting that while human action is important, faith also plays a role in life’s outcomes.
The country’s Electoral Commission declared Museveni the winner of the January 15, 2026 Presidential Election, securing his seventh term in office.
He will be sworn in office again in May 2026.
