Matongo Wood Works hailed by For Reviving African Heritage by President.

 

President Yoweri Kaguta at Mbale State lodge 


Matongo Wood Works Company Limited, a local company producing traditional household items has been hailed by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for reviving African heritage.

The President applauded their work in restoring cultural pride that had been eroded by imported products. Accompanied by the First Daughter, Mrs. Natasha Karugire Museveni, while meeting with the company owners, Ms. Stella Teromu and her partner Ms. Elizabeth Karunga at Mbale State Lodge.





President Museveni praised their creativity and commitment to bringing back authentic wooden and clay utensils that once defined African homes.

“I want to congratulate you people. You have resurrected the African heritage of our people, which I have been trying to preserve since the 1940s,” he said.

“We used plates (Esiwani, clay bowls (Ebakuli ), traditional pots (Enstimbo) and other traditional items. They were strong, durable and part of our identity.”


President Museveni noted that the influx of foreign goods in the 1960s pushed many of these items out of Ugandan homes, leaving only a few such as the traditional milk pot (ekyanzi).

President Museveni therefore commended Matongo Wood Works for modernizing traditional craftsmanship without losing authenticity.

He added that the government will support local producers who help reduce dependence on foreign plastics and silicone products.

Ms. Teromu thanked the President for his support and deep appreciation of their work.

“We thank the President for giving us this opportunity and for supporting our company. He loves our products so much that he feels we should sell them globally,” she said.

Ms. Teromu added that Matongo Wood Works Company Limited, located in Naalya, Kampala, produces wooden and clay household items inspired by ancestral African designs adapted for modern living.

Ms. Stella Teromu and her partner Ms. Elizabeth Karunga,President Museveni and on his right first daughter Natasha Karugire Museveni


 

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