KAMPALA, Uganda -                       President Museveni of Uganda has warned parents to leave their children who have just acquired jobs to accumulate wealth before asking them for financial assistance.

Museveni, according to local media, “rushing to them for help disorganizes them”.

The president stated this while passing out 223 cadet officers at Uganda Military Academy at Kabamba in Mubende District on Saturday, adding that some parents lead their children into mistakes by demanding for support.

“Parents stop begging your children for money. When you demand from them, you make them steal,” he said.

“When they come tell them the president said that you should leave us. I know you will fear to tell them.

“Many families are surviving on subsistence farming which has made them poor. We are asking people to get into commercial farming such that they can become financially stable,” Mr Museveni added.

The president also urged the passed-out cadet officers to remain disciplined in their new positions as leaders in the army so that they can achieve more in life.