The broader Masaka community has been praised by President Yoweri Museveni for adopting his message of wealth development by investing in commercial agriculture.
The President spoke to the leaders who gathered at Masaka liberation square in Masaka city on Tuesday. He is now on an investment and wealth development trip in Greater Masaka with the theme: “Securing your future through wealth creation and shared prosperity.”
“It appears that Masaka’s soil has been productive. While I was traveling about, I noticed a lot of other folks prospering. It appears that many locals have woken up, H. E. Museveni remarked, adding that this was the only change since the 1960s, when many people had resources like land and cows but lacked money and decent housing.
“We began promoting wealth development in 1966, beginning with the cattle corridor. We carried out same campaign again once we were elected to office in 1986. I was certain that it could succeed anyplace if it could in the livestock route, the President said.
In 1996, they offered the 4 acres model for coffee, fruits, pasture for zero-grating cows, and food for domestic use. According to Gen. Museveni, he performed a nationwide tour in 1995 with a concentration on wealth building (okulembeka). Additionally, there may be pigs in the backyard, chickens for eggs, and fishponds for people who live close to wetlands.
“I was overjoyed to notice this. Additionally, people are actually constructing nicer homes all around the world using cement and Mabaati (iron sheets). There aren’t any houses with grass thatching everywhere. I’m therefore delighted to hear that Masaka is doing well, and let’s simply add this. We must identify and assist those who are still outside the money economy, consolidate those who are already in the money-making category, and combat land fragmentation in the region, H.E. Museveni said, adding that in some areas we are only just getting started.
“I’m not just talking politics, this is the strategy I want for the Masaka area here. The President urged politicians to develop a sound strategy for concentrating wealth by stating that “security, food, education, income, and infrastructure are the main issues in politics.
H.E. Museveni highlighted, “The leaders and the professionals (farm officers, veterinary officers, etc.) in this region work with the leaders to develop a strategy that the central government would support to consolidate those who have joined the money creation record.
“There was no asphalt road in Kisozi in 1990 when I went there seeking for land to develop riches. The tarmac road was halting in Kyantonde when I traveled to Rwakitura in 1967, according to H.E. Museveni.
However, while expressing sympathy for the Greater Masaka residents who had their road washed by the River Katonga, President Museveni applauded the NRM administration for its strategic planning and asserted that “Uganda cannot be paralyzed.”
According to him, the Mpigi-Maddu-Kisozi-Ssembabule road was built with the intention of connecting that region with Mityana, Mubende, Fort Portal, Kampala, and ultimately Masaka and Mbarara. The President informed the crowd that there are plans for a road connecting Kifampa with VillaMaria, Kyamulibwa, Kalungu, and Bugomola.
