More market traders in Bombo receive Museveni's sh30 million boost

There was excitement and jubilation in Bombo Town on Tuesday after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni injected over sh30 million into Namaliga and Bombo Central Market traders.

The financial package, amounting to sh30.4 million, was delivered by the Senior Presidential Advisor on Elderly Affairs, Princess Pauline Nassolo.

The news of the financial support was met with overwhelming joy among market leaders and vendors.

Princess Nassolo informed the jubilant crowds that the support was part of  President Museveni's broader campaign to enhance household incomes, which has shifted beyond his previous focus on infrastructure and service delivery.

"With infrastructural development in place, such as roads, schools, and markets. President Museveni is now asking you to embrace programmes to improve your household income. That’s the reason we are here. Apart from his package, the President wants you to continue following up on Government programs on the Parish Development Model (PDM) and Emyooga, because these funds are meant to improve what you are already doing,” Princess Nassolo told the vendors.

Jackie Kyomuhendo, a fruit and vegetable vendor showing off the cash while making her remarks after receiving President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s financial support to boost their business at Bombo Central Market in Bombo Wakiso District on September 22, 2025. Credit: PPU/Tony Rujuta)

A release from the Presidential Press Unit states that each of the 304 market vendors received sh100,000.

At the same events, the Special Presidential Assistant on Women Affairs, Flora Kabibi, urged vendors to focus on working hard and improving their livelihoods rather than political distractions.

“What is important is not to run around with political leaders but to focus on your work. Now that President Museveni has empowered us, let’s get to work, and when the day comes, elect the leader of your choice,” Kabibi said.

Vendors praise President Museveni's gesture

Eseza Nantume, the chairperson of Namaliga Market, hailed the President for going beyond promises to deliver tangible support.

“Thank you for not only promising but actually returning on ground with fruits. This has never happened before—to see money coming down directly to the common person. I call upon my fellow women to use this capital wisely as entandikwa to improve our household incomes,” she said.

Bombo Central Market vendors excited after receiving President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s financial support to boost their businesses at Namalinga Market at Bombo Central Market in Bombo Wakiso District on September 22, 2025. (Credit: PPU/Tony Rujuta)

Muhammad Saidi, one of the vendors, said: “This is a dream come true. President Museveni captured power when I was seeing him, but I had never  received Museveni's cash package. Today I have.”

Other beneficiaries, including Nankumbi Juliet, Sekaya Abudallah, and Zubeda Gavamukulya, praised the President’s new method of reaching out directly to citizens.“This has never happened in all past governments, and we hope it continues to other colleagues in different markets,” Abudallah said.

Godfrey Bugoba, the chairman of Bombo Central Market and a fish dealer, thanked President Museveni for what he described as timely empowerment.

“We know this is not the last time because we are adding him to another term to continue leading us,” Bugoba declared amid cheers.

The assistance was delivered under the Roadside Market Vendors Project, which was launched in 2023 to directly support small-scale traders and informal market operators.

PPU also reported that throughout 2025, President Museveni has extended similar financial packages to thousands of vendors across Uganda, including along the Jinja Road corridor, Kampala, Hoima Road, Luwero, Nakasongola, Kiboga, Mpigi, and Masaka.