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 WEALTH CREATION 

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni reaffirmed his wealth creation strategy to the leadership of the three arms of government on Friday.

He did so by presenting accountability in the form of testimonies of achievements registered by farmers — who followed his guidance — in Gomba and Sembabule districts.

“We, the people of Kisozi, have decided to invite you to share with you our line of thinking, which is the line of NRM," said Museveni.

"Some people were fighting Sarah Nalwanga [project coordinator]. I told them that this is not Nalwanga’s project but my project. Nalwanga now runs a nursery bed of coffee and fruit seedlings so that we distribute them to more people then we can add other things later."

The President was accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni.

The gathering was a special public rally held at Kisozi Primary School in Gomba district.

Museveni said poverty eradication is only possible if leaders led by example.

He said the whole cattle corridor has similar success stories, right from Isingiro, Mbarara, Kiruhura, Lyantonde, Sembabule, Gomba, Kyakwanzi, Kiboga, Ngoma and Masindi.

The challenge now, he said, is to encourage dairy farmers to adopt the zero-grazing method as opposed to free grazing.

“In Uganda, you need to have three-and-a-half square miles to keep 1000 cows. You may not have that type of land, so we said 'No, you do dairy farming'. 

"In 1989, we started doing dairy farming and by 1995 it worked in Nyabushozi and in the cattle corridor. It spread like a wildfire.

“You remember I did the countrywide tour, I saw it was working. I reached everywhere and I thought it could catch on. In 2018, I distributed this booklet, the four sectors and seven activities for wealth creation but at the same time I used the method of working with people near me."

The President further noted that when he acquired land in Kisozi in the 1990s, he assigned State House officers to investigate and make recommendations on how to lift the area people out of poverty.

This gave birth to the four-acre model.

Museveni reiterated the NRM's determination to encourage people to engage in calculated modern commercial agriculture as a poverty-eradication strategy.

Progressive farmers from the nine villages of Sembabule and Gomba districts gave their testimonies during the gathering.

The nine villages are Kirasi, Kajumiro, Kisozi A, Kisozi B, Kikuma, Obutugu, Lutunku A, Lutunku B and Kasozi.

One of the farmers is Isirairi Kwefuga from Sembabule, who has 10 acres of coffee and earns over sh220 million in a year. 

He is also involved in dairy farming and gets 800 litres of milk per day. 

David Nasasira, a farmer from Kyahi sub-county in Gomba, is a leading producer of milk in the area.

A one Kabera, also a farmer from Gomba (in Maddu sub-county), has several enterprises and a dairy training school. He employs over 60 youth.

Vice-President Jessica Alupo, Speaker of Parliment Anita Among and Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja were among the several high-profile officials that attended the special rally.

Legislators, including Gomba West MP Robina Gureme Rwakoojo, and NRM party leaders as well as religious leaders were also present.