Bombo market vendors receive President Museveni’s financial boost

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has extended financial support to 524 market vendors in Bombo, Luwero District.

The money was delivered to the market vendors on Tuesday 24th October by officials from State House led by Ms. Flora Kabibi.

Each vendor of the 524 beneficiaries who operate from the roadside markets of Bombo Mile 20 and Nanywa, received sh100,000 cash.

Fatuma Nakiwolo, a vegetable vendor happily shows off President Yoweri Museveni’s cash financial booster capital package. (Photo by PPU/ Tony Rujuta)

The group mainly sell fruits and vegetables, among other foodstuffs.

Kabibi informed the vendors that President Museveni decided to directly support them financially in order to help them sustain their businesses so that they are able to have stable household incomes.

“As you wait to benefit from other government development programs such as Parish Development Model (PDM) and Emyooga, the President has decided to first support you directly. He wants to break that vicious cycle of poverty among our families,” she noted.

The Private Secretary in charge of women affairs at the State House Flora Kabibi (second left) talking to the excited market vendors to embrace government programmes. (Photo by PPU/ Tony Rujuta)

She further urged the vendors to fight the immoral acts that are eating up families and also encouraged them to groom their children into responsible citizens who will be able to add a brick on the development of the country.

She also commended the State House Comptroller, Jane Barekye and the Senior Presidential Advisor In-charge of Political Mobilisation, Moses Byaruhanga for whom she described as being the connecting bridge between the President and the local people.

Fred Ssemaganda, a Gonja vendor happily shows off President Yoweri Museveni’s financial cash booster capital package at the Bombo Mile 20 Market. (Photo by PPU/ Tony Rujuta)

Muhammad Jjogo, the Chairperson of Bombo Mile 20 Market expressed gratitude towards the President for extending a direct helping hand to them as ordinary Ugandans and urged the vendors to put the money into proper use and add value to their merchandise to attract more customers.

Ponsiano Kamya, the Chairperson of Nanywa Market also lauded President Museveni for fulfilling his promise.

“My fellow vendors and I are very happy because the President has boosted our businesses with financial support. The vendors have been badly off financially and now he has put a smile on our faces,” Kamya asserted.

Some of the excited market vendors at the Bombo Mile 20 Market in Bombo town Luwero district. (Photo by PPU/ Tony Rujuta)

Fred Ssemaganda, a plantain (Ggonja) vendor also commended President Museveni for the direct financial intervention.

“I have seven siblings and I am the breadwinner; this boost is a blessing that I didn’t expect. I am going to stock more merchandise today so that the money given to me does not go to waste,” Ssemaganda said.