Everybody must be involved in wealth creation — Museveni
Apr 02, 2024
During the interaction, the residents commended President Museveni for encouraging them to participate in the money economy.
President Yoweri Museveni and the the First Lady, Janet Musevenithe First Lady, Janet Museveni while meeting residents from Kiruhura and Kazo. (Photos by PPU)
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On Monday, President Yoweri Museveni and the First Lady, Janet Museveni, hosted a group of residents from Kiruhura and Kazo districts at their country home in Rwakitura.
The meeting followed a field study conducted by the group at Richard Nyakana's model farm in Rwengaju, Fort Portal.
During the interaction, the residents commended President Museveni for encouraging them to participate in the money economy.
“Your Excellency, on behalf of our group, I want to thank you so much for waking us up and showing us the light. We have been sleeping, but after visiting Mr Nyakana, we are now set to work and improve the lives of our families,” said Alice Nabaasa, the chairperson of the group.
The group initially visited the President at his farm in Kisozi, Gomba district in February this year.
They pledged to join him in mobilizing Ugandans to create wealth through commercial agriculture.
The President was happy to note that the group heeded his advice and agreed to tour Nyakana’s farm to draw lessons.
He advised them to embrace commercial agriculture with the right selection of enterprises, stating that they would be able to make a significant amount of money from small plots of land, just like Nyakana.
Museveni further explained that Nyakana makes over sh188 million every year from just one acre of land, where he rears cows for dairy and poultry farming.
He advised the group to undertake dairy farming, coffee growing, poultry farming, fish farming, and food crops for quick and visible returns.
“You should work for both the stomach and the pocket but do so with “ekibaro” [calculation] and to intensify that, shift from extensive agriculture to intensive agricultural practices."
Museveni pledged to construct a demonstration farm similar to that of Nyakana at Nshaara government ranch to benefit the people in the western region of Uganda as well as the country as a whole.
He also pledged to provide silage choppers to every parish as well as tractors to every sub-county in the districts to enable farmers to carry out their activities smoothly.
'Wealth creation is the core'
On the other hand, Museveni advised his guests to refrain from the act of land fragmentation, emphasizing its inherent danger.
He suggested that in cases of inheritance, beneficiaries should receive shares in the property rather than dividing it into small plots.
“Stop physical division of family property after the death of your parents. Form associations and share proceeds from the property."
He also reiterated his earlier message that leaders should be at the forefront of getting their people out of poverty rather than spending more time in politics.
The President said leaders are like doctors to their constituents because they should be able to identify their problems and find a solution. 
“Everybody must be involved in wealth creation. Wealth creation is the core.”
On her part, the First Lady expressed appreciation to the group for heeding the President's advice to improve their livelihoods and the lives of those they lead through wealth creation.
She further urged them to work harder to meet their needs.
“It is a great opportunity to address young leaders who are not self-centered,” she said.
The meeting was also attended by MPs Wilson Kajwengye (Nyabushozi county), Jovanice Rwenduru (Kiruhura district Woman MP), Herbert Tayebwa (Kashongi county), Dan Kimosho (Kazo county), Jennifer Muheesi (Kazo district Woman MP) and district chairpersons Dan Mukago Rutetebya (Kiruhura) and Rev. Samuel Mugisha Katugunda (Kazo District), among others.
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