đ¸âMobilise citizens to embrace commercial productionâ, Museveni tasks new ministers
The President challenged the ministers to mobilise the citizens, house to house, to embrace commercial production and wealth creation, saying leadership should be measured by tangible improvement in peopleâs livelihoods.
Museveni said he no longer wants to see peasants in Uganda. (Credit: Eddie Ssejjoba)
During the official opening of the ten-day induction retreat for the newly appointed ministers and other senior government officials on Monday, June 15, 2026, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni tasked the leaders to mobilise citizens to embrace commercial production.
He tasked the leaders to dedicate their energy to the new term that runs from 2026 to 2031 to the country’s historic mission of social-economic transformation. He asked them to move house to house and mobilise people to move from subsistence living to a modern, prosperous and industrialised economy.
President Yoweri Museveni arrives for the function.
Turning to the communities, Museveni urged Ministers to adopt modern farming methods and collective investment approaches, including shareholding arrangements, instead of physically subdividing land. (All Photos by Eddie Ssejjoba)
The retreat attracted senior government officials, including the National Resistance Movement Secretary General, Richard Todwong; the head of the civil service, Lucy Nakyobe, who organised the retreat; permanent secretaries; and the NALI director, Col. Okei Rukogota.
The theme of the retreat was “Leading Government with Integrity, discipline and results, delivering Uganda to Upper Middle-Income Status”. It was intended to equip the ministers with the knowledge and skills necessary for effective service.
The President challenged the ministers to mobilise the citizens, house to house, to embrace commercial production and wealth creation, saying leadership should be measured by tangible improvement in people’s livelihoods.
“In this kisanji (political term), we must stop playing around; we need to help our people,” he stressed.
He said he no longer wants to see peasants in Uganda. “Peasants must disappear in Uganda; we cannot have peasants anymore. Every family must move from subsistence to the middle class or the skilled working class,” he stated.
The Vice President urged ministers to contribute towards the realisation of Uganda’s ambitious development targets, including the aspiration to grow the economy to $500b, while pledging the cabinet's commitment to fighting corruption.
Nakyobe said the ministers’ appointment reflected the confidence the President saw in their capabilities and urged them to deliver as expected.
“The President has sounded a wakeup call. You must all go to the field and work; no more time for relaxing and rolling around in your chairs,” she stated.
Several senior government officials lectured to the participants on various critical topics, including the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi, the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Judiciary of Uganda, Pius Bigirimana, among others.
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The retreat attracted senior government officials, including the National Resistance Movement Secretary General, Richard Todwong; the head of the civil service, Lucy Nakyobe, who organised the retreat; permanent secretaries; and the NALI director, Col. Okei Rukogota. Below is a picture highlight from the retreat as captured by multimedia journalist Eddie Ssejjoba;
