Bunyagabo district to host Women's Day celebrations

Feb 17, 2019

Located about 330km from Kampala City and 21km from Fort Portal, the place is a hive of activity as preparations to host President Museveni as the guest of honor are in high gear come March 8.

 

WOMEN'S DAY CELEBRATIONS

Bunyagabo district in Western Uganda is proven best suited to host the forthcoming Women's Day come March 8.

To benefit from the grand occassion, the Minister of State for Gender and Culture Peace Regis Mutuuzo urged the residents to exploit every opportunity.

"To accomodate thousands of visitors, I urge you to turn your homes into Home Stay facilities," urged Mutuuzo. "The guests will pay for the services. Indirectly you will be showcasing our culture and organic: coffee, vanilla, bananas, vegetables besides the potatoes."

Adding that, Bunyagabo is the best suited district to host the day because the community there is staying on its feet because of the strength of women.

"They open up the land, plant, weed and harvest the agricultural produce besides making the home livable for the entire family," stressed Mutuuzo. "Rwimi with more than 16,000 people is the largest town in Bunyagabu boasting a sum of 171,000 residents."

Located about 330km from Kampala City and 21km from Fort Portal, the place is a hive of activity as preparations to  host President Museveni as the guest of honor are in high gear come March 8. School children  dancing themselves lame and singing themselves hoarse - in preparation.

Talking to some residents was a revelation of their great: economic, social and political expectations.

"We look forward to the maiden hosting of the day in our young district," confided the RDC Jane Asiimwe. "The women need guidance to mass produce as they remain the sole bread winners. The big day will sensitize our men that things get better if responsibilities are shared."

She lamented about some men indulging in liquor binges, gambling and being spend thrifts instead of exploiting opportunities in their midst.

LC Local Council Lt. Abel Ngomayoledi concurred that, the district is populated by Bakonjo, Bakiga and Batooro who stand to benefit given better post-harvest handling of their produce.

"We witness banana bunches left in the market to rote," said Ngomayoledi. "The farmers find it less tedious than carrying it back home. All we need are better preservation methods to containing the fluctuating market prices during bumper harvest.

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