Museveni also urged the people of Kasese to engage in wealth-creation activities such as commercial agriculture by adopting the four-acre model to fight poverty, increase their household incomes and create jobs.
President Yoweri
Museveni has urged local communities in
Kasese to prioritize peace and wealth creation as key cornerstones
for transformation and development.
Speaking during a thanksgiving ceremony organized by Gen. Wilson Mbadi and Geoffrey Kabyanga on Saturday at Kaguta
Grounds in Nyatatonzi Sub County, President Museveni emphasized that peace is
the critical ingredient needed to unlock the region's growth
potential urging the local community to avoid tribal and sectarian tendencies.
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Museveni also urged the
people of Kasese to engage in wealth-creation activities such as commercial
agriculture by adopting the four-acre model to fight poverty, increase their household
incomes and create jobs.
He reiterated to the community
that the antidote for poverty today is
wealth which moves hand in hand with the development and creation of jobs asking
them to put into practice the NRM message on wealth creation.
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Museveni also called on
the community in the district to protect natural resources particularly forests and national parks which are critical for tourism and environmental balance.
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Kabyanga
who is the State Minister for ICT and National Guidance and Mbadi, the State Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives hailed Museveni for appointing them ministers and committed to serve as required.
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The Kasese District LCV Muhindi Bukombi used the opportunity to inform the President of his unfulfilled pledges including; supporting the upgrade of Health Centres and uplifting of Kasese airfield among others.