President Yoweri Museveni has appealed to the people of West Nile to maintain peace and unity in the region, saying their support has led to a growing healthy population and enabled government to implement development programmes.
“I am glad that NRM is able to maintain peace supported by you people. The population of Uganda has gone up. I urge you to support and maintain this peace,” he said.
Museveni who is on a four-day working visit to promote the wealth creation campaign in the West Nile region and Northern Uganda was today addressing a mammoth rally at Celecele West Village Grounds in Moyo town council.
He while government has ensured that there is development including developed road infrastructure, electricity, piped water, schools and health centrrs, development does not belong to an individual.
“If there is a tarmac road, you can’t take a mattress at night and sleep on the road and say there is development, let me enjoy it. In order for us to benefit, we must add wealth. Wealth is in your homes. If you have got cows, chicken, fruit garden, and plantation of trees that is wealth. If you have a house for renting, a shop or boda boda to get money, that is wealth,” he said.
The President told the people of Moyo that when government works on development and people don’t work on wealth ‘you all are limping’.
“You can’t walk properly. There is a tarmac road but people are poor in the houses next to tarmac and electricity that you can’t put in the house because there is no money to pay for it. Wealth Creation is very crucial for food security and incomes. I want projects in each home dedicated to cash. Each home must have a cash project,” he said
He called on the people of West Nile to exploit fish farming along the river valley, diary cows, poultry and fruit farming to boost their incomes.
On the issue of services, President Museveni called for an audit of sectors such as health, education, transport, banking etc to ensure proper service delivery.
He called on parents to ensure that their children attain proper skills for job creation.
“Children are studying English, French, literature! Which of those courses will enable them to get jobs once they finish? If you study Latin and you pass very highly, the question is who wants to use Latin? Even in Church these days they no longer use Latin. That used to be in 1960s but now they are using local languages,” he
On Hepatitis B, President Museveni cautioned the people of Moyo against irresponsible behavior that can help fuel the epidemic and also called for massive adult vaccination and sensitization.
The President later contributed Shs10million to the SACCO of civil servants and another Shs10million to the SACCO of Boda bodas.
The LCV chairperson Jimmy Vukoni Okudi in their memorandum called for the remarking of the border with South Sudan, saying it has become a source of conflict. He also called on government to ensure that benefits of veterans are paid expeditiously.
