PALLISA. President Yoweri Museveni has called upon the leaders of Bukedi sub-region to preach the National Resistance Movement (NRM)’s wealth creation message, stressing the need to promote modern farming, value addition and enterprise development.
He made the remarks on Sunday 7th December, 2025 while addressing over 10,000 NRM leaders gathered at Pallisa Secondary School playground in Pallisa district.
The meeting, organised by the Speaker of Parliament and NRM’s Second National Vice Chairperson, Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among brought together leaders from the districts of Pallisa, Tororo, Busia, Butebo, Butaleja and Kibuku aimed at strengthening mobilisation and advancing socio-economic transformation.
President Museveni emphasised the NRM government’s commitment to expanding economic opportunities in the Bukedi sub-region, declaring that the government will help to aggressively promote fish farming in the sub region to boost household incomes and empower communities.
“This is something we are going to promote aggressively here in the Bukedi region. When individuals get rich, the whole country gets rich,” he said, encouraging leaders to guide the population towards development.
He also called upon the people of Bukedi to work towards creating wealth, explaining that wealth created by individuals and families is what ultimately leads to sustainable job creation, especially through commercial agriculture, factories, ICT and services.
The President further tasked leaders to ensure government programmes reach households that need them most.
On the other hand, President Museveni called upon the people of Pallisa to vote for NRM come 2026 elections, highlighting the party’s seven contributions to Uganda for the last 40 years. He said the contributions include among others; peace, development of social and physical infrastructure, wealth creation, job creation, market expansion and regional integration.
He also promised to extend support to the families of the people of Busia whose people were killed by the Force Obote Back Again (FOBA) rebel group.
“We have not even supported the families of the people who were killed by FOBA, we still have that issue. We shall have to support those families,” he said.
President Museveni cautioned the leaders to take the issue of peace seriously, recalling the years Lakwena brought instability in Tororo.
He also advised Members of Parliament to support prioritisation, arguing that it helps to eliminate inefficiencies.
“One by one makes a bundle,” he said, noting that several major projects, including key roads, would not have been possible without strategic prioritisation.
“You either prioritise or make mistakes,” he added.
President Museveni further promised to extend support to leaders through offering start-up capital.
On her part, Rt. Hon. Among thanked the President for honouring the invitation and pledged continued collaboration between local leaders and the government to enhance development in the Bukedi sub-region.
She also commended President Museveni for increasing the salary of LCI chairpersons from Shs10,000 to Shs100,000 monthly and called them upon to extend the President’s wealth creation message to their people.