President Museveni has called on the ghetto youth to guard the peace Uganda currently enjoys, describing it as the bedrock of development, service delivery and personal wealth.
Addressing hundreds of youths at Kawempe Mbogo Mosque Playground in Nabukalu Zone, Bwaise II, Kawempe Division, the president emphasized that peace is not just a political achievement, but a personal investment that benefits every citizen, especially the young people in urban areas.
“I greet you all, people of Kawempe. I am happy to be here to talk to you. Peace is the first and most important thing. Without it, nothing else is possible. No roads, no schools, no hospitals, no jobs,” President Museveni said.
The president pointed to the booming infrastructure across Uganda from rural farms to urban factories, as visible fruits of peace. He displayed images and videos of ongoing development projects and buildings in Kalangala and
Kampala to illustrate his point.
“You may say those buildings are not yours, but let me tell you, every bag of cement, every tonne of steel, every nail used in those buildings pays tax. That tax is what we use to immunize your children, build roads, and bring piped water to your homes,” he said.
To demonstrate the long-term value of peace and tax-funded public health, President Museveni invited a woman living with polio to address the gathering.
He urged the youth to look beyond the surface and recognize how national progress benefits them personally.
“When you support peace, you are supporting yourself. If you doubt it, go and see countries without peace and see what life is like there,” the president stressed.
President Museveni then shifted focus to development and wealth creation, reminding the crowd that having infrastructure alone is not enough.
“You can have a tarmac road in your area, but at night, you don’t sleep on it, you sleep in your house. If that house is full of problems, then development alone isn’t enough. That’s why, from the beginning, NRM has emphasized wealth at the household level,” he said.
The president also revealed that over the past four years, the government has sent over shs10bn to Kawempe through the Parish Development Model (PDM), with shs100m going to each of the 22
parishes every year.
Museveni reminded Ugandans that while development is a collective responsibility, poverty is personal and must be tackled individually.
He once again cited the Four-Acre Model, first introduced by the NRM in 1996, as a proven pathway to rural wealth. The model encourages families to grow coffee, fruits, food crops, and pasture on a small plot of
land, while practicing poultry and piggery farming in the backyard.
He mentioned Joseph Ijara from Serere, who started with 2.5 acres and now earns over shs 800 million annually through poultry farming.
“This is what we mean by waking up. You, too, can do it,” President Museveni told the ghetto youth.
The Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Minsa Kabanda commended President Museveni for his commitment to uplifting urban communities through the Parish Development Model.
Kabanda praised the targeted support extended to the 22 parishes in Kawempe under the PDM.
“Your Excellency, we thank you for your unwavering support to the people of Kampala. The impact is visible on the ground. People who had lost hope are now starting small businesses, improving their homes, and sending children to school.”
She added that the leadership in Kampala is committed to working with government structures to ensure transparency and effective monitoring of PDM funds.
On her part, Madinah Nsereko, the NRM flag bearer for Kawempe South applauded President Museveni for his unwavering support to the youth living in Kampala’s urban ghettos.
She expressed deep gratitude for the president’s visible and lasting interventions in improving the lives of disadvantaged communities.
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