Editorial
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed Parish Development Model (PDM) officials across the country to stop denying youth access to PDM funds over claims that they lack land, insisting that the viability of youth projects, not land ownership, should be the basis for approval.
The President who was accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Kataaha Museveni, issued the directive on Monday, December 1, 2025, while addressing thousands of supporters at Bujaga Playground in Rwampara District during a campaign rally ahead of 2026 general elections.
The President expressed strong dissatisfaction with reports that youth in several parishes have been turned away from accessing the PDM revolving fund because they do not own land—an issue he described as “misguided and unacceptable.”
He emphasized that PDM was designed to give all Ugandans, especially the vulnerable ones still in the subsistence economy, a fair chance to enter income-generating activities.
Land ownership, he said, is not a prerequisite for innovation or entrepreneurship.
Under the PDM framework, 30% of the parish revolving fund is ring-fenced for youth aged 18–30 to support their participation in income-generating ventures.
