Editorial
The government will create a special fund for fishermen, aimed at improving their livelihoods.
This was revealed by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday during a visit to Titus Tumusiime’s farm in Butiaba Sub-county, Buliisa district.
Tumusiime is one of the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model (PDM) program in the district.
The President, who is on a performance assessment tour on PDM in Bunyoro sub region, stated that the initiative money is not enough for the fishermen, thus suggesting that the government will come up with an additional form of financial support for the group.
He therefore resolved by calling for a meeting with the fishing community leaders in May this year to discuss more on the matter.
On the other hand, during the visit, President Museveni who appreciated Mr. Tumusiime for being a model farmer, contributed Shs10m to him to buy a tuk tuk to help him in transporting pig feeds and Shs25m to buy a grinder.
About the lake wrangles in the area, President Museveni urged the local leaders to get involved in handling Lake Albert issues and he promised to organize a stakeholders’ meeting in May this year to discuss more about the lake.
