Editorial
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on artisans and entrepreneurs to transition from individual operations to family- or group-owned companies to ensure sustainability, collective wealth, and intergenerational growth.
The President made the call on Tuesday during a visit to the Kigo Carpentry and Skilling Centre in Makindye-Sabagabo Municipality, Wakiso District.
The centre is home to 588 members and offers training in carpentry, metal fabrication, tailoring, and weaving.
While interacting with the artisans, President Museveni advised them to rethink the traditional approach of fragmented individual work, especially when it comes to managing land and shared resources.
The Kigo Carpentry and Skilling Centre was born out of hardship, resilience, and an unexpected moment of Presidential intervention.
In 2016, a group of desperate artisans working under harsh conditions in Nsambya boldly blocked President Museveni’s convoy as he returned from Munyonyo.
They pleaded for help, explaining how Kampala Capital City Authority constant evictions had left them vulnerable and without a place to operate.
Touched by their determination, the President responded immediately, visiting them later that year, providing modern carpentry and tailoring machines, and injecting sh100m into their SACCO.
He went a step further and purchased for them land in Kigo, evolving into a thriving centre of 588 skilled artisans, a place they now proudly call home.