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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today reaffirmed his commitment to uplifting Ugandans outside the money economy.
While visiting Mrs. Harriet Ahimbisibwe, a beneficiary of the Parish Development Model (PDM) in Kyarukobwa village, Kyaruhanga ward, Kagongo division, Ibanda municipality, the President emphasized that his priority is helping those outside the money economy rather than focusing on the well-off.
The visit was part of President Museveni’s performance assessment zonal tour on wealth creation and Parish Development Model (PDM) in Ankole subregion which started on Wednesday.
In response to critics questioning his visits to ordinary Ugandans engaged in small-scale farming, the President firmly defended his approach saying since coming to power, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government has always prioritized moving Ugandans from subsistence farming into the money economy.
By 2013, he cited that 32% of the households had joined the money economy, but 68% were still struggling, a gap he aimed to close through initiatives like Operation Wealth Creation and the PDM.
