Editorial
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has expressed gratitude to the Catholic Church for their active role in combating poverty and promoting socio-economic development.
According to the President, it is important to integrate spiritual guidance with practical efforts to uplift communities economically.
President Museveni, who is on a wealth creation regional tour of the Parish Development Model (PDM) in Greater Mubende, made the remarks on Tuesday, at Busunju Parish, Busunju Town Council, Mityana South constituency.
This was after he visited the wealth creation projects of Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Kiyimba, an established Catholic priest and farmer.
He has several enterprises, which include seven dairy cows, four of them giving him 25 liters per day, of which three liters are consumed by the family, then 22 liters are sold at Shs 1600 per liter, giving him Shs 35,200, hence Shs 1,056,000 per month, translating to Shs. 12,672,000 per year.
The 12 pigs give him Shs. 5,000,000 per year, and a Robusta coffee cutting of 6.8 acres, which gives him Shs. 7,800,000 per harvest.
The PDM is a transformative initiative launched by the government to eradicate poverty by empowering communities at the grassroots level.
