At least 16 million Ugandans are set to benefit from the $150 million (Shs 543.8 billion) second phase of the Local Economic Growth Support (LEGS) project.
Implemented under the ministry for Local Government, the five-year project focuses on addressing climate change, supporting youth and women entrepreneurs, providing irrigation for small-scale farmers, promoting agro-processing, and improving post-harvest handling services.
Dr David Siriri, who provides technical backstop- ping to the implementation of the LEGS project at the ministry of Local Government, says the first phase of the $43 million project has been running for more than five years across 17 districts in Uganda.
These districts include Alebtong, Katakwi, Kumi, Kibuku, Tororo, Buikwe, Buyende, Nakaseke, Luweero, Bunyangabu, Ntoroko, Rukungiri, Kabarole, Kyenjojo, and others. The project initially focused on core economic infrastructure, ensuring communities had the basic facilities needed to support business development, production, and income-generating activities.
“Our focus has been on community access roads to ensure that whatever our communities produce can reach markets,” said Dr. Siriri.
“The project has constructed markets, access roads, processing units, and provided access to financing for people to invest in income-generating activities.”
Christopher Kisinde, the monitoring and evaluation officer for the LEGS project, emphasized that the initiative will transform lives by addressing ongoing needs such as water, roads, fertilizers, and other agricultural inputs.
So, Rwandese Museveni’s ownership of Uganda is normal & reaffirmed as & when Ugandans want to, while NOTHING is done to ensure change!
Museveni doesn’t need the tribalistic system any more & MUST dissolve it! Aftar all Ugandans just look up to him, ensure he’s protected consitutionally with presidential elections that only he wins, then bolster him with useless parliamentary, local elections!
Museveni, dissolve posts of tribal leaders, NOW, PLEASE, then use the money payed to them for schools, hospitals!