The project, structured as a public-private partnership, will see Kiggundu finance the covering of the channel and develop commercial infrastructure above it to recover his investment. Museveni directed government ministries and agencies to support the initiative, saying it could redefine Kampala’s urban development.
President Museveni assured the investors that Uganda is ready to provide land and partnership opportunities for projects that will spur economic growth.
Many leaders talk about development, but since the 1960s we’ve been clear: If you have roads but no income, how will that help you? That’s why we added a third word—wealth in the homesteads. President Museveni said, emphasizing that infrastructure alone is not enough without deliberate efforts to grow household income.
Many talk about development, but if you have roads without income, how do they help you? That’s why we added a third component: wealth in the homesteads.
Highlighting his own journey of wealth creation through commercial agriculture in the 1960s, the President urged leaders to focus on economic empowerment through peace, development, wealth creation, job opportunities, and essential services.
He emphasized the critical role of public service in ensuring efficient delivery of education, healthcare, and poverty eradication programs such as the Parish Development Model (PDM).
Speaking in Kagoma A Village on July 7, the President commended the progress of the Kagoma United Fabricators Skilling Centre, a youth training hub he helped establish in 2018.
Speaking at a rally in Wampewo on July 7, 2025, President Yoweri Museveni urged residents of Kampala and Wakiso to shift their focus from admiring visible infrastructure developments to actively engaging in wealth creation. “You can either work in the factories or supply them.
Wako was once poor, but now he’s a rich man with three cows and a milling machine — all because he and his family embraced the PDM programme. This initiative is your chance to eliminate poverty from your households
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged Ugandans to embrace the Parish Development Model (PDM), emphasizing its significant potential to alleviate poverty and create more employment opportunities than government jobs can offer.
