Museveni heads to Greater Luwero for PDM tour
Under the PDM, each parish receives sh100m annually, and beneficiaries can borrow sh1m at a 6% interest rate repayable in over two years.
President Yoweri Museveni. (File)
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President Yoweri Museveni says he is today, May 20, 2025, heading to Greater Luwero for a PDM assessment tour.
In a social media post, the President said: Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu, starting today, we will be in Greater Luwero for our PDM assessment tour.
The President's Luwero tour comes days after he completed touring the regions of Toro and Rwenzori.
While in Kitagwenda district on Sunday, Museveni said the Parish Development Model (PDM) is a key initiative to support poor Ugandans lacking startup capital. This was during a rally at Kichwamba Secondary School.
Under the PDM, each parish receives sh100m annually, and beneficiaries can borrow sh1m at a 6% interest rate repayable in over two years. He insisted the money belongs to the people and will never return to government coffers, urging locals to report any officials misappropriating the funds.
President Museveni reiterated his commitment to free education in both primary and secondary government schools, revealing plans to invest more in recruiting teachers and building classrooms. He announced the donation of buses to Kichwamba Secondary School and Humura Secondary School and contributed sh60m towards the construction of Kitagwenda Mosque.
In the company of the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Museveni, the head of state thanked Kitagwenda residents for their co-operation in maintaining peace and rejecting rebel activities.
He credited the prevailing peace to the National Resistance Movement (NRM)’s politics of interest rather than identity, its commitment to women’s emancipation, and non-discrimination based on religion or tribe.
The President has also highlighted that while infrastructure like tarmac roads and electricity are important, they cannot uplift individuals without a source of income. He stressed that the Government’s current priority is to boost homestead income, arguing that financial stability begins at the household level.
President Museveni assured citizens that even those with small land holdings can succeed, citing Richard Nyakana from Fort Portal, who runs a thriving one-acre farm.