President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday extended more financial support to roadside market vendors in Luwero and Nakasongola Districts
KAMPALA, Uganda, May 30, 2025/APO Group/ --
For the last three years, President Museveni through State House has been offering support to various roadside market vendors along major Highways like Gulu, Hoima and Mityana roads to boost their household incomes.
The 928 vendors who benefited from this latest business booster package were drawn from Kakooge Daily Market in Nakasongola, Kiyenje Daily Market and Balikyewunya Market (both in Luwero). The vendors who received Shs100,000 each, generally ply their trade in agricultural produce, roasted chicken and muchomo as well as beverages.
The package was delivered by State House officials led by the Senior Presidential Advisor-Elderly, Princess Pauline Nassolo and Private Secretary to H.E the President, Ms. Flora Kabibi.
Princess Nassolo revealed that President Museveni extended the financial support to the vendors with an aim of improving their household incomes.
“Mzee wants you to work and improve your livelihoods that’s why he always empowers you economically,” she said.
“The last time we came here, you told us that some of you have never benefited from the Parish Development Model or Emyooga programs so H.E the President decided to offer you this support of Shs100,000 to each one of you as you wait to benefit from other government programs.”
Princess Nassolo also cautioned the vendors against unconstructive politicking, advising them that they should instead focus on fighting poverty through stabilizing their homestead incomes.
“When time for politics comes, go and vote then come back to your workstations and always support someone who supports you. I’m very sure Mzee has played his part, now it’s your time to reciprocate,” she added.
Additionally, Princess Nassolo urged the parents to take good care of their children and groom them to be responsible citizens of Uganda.
“Our country is facing a lot of challenges when it comes to morality. Advise your children against immorality and criminality. We want to have morally uplift citizens of Uganda.”
In a special way, the Senior Presidential Advisor appreciated the youth of Greater Luwero for listening to President Museveni’s message of wealth creation.
“Thank you for joining the money economy. Mzee is proud of you.”
On her part, Ms. Kabibi called upon the vendors to appreciate President Museveni for being a visionary leader who cares for the wellbeing of all Ugandans.
“Because he cares, that’s why he sends this financial support to you to grow your businesses,” she stated.
“Although the package is small, please utilise it well. H.E the President will send you more support,” she assured.
The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Luwero District, Mr. Richard Bwabye Ntulume asked the vendors to utilise the financial support from the President well.
He said the package is meant to empower them economically and that they should vote for the President again in 2026 for more development.
On the other hand, the vendors expressed gratitude to President Museveni for offering additional capital to their enterprises.
The Chairperson of Kakooge Daily Market, Ms. Sofia Namusisi hailed President Museveni for always extending a helping hand to ordinary Ugandans.
“He has done us good. Some of us even received PDM and again he has offered us more support. All I can say is that our people are so happy. Long live President Museveni,” she said.
“Your Excellency, thank you also for sending a trustworthy and transparent team, the package has been well received.”
Ms. Namusisi further disclosed that she was going to use the money to add capital into her business.
On the other hand, she requested President Museveni to set up a modern market for them, saying that the current one is in a poor state.
Ms. Betty Nazziwa, 75, a vendor at Kakooge Daily Market also thanked the President for the financial support.
“Thank you, President Museveni, for helping a poor woman like me. I’m going to use this money to grow my business so that I can properly look after my family,” she said.
Another vendor at Kakooge Daily Market, Mr. Joseph Kato Tebandeke also expressed gratitude to the President for helping ordinary Ugandans like him to improve their household incomes.
“This support from President Museveni is going to boost my matooke business,” Mr. Kato said.
Mr. Muhammad Ssonko, the Chairperson of Kakooge Chapati Operators Association thanked President Museveni for the various programs meant to help Ugandans fight poverty.
“As youths, we are now able to make money and look after our families because of President Museveni’s support. We are with him, and we shall support him again come 2026 general elections,” he noted.
Furthermore, Ms. Juliet Nababi, the Chairperson of Kiyenje Daily Market prayed for the good health of President Museveni so that he can continue leading and developing Uganda.
“We thank you, Your Excellency, for supporting us, especially women. This market is generally occupied by women, and we are your ardent supporters.”
Another vendor in Kiyenje Daily Market, Ms. Nabukenya Madinah called on fellow youths to desist from being idle and work towards improving their welfare.
“We are lucky that President Museveni supports us by giving us financial support. We should utilise this chance to create wealth.”
Mr. Nsimbe Livingstone, the Secretary of Kiyenje Daily Market said, “We are grateful to President Museveni for the support. We are going to utilise this money to grow our businesses.”
At Balikyewunya Market, Mr. Mark Ssesazi said President Museveni has always supported the vendors of Luwero and that it was the second time he was sending support to vendors of Balikyewunya.
Ms. Asiat Nankinga who first received President Museveni’s financial support in March 2023, said she used the money to add capital in her matooke business.
“Even today I have received the money from our President and I’m so grateful. This money is playing a vital role in helping us to develop, we are now able to look after our families. Thank you, President Museveni.”
The LC1 Chairperson of Binyonyi Village in Luwero West, Luwero Town Council, Mr. Kabaale Joseph Ssentongo on behalf of leaders in Luwero thanked President Museveni for supporting their people economically.
He said the financial package is a very big empowerment tool to vendors and it will go a long way in helping them grow their businesses.
“When our people get such money, they don’t need money from lenders who often give out loans with very high interest rates.”
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of State House Uganda.
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Hi moron! Somalilandpress has no permission to use the related pictures of this topic, so they are showing the old pictures of the same individuals which they hold in their records. Anyway, nobody interests to buy your BS. Go and look for water to drink, capito moron!
Brackish water is too salty to drink!
Maacaleesh
Go learn how to write English, and when you've done that the traffic beckons.
Good news, Tony Hayward is very aggressive person and I hope he will leave no stone turned in these two blocks. I wish , Ophir Energy will act soon in the Guban block and gush out oil from my ancestries grave in Muriye.
Are you a descendant of Bullaale Baarjeex? If so, then expect plenty of applications and I'm the first to do so.
Genel Energy is fast expanding Co. in Africa and Asia, including Kurdistan and it seems committed in unearthing, the bottom of whatever is buried in the Somaliland Soil. So the people of Somaliland with their cash starved Government have to support it.
If Genel can create a $9.6Billion GDP(2010) in Kurdistan when the Territory of Kurdistan is divided between
Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Armenia.
Kurdistan is a Region and not even a unified country, they are waged in war on 4-fronts, Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran.
Yet their region has began to develop far better then the recognized states that claim it's territories and is on a trajectory to becoming the Dubai of the future.
May Allah award greater success to Somaliland-Republic amiin.
The only Kurdish area with self autonomy is in Iraq the rest are brutally suppressed but the next one to watch out to get its freedom is the Syrian Kurds one which Turkey is trying its utmost best it doesn't.
In essence if a Kurdish Region split between 5countries can generate $9.6Billion Gdp.
Then BerBera or Odweyne alone will generate that much money even without recognition
Insha'allah Khair and may Allah make that day a reality as we await our Recognition patiently. Somaliland will always remember to help the refugees and drought victims of the horn of Africa therefor a wealthy Somaliland will reduce Horn of Africa's AID dependency at the very least…
Somalia: U.S. State Department Daily Press Briefing: MS. NULAND lift it on the government but maintain it on entities ie Putland Sland whatever land http://allafrica.com/stories/201302121020.html
Don't you see the problem is not Somaliland-Republic nor the various provinces of Somalia.
The problem of arms proliferation and resale have always been the problem of the weak transitional governments and this current "Replacement Provisional Government" [RPG] is non inclusive and non-representative of the people it proports to govern.
There is a higher likelihood that any weapons that are given to the [RPG] will continue to find their way into the hands of insurgents and militia who have the $$ to buy these weapons. The UN special report on Somalia uncovered the level of Arms resale by the Government soldiers is as high as 80%.
To be honest no civilized reasonable person will be advocating the supply of more weapons to undisciplined criminal security forces that are alleged to commit 90% of armed robbery, rape and murders.
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk,buxi. what happen to somaliland region project it looks going to sewage drain.
samale.
If you think centralize moryaan goverment will rule all of somalia than you need to think twice, because it's not gone happen. all semi-autonomous states will run own local affairs that's for sure.
Somalis know how's supplying weapon al-shabab, i don't need to go into details.
And you need to get out of your 90's rhetoric's
PS i can call you faqash put who does that help me what a pea brain
Samale,
This shows how stupid your and the problem is you hardly understand anything. did know 90's rhetoric's is well and live now than ever before since culusow took the wrong direction. but the good thing is IC told him clearly to stay away local semi-autonomuos states affairs.
As long IC running and controling moryaan led goverment than very thing will be smooth.
Abdi in a Democracy that is what happens we have 22-years of experience
The level of opposition and their destructive power is visible in Somaliland.
Is Somalia prepared for multi-party ELECTION???
You have more Clannistic issues then we do. If after 22-years Mucaardnimo is causing so much headache i feel sorry for Somalia or Djibouti when they try Full-Democratic elections.
Somaliland-Republic will survive the storm unfortunately a few passionate citizens might experience heart-attacks or strokes but the Majority will smile on. Gaining Recognition is Live, it is the source of our energy to be engaged in politics, it is the source of our desire to develop and it has been beneficial for 22-years… it will not harm us if we are chasing it for another 22-years.
The big question is for how long will the people of Somalia be content with 1-party rule ???
– Hassan will wait til the last day of his term to beg an extension of term.
– Hassan will wait till the last month of his term to allow only another SELECTION process.
– Hassan will never support a multi-party state in his term
– Hassan will amend road-map constitution to support a 1-party system
Silly questions i guess the people of Somalia will receive more services from Dahabshiil then the Vila-captive government.
KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK We are all swinging in sewage as far as the Somali name is concerned it can't get any worse.
Buxi.
It's big slap on the face somaliland project from IC specially the brirish your masters. somaliland never held genuine democracy election it was all one clan election system like the way somali Elders use to do hundred years ago.
If somaliland region did get"recognition" the last twenty years it will be impossible to get one now, because the ODDS are ( one in a thrillion).
Dahabshill is one of somali money transfer company, i don't think somalis rely on dahabshill they are other bigger companies in somalia it's childish to say that. also bare in mind dahabshill they are in deep trouble since british and american announcement about somaliland region.
Hassan culusow will go after four years that is for sure. they are two things ppl can't avoid,one is death and the other one is taxes.
As we speak somaliland fake mission led by seccessionist is GONE for GOOD, it's unfortunate it has come to this. ofcourse all somali name is painted with sewage, but same are still swimming the in SEWAGE such as s/land while others are washing of.
You're somewhat right their role was pouring more gasoline on top of the fire to make sure it keeps burning.
About the lifting the Embargo first of all the reason why the SNA were/are selling their weapons ammunition's is because they weren't getting payed for months but with this government getting recognized changes all that because of the $£ that's about to come their way with the recognition.
"We will need to help countries like Yemen, Libya & Somalia provide for their own security." -President Obama the West is very serious about getting Somalia back on its feet why well i could write a whole book why but lets just say its political.
Also the West will be keeping a eagle eye on the weapons it's also helping that this new government has so far proven to the IC its not corrupt maybe down the line but not his cabinet.
6-Months and you are claiming they are not corrupt?
– Hassan Mahamoud won a SELECTION process by buying 190votes out of 271.
– Hassan Mahamoud won his post as part of a Road-Map process which was held for and only conducted in the Somalia-territory (Italian-Somalia) that gained it's independence from ITALY 01-Jul-1960.
– Parliament contains diaspora residents who are being paid $2000/month while they continue to live in the diaspora.
– 2 Parliamentarians namely Ahmed ismeal samatar and Ali khalif galydh have alleged on international tv that Hassan mahamoud purchased the 190votes and the UN, Arab-league, EU and AU representatives have all witnessed the vote purchase process.
Not even 6months in office as such the USA recognition is not a reflection of the Replacement-Provisional-Government[RPG] capability after all:
– 1.5million idps still depend on food aid in the Capital of Somalia-Italia-federation
– Constitution is still transitional as such will be changed.
– 20,000 AU troop still keep the Vila safe
– Kenya is still occupying the Juba valley
– Ethiopia is still occupying the south-central regions.
– Somalia security forces are still committing 90% crimes including murder, rape, extortion and arms proliferation.
USA simply needs a "puppet government" able to sign away state & public rights so they can continue to violate state territory land, air and sea. CIA will continue to control the Airport and port and it's allies will setup base in as much as Djibouti and hence another cribbled state is born. Just as Ismael Omar Gelleh can remain in power till his death so will Hassan Mahamoud only to be replaced by one of their Sons.
Stop lying to your self yes SHSM had powerful people behind him but the number one reason Sharif lost is because the speaker and the Pm made sure in the second round all the people that voted for them in the first round went to SHSM
The rest i'm not even gonna entertain you with your usual rhetoric all i can say is go and see your GP for more prescription
ha….ha…..ha……
All Siilaanyo can do is to meet petty traders….kkkkkkk
Will Cameron be the next picture? I bet noooooo…….LoL
Mr. Siilaanyo, please just rest and sleep in the house you built from the looted snm money!!!!!!
You need it……..Ha…..ha…..ha…..
This is too real and happening fast track. Woes to all those wailers and haters of Somaliland.
Cheers.
Bro no disrespect but this guy Hayward is the most business minded cutthroat savvy of the oil industry who wont give two cents about the environment.
This is the same guy that was seen having fun yachting when the BP gulf crises was happening and that is against the Americans imagine what he would do against a third world country ?
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Haters keep hating while Somalilanders keep Grinding!
A somaliland Mp seen wandering in Mogadishu http://www.soomaalinews.com/xildhibaan-ka-tirsan-…
As it says, he was with business men trying to make a profit on your starving @ss
Kaboon maybe there are Redlight districts in Muuqdishu?
Every African is running there like it is the NEW Taiwan…
On the way:
– Nigera
– Siera Leon
– Ghana
– South africa
– Congo
Maybe they are serving some super Ugaali shuuro?
You know what he's there for don't lie to your self have some dignity you tribal enclave days are numbered
LOL Your people have been waiting for 22-years.
MAY Allah reward your land with what ever you wish on ours. Amiin
16-Districts in Muuqdishu and 15 of them are governed by Hawiye how the hell is Muuqdishu the Somali capital,,, it is the Hawiye Capital and 50% of Muuqdishu properties belong to non Hawiye…
Now tell me whose lies and project is about to fail and burn down to the ground.
Personally i would like to see a beautiful totally rebuilt Muuqidshu because there is no real point of burning down a rubbish heap!!!
Please rebuild Muuqdishu
it will be more enjoyable that way… Put every penny you have into Muuqdishu please… Good
P.s
Has Hassan Mahamoud received the $3Million aid donation promised by David Cameron?
Hassan looked like a Romanian hustler in the UK he was only missing his fake gold teeth
20+ years of so called peace, and Hargeysa looks like a village, even worse than before 1992
lol these guys are the worst deluded people i have ever come across bro for the last 20 years we were concentrated within ourselves.
Firts of all it was £ not $ second don't get watery eyes when the World banks start giving SHSM billions of $ and the IC starts equipping the SNA as soon as the Arms embargo is lifted
1. I would like to see Muuqdisho built to look like Dubia.
2. I am happy to see SNA given land mines, helicopters, tanks, scud rockets, nerve gas etc.
You know why i will keep a clean heart???
Because every success Muuqdishu makes the Isaaqs, Daroods, Dir and Rahanweyn who had their properties stolen will burn from the inside, you see i will give my blessing to Muuqdishu because there are enough people who will be trying to burn it down.
Muudisho the Somali capital where 50% of the properties are stolen or bought with Kacaan proceeds
Please invest all your Ic donations and world bank loans in rebuilding the Stolen capital
A State capital with 15 out of 16 Districts governed by Hawiye
Muahahaha
Good luck
Tony Hayward, former BP c.e.o. is a big player in the oil industry and can make things happen just like that. Don't worry you haters! you'll soon all work for us as cheap labour from Somalia.
wasn't Siilaanyo supposed to hook up with his mutual friend david cameron?
I hope this will cheer the cockroaches Ethiopian stooge (SNM)
Abdullahi yusuf used to be siilanyo's wife though
@Irir Samaale
do what you gotta do but do it quick that arms embargo need to be lifted up ASAP to confront the Ethiopian stooge (SNM). I got me list all prepared of what weapons I need to rumble Hargeisa into ashes.
PuntlandGeezer,
Stupid and silly. Stupid because you never seem to be able to realize who you are and whom you are talking to. The natives of Hargeisa, Burco, Berbera, and Ergabo were those who deteated you, delibilated you, and dragged your dead bodies on streets of Burco, and who wiould tame you and your likes, if the need arises, in the future.
Just keep wailing, ranting and raving after Somaliland. You are a hopeless man who hate has just overshadowed. Nothing else. Blow up yourself. That would better for you
Usual darood drivel and whining.
Time to deport these jews to isreal
Punt Pis are you going to shoot us with your BRACKISH water in a toy pistol???
Same old oil stories ah ah. I will believe when I see it