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.
you will never drill in holhol, taleex, xudun or any place on our land.
sign deals as much as you want, but the norwegians are warned and so are this so called somaliland administration.
there is no oil in those places though and even if there was, we would not be asking you.
Good warm welcome news. Thumbs up in support.
Cheers.
Those Scandinavian countries know whats up, very well managed states. Highly educated, great heathcare, liberal secular humanists these are the types of partners we should be seeking on the world stage we become who we associate with.
We are a product of who we associate with. We become that product's mold (image) but unfortunately some of us remain in that mold and never outgrow it.
Unlike Genel the regional manager of DNO is a highly intelligent and an honest man. He did not come to enrich himself but to help his motherland. I just hope he has the guts to give Xirsi and company the hike and tell them not to interfere with his operations. What I personally would want to see is that the majority of the contracts (equipment, transportation) given to Dhulbahante.
Do you think dhulbahante are guests of their own land? guess again my friend.
war dhulbahante ma waxaad moody dad marti ku ah dhulkooda?
Nacasnimada iska dhaafa, if you want to look for oil, try with genel in your own land first, it seems like you cannot even agree on your own land in the first place, before you try to sell someone else's land.
I promise you dhulbahante will never ever allow the norwegians nor the isaaqs to come and digg for oil in their land. It is ok for your troops to remain in some parts of our cities which we are planing to remove soon, but you can dream on for our oil. This oil belongs to the republic of Somalia, not a one clan seccenist enclave
People like you from Taleex engrossed with the failed idea of hartism, driven by pure hatred of their land, will regret this when you see the progress made by Somalilanders of holhol and environs (Gambadhe, Tukaraq, iyo Dooxada Xudun) . People like you will soon be coming to beg for forgiveness when you see pipes from holhol passing thru Tuulo Samakab and Oog.
Just remember the might of Somalilanders who obliterated Africa's most mechanized army to oblivion. Perhaps you need a new reminder that Somaliland's army is 10,000 times stronger and more equipped than when they were fighting for their freedom. Here is a good reminder why (
) you should never dream Somaliland is an easy target.
you will not ask the owner of the land? funny guy are, you should learn something called reality on the ground, its much different than behind a computer screen, where you can switch between SNM hero at somalilandpress and continue play war craft.
Uncivilised comment and very well below standard do you really have guts and print such a foolish comment and secondly l think you have come from very primitive tribe and understand that land belong to the Republic of Somaliland and no one else, l hope you have understood the situation full Stop.
I love patriotic people. well-done bro Patriotic. Just beware there is no primitive tribe in Somaliland, only a few individuals with wanlaweyn characters. We just need to re-educate them so that they stop saying 'no, this is mine, this is my village, this my water well, this my village, this is my, my, my, ….'. As you rightly have said is The Republic of Somaliland is for us all regardless of our regional background.
It belongs to the federal republic of Somalia last time I checked, you need to stoop with your stupid seccenist thoughts, only then we can agree on something, until then, Why would I a Dhulbahante of the Harti sub clan of the Darood clan allow myself to become a minority clan amongst isaaqs who are blood thirsty and have no respect for human lives? why would I allow that when I see that even amongst your selfs there are discrimination, I know that the habar jeclo administration alone have done so much bad and corrupted the land just the past few years. And that the other clans cannot withstand this anymore. Why should I explain to me? it is pure logic and common sense, that my interest are amongst the somali people in somalia, not within a one clan enclave…
It is quite astonishing the way The Somaliland President status has been REDUCED only to a five minute photo ops with foreign dignitaries and swift back to total obscurity. What the hell is going ON!!!!! Somebody speak up!
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