Museveni explains difference between development and wealth
President Yoweri Museveni has urged the youth to effectively utilize their skills to fight poverty and create wealth.
President Yoweri Museveni in a message delivered by the State House Comptroller, Jane Barekye, at a graduation ceremony at Ankole Zonal Industrial Hub has advised the youth to work hard to fight poverty in their lives.
The president explained that a country can develop but it doesn’t mean that it has created wealth for its citizens. He said that there’s a difference between development and wealth.
“Government can develop the country through offering better services such as roads, and hospitals among other infrastructure but it cannot put food on your table or create wealth for you; you need to work to kick poverty out of your homes,” the President said.
President Museveni said youths can create wealth by applying their skills in four sectors of the economy such as commercial agriculture, industries, services and ICT.
The graduation ceremony at Ankole Zonal Industrial Hub in Kashari South county in Mbarara District that happened on Wednesday, 11th January 2023 saw 235 students graduate and be awarded Level 1 Certificates.
Museveni urged the youths to utilize the Presidential Skilling Initiative to transform their lives.
On her part, Barekye commended President Museveni for transforming the lives of Ugandans through development programs such as the Zonal Industrial Hub Initiative.
“One of the reasons why the President initiated the Industrial Hub program is to groom the youth to be job creators not job seekers through skilling. So go out there and start businesses. Please make our President happy,” the Comptroller urged.
Barekye further revealed that State House was going to set up a well-equipped common user facility at the hub which the beneficiaries will use (free of charge) to produce goods they will sell and earn a living.
Jovanice Rwenduru, the Kiruhura District Woman Member of Parliament called for an increased budget for the State House to ensure that the skilling initiative benefits all interested Ugandan youth across the country.
Eng. Raymond Kamugisha, the Director of Presidential Projects and Industrial Hubs at State House tasked the graduates to be exemplary in society so that they inspire other youth to join the skilling program.
Patrick Byakatonda, the Director for DIT informed the graduates that the Level I certificate they have received is of competence and is recognized in Uganda’s Education system.
Tukundane Glorious, the Manager of Ankole Zonal Industrial Hub said they admitted 241 students whereby five of them dropped out due to health complications, thus remaining with 236 students.
She said the students were picked from 17 administrative units that include; 12 districts, municipalities and cities.
These are Mbarara district, Kazo district, Isingiro district, Buhwezi district, Rubirizi district, Bushenyi district, Sheema district, Ntungamo district, Rwampara district and Mitooma district.
Others are Mbarara City, Ibanda Municipality, Ntungamo municipality, Bushenyi Municipality, Isingiro Municipality, Ibanda district and Kiruhura district.
