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OWC to focus on technical and political leaders and not NAADS officers in their project implementation

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SOROTI – Leaders of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) have decided to change strategy by moving away from engaging National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) officers to engaging technical and political leaders in their project implementation.

Speaking during a consultative meeting, Princess Kabakumba Labwooli Masiko, the Director (OWC) said, they are moving away from the first phase strategy where they directly engaged with NAADS officers to involving the political leaders and the local government stakeholders.

During their interaction, she said so far, the role of the OWC has been visible except with some of the issues that have not been handled well but promised that it will be tackled in the near future.

Operation Wealth Creation was launched by the President in July 2013 as a away to facilitate national socio- economic transformation; while focusing on raising household incomes and transforming subsistence farmers into commercial farmers.

Recently, farmers received agricultural inputs like maize, beans and more amidst fighting poverty in the region.

According to Dr Fred Muhumuza, the Chairperson of the committee that is revisiting the structure and strategies, OWC has adopted new mechanisms compared to what happened in the first phase.

He said OWC focused mostly on inputs but they had to rethink of new strategies and the nature of engagement with the government agencies.

He added that according to the standing orders assigned by the President, a number of stakeholders were identified to work closely with OWC including the local government technical team.

” The specified teams include the Chief Administrative Officers (CAO), Resident District Officers (RDC), district Chairperson and the District Internal Security Officer (DISO),” he told theCooperator.

He however, cited that there was too much focus on inputs and yet when local governments met, a number of issues were raised which actually fail the success of the inputs.

The Soroti district Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Mr Luke Lokuda applauded the government for giving them support because they have collectively been addressing poverty concerns.

He said through their support, most farmers are running out of poverty since they generate income to sustain their livelihoods.

The Production Officer, Soroti district, William Enyaku, said some of the sectors have not been visible to the farmers especially in Teso.

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In the Production department, there are four sectors which include; crop, livestock, entomology and fisheries.

Enyaku complained that the fisheries sector has not been handled well because a number of farmers doing fishing are few.

He said that the potential is not there because it has not been exploited and the water bodies may not be visible enough to promote the enterprise.

He added that the initial investment costs are relatively higher than any other enterprise.

“Only excavating the pond requires a standard of 20-30 meters with a total area of about 600 square miles which cost millions,”Enyaku said.

He appealed to the government that while promoting these programs, they should have avenues that will help equip farmers at the management level, if not it will be shuttered and may not produce good results.

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OWC gives 4000 kg of beans to Bushenyi locals for planting

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BUSHENYI – Bushenyi district has received a consignment of 4000 kilograms of beans for planting from Operation Wealth Creation (OWC).

The consignment was received on Wednesday by a number of district officials including; the LCV Chairperson, Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC), District Internal Security Officer (DISO), Agriculture Officer, and OWC Officers among others.

While receiving the beans at the district headquarters, Ms Jane Asiimwe Muhindo, the RDC said that the inputs were delivered on time unlike in the past when other inputs had been coming late past the planting season. She noted that the supplies will go a long way in helping farmers eradicate food insecurity.

The NABE 17 beans variety packed in 10kg bags will be given to selected farmers in 14 sub-counties according to Patrick Kamwezi, the District Agriculture Officer (DAO), who added that the beans were certified by the Ministry of Agriculture.

Kamwezi, noted that the seeds shall be taken through germination tests to verify their efficacy since the supply is intended for seed multiplication.

Hassan Basajjabalaba, the Chairman LC V Bushenyi district local government thanked the government for thinking about the wananchi during the planting season when rains have started to flash in the district.

He appealed to the farmers to plant the given seeds rather than thinking about eating them on spot.

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“No one should take these maize seedlings and keep them for food because this is a planting season and planting such maize means you are planting the future food basket because they will multiply and feed many others,” said the district Chairman.

Relatedly, farmers in Rwampara district have been asked to plant the maize seeds that were donated by the government to ensure food security and to fight poverty.

The call was also made by legislators hailing from Rwampara district, Hon. Molly Asiimwe, Woman Member of Parliament and Hon. Julius Tusiime Karuhanga, Rwampara East, Member of Parliament while handing over 9 tons of maize seeds to farmers in the area.

Molly Asiimwe noted that the government is trying to ensure food is available and poverty is eradicated.

“We are fighting with poverty and hunger where you find our people only work for the stomach. Now that we have given you the maize seedlings in time, go and plant these seedlings to chase poverty out of your homes,” Asiimwe said.

In his remarks, Julius Tusiime Karuhanga promised farmers that he will bring experts in agriculture to sensitize them on post harvest handling and to get a market for their goods.

“If you harvest quality seeds then you are rest assured of good money. So, we are going to get trainings for our parish committees to have modern harvesting habits to avoid aflatoxins which kill agricultural markets,” he explained.

During his term of office, Julius promised to work on feeder roads to be motorable for the buyers to access farmers’ produces directly from the farms.

Also, in Mbarara City, Ritah Atukwatsa, the area Woman Member of Parliament called upon farmers to be ready with their gardens for planting as the rainy season starts.

She made the remarks while delivering 3 tons of maize seeds to farmers in Mbarara city on Monday.

Atukwatsa said that to be food secure, farmers need to plant in time so that they can get more yields at the end of the season.

She appealed to the beneficiaries to plant the seedlings but not to sell them.

Kyabwisho Gumisirisa, the Mbarara City North Mayor, promised to distribute the seeds to farmers so that farmers can start early planting.

“We used to get a challenge where NAADs and OWC officials used to estimate wrong season timings for the input deliveries and it would all go to waste. But now that these seedlings have come on time, we shall distribute them to our farmers most especially in areas of Kichwamba, Nyarubungo, Bugashe and Katojo,” Kyabwisho explained.

“We are assured that if the season goes well December-January, we shall be having much maize in the market as a result of such free distributed seedling to us,” he added.

Ketty Atuhaire, one of the beneficiaries from Ruti Ward, Market Cell, promised to plant the given maize seedlings such that she can get what to feed on in the coming months.

She thanked the legislator for thinking about them during the planting season.

“We want to thank our woman MP and pray that if she gets more, she can bring to the people of Mbarara City because this is the exact planting season most especially to us women who are food baskets for our families in this region,” said Ketty.

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Soroti City starts re-allocation of lock-ups to vendors at Soroti Modern Market

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SOROTI – Authorities of Soroti City have embarked on re-allocation of lockups in Soroti Modern Market nicknamed as “New Jerusalem” constructed under Uganda Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Project (MATIP-2); after months of disagreement between vendors and city authorities.

The nine days exercise which commenced on Tuesday, August 31st, 2021 is being spearheaded by the Principle Community Development Officer, Damalie Asekenye who doubles as the Market and Agricultural Trade Improvement Project (MATIP) Officer.

According to the road-map, the lockup allocation exercise is expected to end September 8th,2021 and the vendors will commence their operations in the market on the 10th of this month.

This comes after months of disagreements between the market vendors and city authorities over the illegalities surrounding the first exercise.

The disagreement stemmed from reports that the market leaders led by George William Eriebat, had double allocated themselves lock-ups including their close relatives leaving out more than 2,000 people who had applied for space in the new market.

A number of vendors complained that the allocations were based on relations with the technical people and the majority refused to take up lockups allocated to them by the city authorities.

This forced the Resident City Commissioner (RCC), City Clerk, Ambrose Ocen and the City Mayor, Joshua Edogu to halt the allocation of Lock-ups.

After the process was halted, an independent committee was formed to investigate the allegations that Eriabat and his team had double allocated lock-ups to themselves.

During the investigations which lasted for a month, the committee found out that allegations raised by a section of vendors against the leadership of the Market vendors were true.

However, the Principle Community Development Officer (CDO), Damalie Asekenye told theCooperator that the issues that affected the first re-allocation exercise have been resolved amicably.

She said the ongoing lock-up allocation exercise is being conducted by a 24 man’s team representing the 12 sections in the market.

According to Asekenye, by September 1st, 2021, a total of 38 vendors from Solot-Avenue and Adams road had successfully got their lock-ups without any grievances registered.

“As per the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the then Soroti Municipal Council and the vendors, the priority is given to the vendors (Landlords), their tenants, people operating businesses and those whose leases could have expired by the time of market construction,” said Asekenye.

Richard Opiding, the chairman allocation committee assured the vendors that their commitment is to see that the lock-up allocation is done in a transparent manner.

“My committee and I don’t want to repeat the same mistakes which were done by the leadership of the market vendors and top city management because those mistakes made the vendors protest the first allocations,” he told theCooperator.

Josephine Akayo, one of the smoked fish dealers applauded the government for giving Soroti City such a unique facility.

According to her, the market is not only a pride for Soroti district but Teso as a region.

“It will go a long way in creating job opportunities for vendors,” she summed up his happiness.

Meanwhile, Ambrose Ocen, the Soroti City Clerk said that the new market has 1,390 facilities, including stalls and retail stores which ought to be allocated to the low-income earners to operate inside the market, including the vendors.

“Absentee landlords who may want to buy space have no place here,” the City Clerk told theCooperator in an interview on Wednesday.

He highlighted that the market will boost development in Teso sub-region and Soroti in particular, hence making it a regional business hub.

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Ocen added that Soroti Main Market will not only boost trade in Soroti but also local revenue collection in Soroti City hence improved service delivery to the city dwellers.

Soroti Main Market was constructed by TECHNO 3-Uganda Ltd at a tune of Shs 24 billion, with a loan acquired from African Development Bank (ADB).

It was commissioned by the President H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on November, 2020.

Geoffrey Ettedu, the National Coordinator, Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Project (MATIP-2) said the markets constructed by the ministry in the districts of Hoima, Gulu, Moroto and Lira don’t measure to Soroti Modern Market in terms of scope, design and standard.

“Soroti market project is the biggest of all the markets constructed under the Market and Agricultural Trade Improvement Project (MATIP-2),” he added.

In addition to stalls and lockups, the new market has CCTV cameras linked to the Soroti Central Police Station, 500,000 litre water tank, butchery, chicken cages, cold rooms and service centres: tailoring, pharmacies, financial institutions and small-scale value addition units.

The new modern market also has prayer rooms, restaurants, day-care facilities, meeting rooms, and a Police station.

Soroti Modern Market is powered by solar energy for lighting to enable storage of fresh foods and vegetables to avoid losses caused by constant electricity blackouts in the city.

The facility is also connected to the solar water pumping system that is independent of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation.

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HOIMA – The mandatory Covid-19 lockdown has finally taken its toll on referees as games and sports resumed under strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Last week, Hoima District Referees Saving and Credit Cooperative Society’s (SACCO), Board of Directors convened a meeting and made several resolutions to save the SACCO from distressing financial challenges.

Speaking to theCooperator, the referees SACCO Board Chairman, Patrick Kunihira explained that the board meeting agreed that the SACCO suspends the giving out of new loans to the members.

He added that during this period, the SACCO will only give members their savings. Members will be allowed to get half of their savings to ensure that the SACCO continues to survive.

He further added that the board also agreed to reduce on the expenditures which the SACCO office has been incurring such as allowances.

Kunihira explained that during the meeting they also resolved to cut the salaries of their workers and allowed workers to work in shifts.

He also said that some members are failing to save or pay back loans largely due to the Covid-19 induced lockdown.

“You know SACCOs survive on the savings of members but because of the Covid-19 lockdown, our members are no longer saving and those who took the loans are not paying back and such challenges are affecting our SACCO,” he said adding that they have hope that the measures put in place will save the SACCO from facing more financial challenges.

He challenged members who are still earning, something in this period to continue saving and appealed to those members who took the loans to try and pay back the loans to secure their SACCO.

Francis Bagonza, Chairman Investments said that the Covid-19 pandemic has affected several investment plans. He noted that the SACCO had a plan of establishing a depot and to have a means of transport but all these plans have been frustrated by Covid-19 because the SACCO is not making money as they anticipated.

He added that the SACCO had started a Sports club bar but unfortunately this business shut down following the closure of bars by the president to reduce the rates of Covid-19 infections.

However, Bagonza said that before the situation worsened, the SACCO had invested in tree planting projects adding that the SACCO currently has five acres of titled land with Eucalyptus trees.

Philip Tibaigana, the SACCO Manager expressed dismay that the SACCO applied for a loan of Shs 50 millions from the Microfinance Support Center (MSC) to boost them but their request was not honoured despite having fulfilled the requirements.

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In the Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was held early April 2021, the SACCO which started in 2015 had registered 112 members and given out Shs 279m in loans.

The SACCO had Shs 330 million in savings and Shs 22 million in shares.

Derrick Matsiko, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Microfinance Support Center, Bunyoro region said, that several organizations including SACCOs are facing financial distress due to the Covid-19 lock down.

He says that, it is high time SACCO leaders ensured drastic measures to avoid the collapse of their organizations; adding that management thought it wise that Hoima district referees put in place measures of saving their SACCO from facing further financial challenges.

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Minister Magyezi vouches for the Parish Development Model Program

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UGANDA – The Minister for Local Government, Raphael Magyezi has said that for Uganda to reach middle income status; Ugandans need to change their mindset and move away from subsistence agriculture to commercial economy through industrialization; as the government gears up to launch the Parish Development Model program.

The Minister made these remarks during a zoom dialogue meeting on the Parish Development Model as a strategy to build resilient food systems in Uganda.

“The government is committed to transform Ugandans from subsistence farming to a money economy in the next five years using the Parish Development Model,” says Magezi.

The meeting was organized by Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) in conjunction with the National Food Systems Secretariat and held at the Ministry of Local Government Boardroom on Wednesday, 18th of August, 2021.

Among other dignitaries in attendance were; the Deputy Chief Coordinator Operation Wealth Creation, Maj. Gen Sam Kavuma, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Secretary to the Treasury, Ramathan Goobi, Dr. Fred Muhumuza Economist, Researcher and Lecturer at Makerere University, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industries and Fisheries, Maj. Gen. David Kasura Kyomukama and Sarah Kataike, the Director of Operation Wealth Creation in charge of the Regional Incubation and Innovation Center.

In his opening remarks, the Minister Raphael Magezi said, the coming years are going to be exciting for Ugandan citizens and the Ugandan economy as the government is finalizing with the necessary steps needed to launch the Parish Development Model.

He said that the Parish Development Model program is the latest National Resistance Movement (NRM) program aimed at shifting the whole of government’s development efforts to the parish level in its effort to uplift about 3.2 million households who are still held up in the subsistence economy to move into the money economy.

According to Magyezi, about 3.2 million households out of the 8.5 million households live in the subsistence economy meaning that two out of every five households live in the subsistence economy.

“The implementation of the Parish Development Model is expected to begin within this financial year 2021/22. It is one of the key strategies for expanding the country’s economic base and intensifying the fight against poverty in the five years,” Magyezi said.

The minister also noted that once rural households are lifted from the subsistence economy, the government will be able to increase the tax base, revenue mobilization strategy and the general quality of life which is the ultimate goal of the government.

On the pillars of the Parish Development Dodel, Magyezi stated that the new model will focus on production, value addition, marketing and mindset change, community statistical data strengthening, infrastructure development and financial inclusion where the government will start another revolving fund.

“Under the Parish Development Model, the government intends to revive cooperatives and credit facilities to enhance productivity of the 18 commodities that the government has identified as having a ready market and high potential for processing,” explained Magezi.

He listed coffee, cotton, cocoa, cassava, tea, vegetable oils, maize, rice, sugarcane, fish, dairy products, beef, bananas, beans, avocado, shea nut, cashew nut and macadamia nuts as key commodities with ready market and high potential for processing.

Dr. Agnes Apea Atim, the Woman Member of Parliament for Amolatar district, believes that the new model would mean that the center of government activities leaves the sub-county and becomes concentrated at the parish level.

According to her, once the Parish Development Model is implemented and it succeeds, the current situation where two out of every five Ugandans live hand to mouth will be eradicated.

“As the Vice Chairperson Parliamentary Agricultural Committee, I am convinced that nothing can better guarantee inclusive growth and employment for Ugandans than equitable participation of more Ugandans in the monetized economy,” Atim said.

However, she asked the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and Local Government to develop guidelines on the criteria of identifying the list of members of households per parish and the criteria that the government would use to identify the beneficiaries.

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Atim argued that there is need for the ministry to show the research they have done, give parliament the data on how many households are in a given parish, how the money is going to benefit the households and the interventions.

She also said members of the Parliament should be embedded in the monitoring and evaluation role, saying that the legislators play a pivotal role in monitoring and evaluating government programs in their respective constituencies.

Maj. Gen Sam Kavuma, the Deputy Chief Coordinator Operation Wealth Creation said that the UPDF using its established structures at parish level is going to continue sensitising communities about the Parish Development Model as it does with Operation Wealth Creation.

“Many people have been asking the role of UPDF in the parish development model and I want to tell them ours is eyes and hands off,” said Maj. Gen. Kavuma.

On mindset change, he challenged all state actors to join hands and help agencies to implement the program to sensitise locals to embrace it.

Meanwhile, Sarah Kataike, the Director of Operation Wealth Creation in charge of the Regional Incubation and Innovation Center stressed the need for farmers to organise themselves in groups.

According to her, Ugandan farmers are not organised in cooperatives making delivery of input and agricultural extension services difficult.

Ramathan Goobi, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and Secretary to the Treasury said the programme will see each of the 10,594 parishes get Shs 30 million in a revolving fund.

“The parish model, like the others before, is intended to lift Ugandans out of the subsistence economy into the money economy, but this time around, new parish chiefs will manage the fund,” Goobi stated.

Meanwhile in his closing remarks, Maj. Gen David Kasura Kyomukama, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industries and Fisheries who represented the minister Frank Kagyigyi Tumwebaze warned against mismanagement of parish development funds.

He advised the responsible officers to exhibit professionalism while executing the parish development model activities warning that whoever is found culpable of embezzling any funds meant for the vulnerable citizens shall be dealt with accordingly.

WHAT IS PARISH DEVELOPMENT MODEL?

A statement from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, describes the Parish Development Model as a strategy that will organise and deliver public and private sector interventions for wealth creation and employment generation at the parish level as the economic planning unit.

The project intends to localize Vision 2040 as well as the National Development Plan III for effective measurement and management of government development programmes.

Before the implementation of the Parish Development Model, the government will start by recruiting over 5,000 parish chiefs as well as embark on strengthening and training parish development committees.

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Amuru Women petition District Chairman over illegal sale of Amuru Hot Springs

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AMURU – Women from Amoyokuma, sub-ward, Amuru Town Council have petitioned Michael Lakony, the LCV Chairperson, Amuru district to intervene as they struggle to recover land they claim to be communally owned.

In April 2020, Samuel Odonga Otto, the former Aruu County Member of Parliament (MP) entered an agreement with the family of Charles Nyeko to buy 21 acres of land around the hot springs in Amoyokuma sub-ward, Amoyokuma ward, Amuru Town Council, in Amuru district at Shs 15 million with the aim of constructing a hotel.

On the 4th August 2021 about 150 people, all residents of Amoyokuma sub-ward invaded the area that had been developed as a tourist site, named “The Buffalo Camp” vandalizing a generator and solar panel stands, 500 concrete pillars used to erect the fence around the land. The locals also pulled down chain links as well as injuring a casual laborer.

Christine Acan, one of the petitioners says the land in question is a communally owned land of which Odonga Otto entered an agreement with only a family that did not have full rights of deciding on behalf of the community members. Acan says that as married women, their rights on the land were also violated.

Joska Acen, another aggrieved petitioner claims that ever since the site was ‘dubiously” acquired by the former legislator, they have experienced a swift change in rain pattern.

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According to Acen, in the past one month, the whole area experienced heavy hail storms which destroyed their crops and killed animals among other impacts which are being attributed to the interference with the hot springs where elders perform cultural rites.

Florence Lamwaka, also a petitioner, says they want the district leadership to intervene in reclaiming the land which was illegally sold to the legislator, and the town council authorities investigated for accepting bribes leading to the sale of the land.

In a recent interview, Rwot Justine Ocitti Binyi, the Chief of Pagak Clan said the purported development being brought by Odonga Otto diminishes the core value of the cultural site which has provided rain that fed the community for decades.

Michael Lakony, the LCV Chairperson Amuru district says the district executive committee will have a meeting on Monday next week. He however, says they will also launch an investigation to ascertain whether the construction which was ongoing at the site was approved by both the town council and district planning units.

Lakony says that they also want to understand whether the construction conforms with the NEMA act which creates a buffer of at least 25 meters from the water source.

“According to Lakony, the district will not enter in the land dispute between Odonga Otto and the community members. Let the people who sold the land to Odonga Otto finish the dispute between the community and the legislator, for us as the district, we shall only investigate the legality of the development.”

Efforts to contact Samuel Odonga Otto, the accused, were futile. He however, in recent interviews accused Rwot Binyi of inciting violence and behind the 4th August vandalization at the tourists’ site.

Before the petition, there had been a number of attempts by the locals to prevent Odonga Otto from using the land.

In April 2020, community members led by clan leaders from Pagak and Lamogi summoned the legislator and his known friend, Gilbert Olanya, the Kilak South MP to understand the circumstances under which the land was acquired without their (community members and cultural leaders) consent.

Amuru hot springs are located West of Gulu City, approximately 53 km. It’s about 3 km off the Amuru-Gulu road slightly opposite Ker Kwaro Pagak.

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Government Allocates Shs.48 Billion to Creative and Music Industry

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GULU – The government of Uganda has allocated Shs 48 billion to the creative and music industry for the establishment of regional arts’ theatres.

The Prime Minister Robinah Nabanja revealed that the fund is established to organise the creative industry and attract the youths to self-employment.

She revealed that Shs 11 billion has been channelled to the Uganda National Cultural Centre (UNCC) from the Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) for the implementation of the program.

“We will now give you what belongs to you and we expect that you will think positively to invest in the industry and get money,” Nabanja told the artistes over the weekend in Gulu at Watoto Church.

Operation Wealth Creation Chief Coordinator, General Salim Saleh noted that the artistes in the music industry have missed out on opportunities due to lack of structural organisation.

Saleh revealed that the government has realised the need to assemble the artistes into associations and cooperatives in order to receive support to boost their income during this period of the lockdown.

“We have learnt a lot from the artistes and we hope that they will now put their differences aside and turn their music to improve our economy,” Gen. Salim Saleh further explained.

Sam Okello, the Board Chairperson of Uganda National Cultural Centre revealed that the government has also reached agreement with the artistes on copyright protection.

Many of the artistes are being exploited and this has affected the growth of the music industry in the country. The government has now come up to prioritize the creative and arts industry, says Okello.

Though he did not disclose the timeframe of the establishment of the Regional Art Theatres, he noted the centres will be constructed in the North, Eastern, West Nile, Central and Western Uganda.

Ugandan Superstar and long-time musician, Daniel Kazibwe, known by his stage name Ragga D, commended the government for the support in the industry.

He also noted that the government has agreed to support artistes to produce songs that will sensitize and educate the masses on Covid19.

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According to him, each of the songs that will support the fight against the Covid19 will tentatively be awarded Shs 350, 000 from the Ministry of Health.

Phina Mugerwa, the General Secretary Uganda Music Association noted that the industry has started registering all the performing artistes in the country and reorganising them into cooperatives.

Mugerwa revealed that about 4,000 musicians, producers and their promoters have been registered in the country and oriented on the organisation of the music industry for support from the government.

However, Ugandan Superstar and Hip-hop artiste Musa Ssali a.k.a Bebe Cool noted that the government has for years neglected more than 386,000 artistes in the music industry in its economic planning.

“Uganda is the most ethnically diverse country and this is the biggest opportunity for the country to export its cultures but there has been a lack of goodwill to take this advantage,” Bebe Cool added.

He revealed that the industry only contributed $ 281 million to the national economy due to poor technology for quality production.

“The creative industry is large and can generate more than $ 4,000 million per annum for the country if there is a will to support the sector and that is where we have gone wrong,” he added.

“The government has zoned Gulu City for induction, training and orientation of the artistes on the different opportunities to tap financial support from the government through associations and cooperatives,” says Phina.

The ongoing retreat which has lasted for more than two months in Gulu brought together artistes from different factions across the country that resolved to organise the music industry.

“We now have where we can begin from which has never been possible in the past years with lack of focus and infights in the industry. Let us not forget that we are prioritizing support to the young people,” Saleh told the artistes at Watoto Church.

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Serere district disburses Shs 90m to quack journalists.

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SERERE – Serere district Members of Parliament have raised a red flag over the criteria the district officials used to disburse Shs 90m to quack journalists under the presidential initiative on wealth and job creation dubbed as Emyooga.

Statistics from the office of the District Commercial Officer, Simon Opolot, indicates that Serere district received Shs1,680,000,000 which was distributed to various SACCOs across the three counties of Kasilo, Serere and Pingire.

During the meeting between the Members of Parliament, district leaders and the Chairpersons of Emyooga SACCOs, to review and evaluate the progress of Emyooga program, it was found out that the district erroneously appropriated Shs 90m to quacks who disguised themselves as journalists.

Opolot said, of more than 180 registered SACCOs in the district, 3 were journalists’ SACCOs.

The SACCOs include; Pingire Journalists SACCO, Kasilo Journalists SACCO and Serere Journalists SACCO which received Shs 30m each and shared it amongst their respective associations established at parish level.

The revelation left the Members of Parliament wondering how Serere district was able to form journalists SACCO per county yet the number of practicing journalists in the district has been less than 10 journalists.

This report was presented to the Members of Parliament who included; the Minister of State for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa, who also doubles as Serere district Woman MP, Patrick Okabe (MP Serere County), Fred Opolot (Pingire County) and Kasilo Member of Parliament Elijah Okupa.

The Kasilo Member of Parliament, Elijah Okupa who was the team leader of the Members of Parliament cited a lot of irregularities in the report presented by the District Commercial Officer, Simon Opolot.

He said that the report didn’t reflect the amount of funds disbursed to the SACCOs and the date they received it.

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In her submission, Hellen Adoa, the Minister of State for Fisheries said that she carried out an on-ground independent investigation prior to the meeting and found out that a number of members in the SACCOs and associations across the district are ghosts.

“During the visit, most associations were there but as it is, with many situations, there are bad apples. Some of the groups are not among the intended beneficiaries.

According to Adoa, Shs 30m which the district appropriated to Pingire County Journalists SACCO ended in the hands of masquerades totalling to Shs 90m.

Speaking in a tough tone, Adoa said, three of the SACCOs were composed of non-journalists disguising themselves as journalists while the purported performing artist’s SACCO was also made up of non-artists.

“I personally made calls to some of the members purported to be journalists in these respective SACCOs, unfortunately they denied being in any journalists SACCO,” she said.

The Member of Parliament for Serere County Patrick Okabe, blamed the district technocrats for disbursing funds to wrong beneficiaries without verifying.

“It’s sickening to learn that the district went ahead to disburse money to wrong members without verification. The Money has gone into the wrong hands. How can a small constituency of Pingire have 43 Journalists? It’s unbelievable but needs further probing,” Okabe questioned.

He suspected that some of the members in the journalists’ SACCOs disguising themselves as journalists are relatives of the sub-county or district technical staffs.

Okabe said that he has received a series of complaints from the public saying the fund intended to fight unemployment among the masses, is mismanaged to benefit a few who are not even in the targeted groups.

According to him, the saboteurs are doing so by forming and giving money to ghost groups and by asking for a 10% kickback, which he describes as not only being criminal but also undermining the president’s objective of introducing the initiative.

Meanwhile, the Pingire County Member of Parliament Fred Opolot attributed the mess to lack of proper sensitisation of the public about the program guidelines.

He said, had the Ministry of Finance drilled the beneficiaries on how they are supposed to benefit from the program, such shameful mistakes would not have happened.

Beneficiaries speak out

The Chairperson, Kasilo County Journalists SACCO, a correspondent of one of the radio stations in Soroti City based in Serere district, consented that many of his SACCO members are not journalists.

Out of seventeen registered members, only five are journalists while the rest are just citizen journalists, radio callers and agents.

The Chairperson, Serere County Journalists SACCO, Samson Adongu, faults the district technocrats and Minister of Finance for issuing contradictory guidelines about the program. Serere County Journalists SACCO, has three associations with less than 10 registered members.

“During the training conducted by the Ministry of Finance in February, 2020 at Soroti University, the Minister Haruna Kasolo described radio callers and agents as part of journalists, which every person who attended the training took as a gospel truth,” said Adongu.

Commercial Officer’s comments.

In his defense, the Serere District Commercial Officer, Simon Opolot said the blame should go to Microfinance Support Center for misleading the technocrats on who is a journalist and who is not.

He allayed fears that the district won’t recover that money from the masquerading journalists, saying that they will follow them to the dot till they repay back the money.

“The money is seed capital given in form of a revolving loan, so they must be informed that the money has to be paid within a period of four months as per the guidelines. Those who will not pay will be arrested,” warned Opolot.

The on-ground investigation taken by theCooperator reveals that Serere district alone has less than 20 professional journalists who mostly practice their journalism in Soroti City and other major towns in Uganda.

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Gulu University Stuck With 11 Tons Of Mango Juice

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GULU – Gulu University is stuck with 11 tons of mango juice over limited markets in Acholi Sub Region.

The University with support from Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) acquired a mobile juice processing plant from Makerere University in June this year.

The University juice processing pilot study saw 20 tons of the mango juice produced in June; 9 tons have gone into the market while 11 more tons are still stocked.

Dr. Collins Okello, the Dean Faculty of Agriculture and Environment at the university told the Parliamentary Committee for Covid-19 who visited the University on last Friday.

Okello explained that the limited market is threatening the university which could lose over 70 million within the next three months if the product fails to navigate its juice markets.

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“The preservation is only best within three months and we expect to sell them if we are to avoid losses but the challenge again comes with limited markets” Okello added.

He described the initiative as a step towards the food processing industry that the university looks forward to establish in the future and asked the government to support the production.

“Many of the local farmers who did not have a market for their mango fruits got access to a bigger market with the university and the support is viable” Okello added.

Okello, however asked both the government and the private partners to invest in food processing plants in the region; a move he says will boost commercial viability of the locals.

The University Vice Chancellor George Openjuru Ladaa, however explained that the University is focusing on research for transforming the livelihoods of the Community.

The Labwor County Member of Parliament (MP), Noman Ochero who doubles as a member of the Parliamentary Health Committee has asked the government to prioritize support for research and innovations for study with solution-based approaches in the country.

However, the juice processor which was piloted was able to produce 30 tons of mango fruits while a kilogram of mango went to 500 shillings which is opposed to the previous sale of 500 shilling per basin.

Alfred Okwonga, the Gulu City Council Mayor guaranteed the land acquisition by the university for its expansion which had stalled for nearly 20 years.

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OWC to Cluster Beneficiaries For Value Addition

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GULU – The second phase of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) is aiming at clustering beneficiaries into primary and secondary societies, to enable them add value to their products and increase the market.

This is according to Lt Gen Angina Charles, the out-going Deputy Chief Coordinator (DCC) of OWC.

While handing over office to the new DCC, Maj Gen Kavuma Sam at the 4th Division Barracks in Gulu City; Maj Gen Kavuma said the second phase of OWC which started this year running to 2026, will ensure that benefiting households that operated individually, are put into groups of about 30 households, depending on enterprise choices that do well in their environment, for them to reap more benefits.

“If we are able to work around that, then whatever facilities will be shared in common. They can then do some value addition and not sell their produce in raw form, which fetches a low price,” Angina said.

Angina, also noted that Uganda loses a lot of waste that could be turned into manure, animals, and poultry feeds, because of selling unprocessed farm produce.

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“For instance, people carry a whole banana from Mbarara to Kampala, yet people in Kampala just need the peeled bananas. All these peels we bring to Kampala only burden KCCA and the government again has to spend money to collect the waste, which should have remained in the farms to be used as manure,” he said.

Angina reasoned that when benefitting farmers are clustered, they will produce in bulk and this will make it easier to get for them big and better markets, as bigger markets require a huge volume.

“Depending on the volume of their production, it will be easy to lobby for the cottage industry, medium industry, or major industry,” Angina said.

He also said, “Having industries would mean that even if there is no market for crops like maize; we can process it to posho, baby’s food, cornflakes, ethanol or sanitizers, to fit demand in the internal market. So, there is quite a lot that can be achieved.”

“The residues can still be processed to animal and poultry feeds. All these were lost because we would sell all the maize in grains, and we lost all the benefits that could have caused economic transformation for our people,” Angina further remarked.

On why OWC has not had a great impact on the lives of beneficiaries, Angina said the problem was because the resources have been scattered and given to beneficiaries who were not ready or willing to take up a particular enterprise. In the second phase, inputs will be procured by the beneficiaries, to synchronize their planting.

The first phase of OWC acted like a vehicle for enhancing the effectiveness of agricultural reforms in the households and community with more emphasis on input distribution and enterprise development.

However, there have been numerous complaints of distribution of poor-quality seeds compounded by late, or early distribution.

“Resources went into input procurements, and yet during distribution, you find that the beneficiaries are not ready and all those inputs went to waste as the beneficiaries dumped them in the compound or put them under verandas.

“Now OWC will not be blamed for taking inputs too early or too late, because the money will arrive in time and farmers who are organized will buy what they want depending on when it will rain in their area. Complaints of buying poor quality inputs will not be there because now the traceability of who has brought the input at the farm service center and agriculture authority will be there to certify,” he said.

Kavuma, the new DCC said there is need to also change the mindset of the beneficiaries.

“As we carry on with the activity of helping our people, we need to mobilize beneficiaries, enter their brains, and show them the opportunities that both God and the government have given, otherwise, they will remain poor,” Kavuma said.

Mindset change, he said, was what has been lacking since OWC started.

OWC was launched by President Museveni in July 2013 in Nakaseke district with the main objective of raising household incomes by transforming subsistence farmers into commercial farmers.

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