Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Monday kicked off his Kampala Parish Development Model (PDM) tour with the official opening of the newly constructed Busega Market, a facility he says will improve livelihoods by offering traders a safe, clean, and organised space to operate.
Accompanied by First Lady Maama Janet Museveni, the President disclosed that the new market is part of the government’s broader efforts to promote structured, reliable trade and service-based work for ordinary Ugandans under the NRM’s wealth creation agenda.
“This new facility gives traders a safe, clean, and organised space to operate, which is far better than selling on the roadside, where they face losses, especially during bad weather,” Museveni said.
The President used the occasion to reiterate the NRM’s core message on wealth creation through active engagement in productive work. “The message of the NRM is clear: we must work to create wealth. Whether you are an owner or a worker, everyone should be engaged. Idleness is not acceptable,” he said.
Museveni further commended the people of Busega for embracing trading, vending, and small-scale enterprises as key drivers of their household incomes.
“I was encouraged to see that the people of Busega are focusing on services such as trading, vending, and small shops. That is valuable work,” he said.
The Busega Market is expected to serve thousands of vendors who previously operated under precarious roadside conditions, exposed to weather disruptions and poor sanitation.
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