MITYANA, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni commissioned the Mityana Miracle Centre Church Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (Sacco) on Tuesday, an initiative aimed at boosting wealth creation and household incomes.
Speaking at the church’s 40th-anniversary ceremony in Mityana, Museveni commended church leader Pastor Johnson Makumbi for the initiative, emphasizing that a savings culture is vital for economic development.
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“I am glad that the church has come up with this strategy as opposed to an undesirable culture of consumption,” Museveni said in a message delivered by Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba.
He also donated 10 million shillings (about $2,600 USD) to the Sacco.
Museveni applauded believers for embracing government programs like the Parish Development Model (PDM) and Emyooga, which provide funds to alleviate poverty.
He reiterated that these programs are designed to eradicate poverty at the household level, urging the public to embrace them.
“Poverty in Uganda is caused by subsistence farming,” he said, explaining that wealth creation funds are in place to integrate the remaining 37% of households still engaged in subsistence farming.
Pastor Robert Kayanja of Miracle Centre Cathedral in Kampala led the main service.
Museveni praised Kayanja and the public for supporting the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government, urging continued support to consolidate NRM’s achievements in peace, democracy, unity and socioeconomic transformation.
In his sermon, Kayanja lauded Museveni’s choices for ministers, noting significant improvements in fighting land disputes since Minister Nabakooba took office.
He thanked Nabakooba for her hard work and support for the less privileged, particularly in northern Uganda, where many have recently received land titles under the NRM government.
“Since I was born, I had never seen a Northerner with a title,” Kayanja said, attributing the change to the current government and instrumental figures like Nabakooba.
Pastor Makumbi appealed to Museveni to provide each district with a tractor to promote mechanized agriculture, calling it “the best gift to farmers.” He also requested the establishment of a government-funded skills center on church land in Kyamusisi village to provide vocational training for unemployed youth.
Minister Nabakooba pledged to convey Makumbi’s requests to the president. She urged believers to continue trusting Museveni in the upcoming 2026-2031 term, stating that he understands people’s problems and will continue transforming lives if re-entrusted with power.
Nabakooba also addressed land conflicts, attributing them to greed, ignorance and corruption. She advised the public to address these issues to resolve land wrangles. She noted that an account has been created for landlords who refuse annual ground rent, known as “Busuulu,” assuring tenants that they will not be evicted if they pay into this account.
Among her achievements as lands minister, Nabakooba highlighted that Mityana Municipality now has a National Physical Development Plan and will benefit from the next phase of the USMID program.
