President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Wednesday commissioned the DEI Group Advanced Agro-Processing Park and a new starch manufacturing plant in Busambo, Namasagali\u2014calling the project a major boost to Uganda\u2019s value-addition agenda and export growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President, accompanied by First Lady Janet Museveni, commended DEI Group Chairman Emmanuel Katongole Magoola for what he described as years of persistence, innovation, and commitment to Uganda\u2019s wealth-creation efforts. Museveni traced Magoola\u2019s journey from developing early malaria remedies in Matuuga to establishing one of the country\u2019s most advanced agro-processing facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHis resilience and innovation continue to make a real contribution to Uganda\u2019s wealth-creation journey,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Museveni also thanked international partners, including collaborators from the United States, for supporting the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a symbolic push for Uganda\u2019s export drive, the President officially flagged off the first container of Ugandan chili destined for the Chinese market, calling it \u201canother milestone in our march to prosperity.\u201d He also extended congratulations to the People\u2019s Republic of China and noted its long-standing cooperation with Africa since 1949.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the commissioning, Museveni travelled to Kamuli District for his second rally of the day, where he received an enthusiastic welcome from residents. Addressing supporters, he said the National Resistance Movement\u2019s most significant achievement over its four decades in government has been restoring peace and stability across Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrom the 1966 crisis to the turbulence of later regimes, Uganda endured years of turmoil. Today, the country is stable from end to end,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Museveni revisited a key theme of his campaign\u2014the difference between wealth and development. He reminded the public that the push for household wealth creation began in the 1960s and was later expanded nationwide through the four-acre model introduced in the NRM\u2019s 1996 manifesto. The model encourages smallholder families to adopt structured, diversified farming to build stable incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President said the new agro-processing investments, growing export opportunities, and grassroots wealth-creation programmes all feed into a broader national goal of moving Ugandans from subsistence living to prosperity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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