The State House Comptroller, Ms.Jane Barekye has today met
and held discussions with the Katikkiro of Buganda Kingdom, Charles Peter
Mayiga at Bulange- Mengo.
The meeting was aimed at paving way for alleviating poverty
among the youth in urban, peri-urban and in the districts of Buganda and Uganda
as a whole.
During the interaction, Ms. Barekye assured Mr. Mayiga that
State House will continue to work with the kingdom to develop Uganda.
She said President Yoweri Museveni through State House has
put up several interventions such as the Industrial Zonal Hub program and
Skilling the Girl and Boy Child Initiative that have since improved the lives
of the youth in the kingdom and the country at large.
The Comptroller added that it would be prudent that the
Kingdom works together with the government to sensitize Ugandans mostly the
youth towards these programs.
"The State House and Buganda have a good working
relationship and we commit to continue cooperating for the development of
Uganda," Ms. Barekye said.
She also assured that State House will support the Kingdom's
development programs.
On his part, the Katikkiro welcomed Ms. Barekye to Bulange
Mengo and assured her that the kingdom is ever ready to work with State House
to improve the lives of the people of Buganda.
He also praised President Museveni for his immediate
interventions aimed at fighting poverty and creating employment opportunities
for the youth.
He said State House's skilling programs are very crucial in
uplifting the livelihoods of the youth in the country.
Mr. Mayiga further told his guest that the Kingdom has also
initiated a number of development programs aimed at causing social and economic
change in the Kingdom.
He cited the coffee promotion campaign dubbed 'EMMWANYI
TERIMBA' which has been used to mobilize the Kingdom subjects to grow more
coffee.
The Katikkiro also briefed Ms. Barekye about the Kingdom's
program of reviving the saving culture and cooperative movement by initiating
saving schemes such as Powesa, Essuubiryo Zambogo SACCO among others.
The two parties agreed to work together to fight poverty in
Uganda
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