BUDAKA — The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Presidential Candidate, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has encouraged residents of Budaka District to embrace fish farming and commercial agriculture as key avenues to create household wealth and fight poverty.

Speaking during his first campaign rally of the day in Budaka on Thursday, President Museveni said fish farming was one of the most profitable ventures Ugandans could adopt, especially in areas endowed with swamps and water resources like Bukedi.

“Me, I get much more from fish farming — millions. I can get Shs150 million net, Shs140 million after removing the cost. But others are getting about 66 million. Find out why I’m getting much more than they are getting,” Museveni said.

“So you people here in Bukedi, where there are a lot of swamps, you can do fish farming. You can do coffee on the dry lands. You can do fruits. You can look after cows,” he added.

The NRM flagbearer said the four-acre model he introduced some years ago remains the cornerstone of Uganda’s household income strategy, combining coffee, fruits, dairy, and fish farming.

He urged parish leaders to use the Parish Development Model (PDM) to help every household produce for both the “stomach and the pocket.”

Museveni also highlighted the progress achieved under the NRM government in Budaka and the greater Bukedi region, citing roads, electricity, and social services as tangible indicators of development.

“A lot has been done in the Budaka area. We did this road very early in our government and we have repaired it again. We have added the one of Tirini–Pallisa–Kumi,” he said.

“On electricity, work has also been done; the telephones are here, and water projects are ongoing. On health and education, our plan is to have one government primary school per parish and one government secondary school per sub-county,” he explained.