Pentecostal pastors in Uganda’s central region have appealed to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for 20 tractors to support commercial farming, create jobs and help young people escape poverty.

The religious leaders want churches to become centres for agricultural production, where communities can learn modern farming techniques, practise irrigation and engage in income-generating activities.

Dr. Leonard Sserwadda, who heads development initiatives among born-again Christians, said the tractors would help churches promote food production, livestock farming and value addition.

“We intend to use churches as centres for promoting agricultural production, value addition and youth employment. We are going to transform this nation through agriculture,” he said.

Dr. Sserwadda made the appeal during the third Annual Revival Crusade and Conference at Lubowa NSSF Grounds in Wakiso district, which runs from October 7th to 18th, 2026.

Meanwhile, Bishop Thomson Enock Byamugisha urged the President to meet religious leaders to discuss their inclusion in government wealth creation programmes, including the Parish Development Model (PDM) and Emyooga.

He said some born-again Christians in Makindye-Ssabagabo Municipality had been left out of the initiatives, partly because the area was considered an opposition stronghold.

The pastors also plan to establish a community facility comprising a hall, a hospital and other amenities open to people of all religious backgrounds.

President Museveni, in a message delivered by Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba, urged Christians to embrace commercial activities, warning that subsistence farming was limiting household incomes.

He encouraged Ugandans to invest in agriculture, services, industry and information and communication technology (ICT), which he identified as key sectors for creating jobs and wealth.

Minister Nabakooba thanked the religious leaders for praying for the country and pledged to present their requests to the President.