Bayiga proposed that the supplementary budget should be financed by cutting expenditure for State House, Defence, and the Office of the President, to prioritize food security and support to affected farmers.

World Rabies Day is observed globally every year on September 28th, with the 2026 theme being “Stronger Together” emphasizing that rabies elimination requires collaboration across communities, veterinary professionals, healthcare workers, governments, educators, and international partners.

The day was also to reflect on the journey of the celebrant since childhood. Fr. Lwanga was ordained priest in July 1999.

The parasitic nature of these agencies and authorities promoted waste and parasitism. The 2016/2017 public resource spending figures showed that agencies and authorities were taking UGX 2.2 trillion and the ministries UGX 2.6 trillion with duplication of responsibilities. The conducted survey indicated that agencies like UCDA were corrupt and wasteful, with officers awarding themselves contracts, supplying poor-quality, overpriced materials, and not delivering on time.

UCDA was established in 1991 under the Uganda Coffee Development Authority Act, Cap. 325, which was repealed and replaced by the National Coffee Act No. 17 of 2021. The authority’s mandate includes regulating activities within the coffee value chain, promoting coffee quality, supporting research and development, and optimizing earnings for stakeholders in the sector.

UCDA was established in 1991 under the Uganda Coffee Development Authority Act, Cap. 325, which was repealed and replaced by the National Coffee Act No. 17 of 2021. The authority’s mandate includes regulating activities within the coffee value chain, promoting coffee quality, supporting research and development, and optimizing earnings for stakeholders in the sector.

According to President Museveni’s letter about the rationalization of UCDA, it is fraudulent for UCDA to claim that the big boost in agricultural production is because of its efforts, arguing that since 1991, the year UCDA was formed, by 2013, 68% of the Ugandan homesteads were still outside the money economy, which compelled the government to initiate Operation Wealth Creation.

The government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF), has assigned the Uganda Prisons Service a food security intervention strategy.