The Eastern Uganda tour will begin in the Bukedi sub-region, where the president will evaluate the progress and impact of the PDM initiatives aimed at economic empowerment and grassroots development together with the local leaders, members of the public, selected model farmers, and the technical staff.
Agencies were found to be big spenders on allowances (sh362b), gratuity and NSSF (sh211b), travel (sh180b), fuel (sh59b), workshops (sh47b), consultancy services (sh75b), etc. On most of these items, agencies outspent ministries, yet the latter employed more people.
The President of Uganda, Yoweri K. Museveni, has given an additional three-year extension towards the rationalization of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) before it is merged with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAF).
Members of Parliament on the Agricultural Committee have urged the government to retain the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) amid plans to dissolve it.