Museveni calls for attitude change for development

Kampala

President Museveni has said a traditional subsistence economy and inadequate infrastructures, especially electricity were affecting production.

Meeting the International Monetary Fund delegation at State House, Entebbe yesterday, the President said a deliberate move is necessary to change the attitude of the people to adopt commercial agriculture and also move fast on infrastructure, particularly the development of energy, roads and railway lines.

“That is why I started rural projects that have changed the lives of those people. If you visit some of the areas where people listened to my advice, you find that they have changed from traditional to commercial agriculture. Also production is primary and that is my starting point. Produce and make profits, the rest will be easy,” he said. He told the delegation that the problem of tax collection lies in the status of the economy, which is largely subsistence.

Potentiality
The IMF country resident representative, Ms Ana Lucia Coronel, said Uganda had everything needed to attract investment. She cited the area of tourism, pointing out that the country had a great potential and with energy in place a lot can be done in all economic sectors.

She emphasised the need to expedite the development of energy and other core projects, particularly the construction of Karuma hydro power station.