Every sub-county to get industrial zone - Museveni

In attendance. Museveni passes out Seninde Foundation graduands at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole, in Wakiso District on Saturday. PPU PHOTO

Kampala. President Museveni has passed out 9,000 graduates in Wakiso District and announced government pledge to set up industrial zones in sub-counties countrywide, according to a statement from State House.
Yesterday’s statement quoted the President saying the industrial zones will be useful to the country by enabling citizens easily access training and support in organised ways.
The 9,000 trainees, mostly women and youths received certificates in varied skills in catering and hotel hospitality, tailoring, hairdressing, bakery, piggery, making paper bags and making charcoal from garbage, among others.
The woman Member of Parliament for Wakiso District, who is also the State minister for Education, Ms Rosmary Seninde, organised the various groups under her non-profit agency , the Seninde Foundation.
The graduation took place at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole in Wakiso District on Saturday.
The President implored Ugandans and Africans in general to embrace commercial agriculture and value addition to their products, such as shoe making, milk processing, furniture and sewing sweaters, among others, saying that will stop the habit of donating value to foreign markets.
“Africa is rich. If you want to know it, look at yourselves. Look at the shirt you are putting on and look at your shoes. If we start producing them here, we will save a lot of money that we donate to foreign markets,” he said.
He commended Ms Seninde for the good initiative of empowering Ugandans and donated an assortment of equipment to the Foundation.
The President also pledged Shs500 million to the Foundation to constitute a revolving fund to the organisation at 1 per cent interest per month.
Ms Seninde thanked the President for empowering Ugandans.