President Museveni has urged the people of Bunyoro Sub-region to create their own wealth through supporting government wealth creation programmes.

Speaking last Friday during his visit to Masindi District and addressing a gathering at Golf Course playgrounds, Mr Museveni said there is a need for a concerted effort towards wealth creation alongside infrastructure development.

"The government has built many roads in Bunyoro Sub-region but still some people are in poverty, people keep talking about development without focusing on wealth creation, yet the two are interconnected,’’ he said.

“There’s a difference between development and wealth. The government can develop the country by offering better services such as roads, electricity and hospitals among other infrastructure, but it cannot put food on your table or create wealth for you; you need to work to kick poverty out of your homes,” the President added.

He cited examples of successful people in the region such as the State minister for Works and Transport, Mr Fred Byamukama, who he said adopted his advice on wealth creation and is using a four-acre model approach to do farming.

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