BUSOGA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA LAUNCHED
BUSOGA Development Agenda (BDA), a sub-regional development framework has been officially launched in Jinja City.
The BDA framework was proposed by the Busoga Consortium for Development (BCD) outlining the necessary policy and programmatic interventions to drive the socio-economic and political prosperity of the sub-region.
The Agenda was launched by Vice President of Uganda Ssekandi Edward Kiwanuka at the Civil Service College of Uganda in Jinja City.
The ceremony that was hosted by His Majesty the Kyabazinga of Busoga William Gabula Nadiope IV was also graced by the Speaker of Parliament Alitwala Rebecca Kadaga, Busoga Kingdom’s Prime Minister Dr. Joseph Muvawala and his deputies Prof. Dr. Muhamadi Lubega and Osman Noor Ahmed.
The development agenda is structured into 10 pillars with a total of 25 interventions but 5 pillars were launched at the event that include; Commercialising Agriculture, Developing Tourism, Culture and Heritage, Education and skills, Development of Road and Water infrastructure and Sustaining the environment.
The other five pillars include; Industrialisation and Private sector development, Health improvement, Land and Mineral resources development, Urban and Human settlement and Obwa Kyabazinga Bwa Busoga for the return of ‘Ebyaiffe’.
In his speech to guests, Vice President of Uganda Ssekandi Edward expressed apologies from President Yoweri Museveni who was supposed to preside over BDA's launch as a recognition of this concerted effort but national issues cropped up that could not allow him to attend.
The Vice President appreciated His Majesty the Kyabazinga of Busoga for steering the efforts which started with embracing the Consortia initiative and subsequently the formation of BDA.
After his address, Ssekandi officially launched the Busoga Development Agenda 2020/21-2030/31.
The Speaker of Parliament Alitwala Rebecca Kadaga called for government’s intervention to support the Busoga Development Agenda in order to realize the socio-economic transformation in the Busoga sub-region.
His Majesty William Gabula Nadiope IV through Busoga Kingdom’s Prime Minister Dr. Joseph Muvawala registered Busoga’s love to the President of the Republic of Uganda.
He appreciated President Museveni for his passion and effort in the fight against COVID-19.
Regarding pillar 10 in the agenda, Muvawala said ObwaKyabazinga Bwa Busoga will in a weeks-time put a request to the government to implement it by returning properties of OBB.
Present at the function were; some MPs from Busoga sub-region, Kyabazinga Affairs Minister Owek. Babirye Yudaya and Issabalangira Samuel Menhya among others.
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