Tag Archives: OWC

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni’s brother, Gen Caleb Akandwano aka Salim Saleh has called for candidate debate about the land question in Uganda. He notes that the current conflicts in Acholi and parts of the country. Saleh, who is the Chair of the Uganda Development notes …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), Gen Salim Saleh, has assured European Union diplomats in Uganda of safety amidst alleged threats against them by the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. A team of European Union (EU) member state Ambassadors, …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Apple farmers in Kasese District are expressing frustration over the lack of a reliable market for their produce. Despite benefiting from the awareness campaign by Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) to promote fruit growing, farmers say they face significant challenges due to the absence of …

GOMBA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said he is ready to have a showdown with people opposing the rationalization of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority-UCDA. Speaking to Members of Parliament who belong to his ruling National Resistance Movement at his Kisozi farm, Museveni said his government …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Gender, Youth, and Children Affairs, Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, has urged the courts to expedite the hearing of rape and defilement cases. Barugahara was speaking to the media as part of the celebrations to mark the International Day of the Girl Child under …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has decried the fake seedlings distributed to farmers by the army-led Operation Wealth Creation (OWC). He has vowed to replace them since he says,  they have turned into seed growers. “The Operation Wealth Creation people whom we had put to …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Operation Wealth Creation-OWC beneficiaries in Sembabule district are decrying the rising cost of animal feeds which is threatening the sustainability of their projects. The affected beneficiaries include those that ventured into the poultry and piggery projects, which were initiated from the inputs distributed by the …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Greater Masaka area are recycling low-yielding seeds following delays in the delivery of agricultural inputs by the government. For close to a decade now, the government has been directly distributing farming inputs that include improved planting materials and fertilizers through Operation Wealth Creation-OWC and …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fish farmers in Arua district have received 74,255 fingerlings through the Operation Wealth Creation-OWC program and the National Agricultural Advisory Services-NAADs, to boost production. These include 43,000 tilapia fingerlings and 31,255 fingerlings for the African cat fish. The fingerlings were distributed to over 20 fish farmers …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto police are holding a businessman from Namutumba district on suspicion of stealing hoes distributed by the government under the Operation Wealth Creation-OWC program. Godfrey Isumba was transporting the hoes to Namutumba district from Moroto in a Tata box body registration UBH 407U. He was …