The President of the Republic of Uganda, Gen (Rtd) Yoweri Museveni, has today hosted the Kyabazinga of Busoga, His Majesty William Wilberforce Gabula Nadiope IV at State House, Entebbe.
The president and his guest discussed matters centering around the development and socioeconomic transformation of Busoga.
Going by the UBOS report released mid this 2022, Busoga’s level of poverty was recorded at 29.2% compared to the national average of 20.3%.
The report went further to reveal that out of the country’s total population of 43m people, 8.3m Ugandans were found to be falling below the poverty line and, as such, categorised as poor.
Further the report shows that of the total number of 8.3m recorded as poor people in Uganda, Busoga as a sub region was found to have 1.2m poor people which translates to the 14% Busoga’s contribution to the national poor people numbers.
Meanwhile, Museveni appreciated Kyabazinga for supporting the government’s economic empowerment efforts aimed at uplifting the lives of the Basoga and mobilising his subjects for development.
The Kyabazinga, on the other hand, thanked the president for granting him audience.