President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has seriously defended his government\u2019s decision to collapse the Uganda Coffee Development Authority-UCDA downplaying the role it has played over the years in coffee development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a seven-page response to the opposition against rationalizing UCDA, Museveni said Operation Wealth Creation-OWC which is under his brother Gen. Salim Saleh and himself have done more than what UCDA has done in improving coffee productivity and marketability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\u201cIf UCDA and NAADS were successful, why were 68% of the homesteads still outside the money economy by 2013? OWC did much more work than NAADS and UCDA and CDO combined. In the Masaka area, Col. Nsamba, has distributed 1,000,074, coffee seedlings and caused the planting of 38,666.6 acres of coffee. OWC also gave out other planting and breeding materials: tea, fruits, pigs, cassava, etc., etc. That is how, for the first time in the history of Uganda, the number of the households in the money economy, is now 67% and those outside the money economy are 33%,\u201d Museveni said in a lengthy missive addressed to the Bazukulu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added that it is fraudulent for NAADS, UCDA, UDA among others to claim that the big boost in agricultural production is because of their efforts and that if they are not there, production will suffer.\u00a0\u201cI am the one who promoted the massive dairy production in the cattle corridor \u2013 all the way from Bukanga (Isingiro) to Karuma in Kiryandongo district. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My dairy cattle evangelism would have reached the Karamoja border if leaders were humble enough to learn new things. I have been bringing delegations from all over Uganda to learn from the success in the cattle corridor to Rwakyitura, Kisozi, Nyakaana, Mrs. Kizza of Masaka etc. It is only Speaker Anita Among who promptly copied my example of cattle rearing when she visited me at Kisozi. She has now more than 1000 cattle,\u201d Museveni said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President also castigated what he called tribalism that has characterized, the debate on coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There has been stiff opposition from MPs from Buganda over the rationalizing of UCDA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The MPs have argued that doing so will adversely affect coffee production in the region. But Museveni wouldn\u2019t have any of it. \u201cTo be condemned, are those who I hear try to bring in the nonsensical tribalism. When Katikkiro Mayiga joined us in promoting coffee, we welcomed him. However, as OWC demonstrated, we were already moving\u2026It is, therefore, sheer dishonesty, to bring up tribalism where the NRM is involved. The massive industries the NRM has built, are mainly in Buganda-Namanve, Mukono, Kapeeka, Matugga- Gombe area, Luwero Industries in Nakasongola, Kisozi, etc. These have direct benefit to nearby populations if they are well guided to take advantage of them,\u201d Museveni said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Buganda Kingdom Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga said it was obvious that the Coffee Amendment Bill was targeting Buganda. He said however, this should just encourage Baganda and other people of Uganda to continue growing coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parliament stayed the second reading of the Coffee Bill after a raucous session from the opposition MPs accusing the government of trying to push through a \u201cpoisonous\u201d amendment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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