Sometimes solving a problem causes more harm than good. The President needs to check his 'hypothesis,' because problems often develop a life of their own.
Why not construct factories where they are no forests? FN Lugemwa
13 Uganda Federal Union States: Acholi, Ankole, Buganda, (Bugisu & Sebei), Bukedi, Bunyoro, Busoga, Karamoja, Kigezi, Lango, Teso, Tooro, (West Nile & Madi).
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Museveni defends forest allocation Sunday, 12th November, 2006
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![FACE-TO-FACE: Museveni chats with Rubaga South MP Nampijja and Mayor Sebaggala as Mutagamba looks on]( "FACE-TO-FACE: Museveni chats with Rubaga South MP Nampijja and Mayor Sebaggala as Mutagamba looks on")
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has justified the sale of forests, saying it opens more land for industrialisation.
Museveni said the greatest problem in Africa is inadequate manufacturing industries and called for the usage of forest lands. He said he cannot aimlessly sell forests to private investors, saying he knows their value."In Africa, the greatest problem we have is inadequacy in the number of manufacturing industries. This has affected us so much. Forests are easier to plant than constructing industries," said Museveni.
Museveni was on Saturday launching a safe water accessibility project for the urban poor people in Rubaga south. Museveni promised this when campaigning for the February presidential elections.
Water and environment minister Maria Mutagamba, mayor Nasser Sebaggala, area MP Susan Nampijja Lukyamuzi and National Water and Sewerage Corporation chief Dr. William Muhairwe were present.
Environmentalists and the local people have protested the proposal to give the Mehta Group 5,000 hectares of Mabira forest to cultivate sugarcane.
Museveni said, "I lure investors that show interest in constructing industries. Industries get us employment, raise our social status and raise taxes which we use to support our country especially in the education sector.
"We can now fund UPE (Universal Primary Education), and free secondary education is beginning soon."
Museveni added, "I just ignore people making false allegations about me. I believe in the construction of factories and I have no apologies over that. Most countries are economically strong because of factories. If you have factories, you can get funds to conserve the environment but you cannot do this when you are poor."
Museveni recently said he would not arbitrarily give away Mabira forest to investors without permission from Parliament. He reportedly said he would first brief the Cabinet, which would present the issue before the NRM caucus to table it in Parliament.
Museveni promised to expand the accessibility of safe water to 500,000 poor urban people in Kampala.
He said water supply had been extended to 250,000 urban poor and the number would double soon.
He said in his campaign in Kampala, residents told him that a 20-litre jerrycan of water cost sh200. "Now you can get it for sh25 at the water kiosks in Kampala," Museveni said.
Muhairwe promised to supply water for sh25 a jerrycan at the 1,200 kiosks around Kampala. "Another 1,000 kiosks will be built in the next six months. We are also to construct GABA III. It will be enough for the next five years. This is not political. It is technical," he said.![]()
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