Uganda: Museveni Says 70% of Ugandans Are Now in the Money Economy As NRM Marks 40 Years

Uganda: Museveni Says 70% of Ugandans Are Now in the Money Economy As NRM Marks 40 Years

President Museveni has said that 70 percent of Ugandans are now participating in the money economy, crediting four decades of National Resistance Movement (NRM) rule and state-led wealth creation programmes for moving households out of subsistence production.

Museveni Says 70% of Ugandans Are Now in the Money Economy

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has revealed that 70 percent of Ugandans are now participating in the money economy, a milestone he credited to four decades of National Resistance Movement (NRM) rule and a series of state-led wealth creation initiatives designed to lift households out of subsistence livelihoods. Speaking at the 40th Liberation Day celebrations at the Kololo National Ceremonial Grounds on January 26, 2026, President Museveni hig…

Museveni Praises Uganda's Economic Progress As NRM Celebrates 40 Years In Power

By Spy Uganda  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that 70 percent of Ugandans are now participating in the money economy, a milestone he attributed to four decades of National Resistance Movement (NRM) leadership and sustained government wealth creation programmes aimed at moving households out of subsistence production. Speaking at the 40th Liberation Day celebrations…