President Yoweri Museveni, repeated a stern warning to government officials and local leaders accused of mismanaging the Parish Development Model (PDM) funds, that they will face the law for failure to protect the poor and restore public confidence in the programme.
Speaking during a media address at Kabarole State Lodge in Fort Portal City, where he concluded the Rwenzori and Tooro campaign trail, the President said he had received overwhelming reports indicating that many intended beneficiaries were receiving less than the mandatory one million shillings.
He has repeated the same messages at Katoosa primary school Playgrounds in Kyenjojo District noting that it’s criminal for PDM fund managers to solicit for funds from beneficiaries and has instructed the minister for local government Raphael Magyezi to promptly intervene with the Parish Development Model Secretariat.
President Museveni, who is also the National Resistance Movement (NRM) National Chairman and Presidential flagbearer for the 2026 general elections, expressed anger at what he described as widespread theft, deliberate underpayment, and sabotage of a programme specifically designed to lift poor households into the money economy.
He added that he had been gathering evidence through the PDM tours and his ongoing campaigns, with citizens reporting cases of fraud from across the country citing cases from Karugutu, Iganga, Maracha, and Entebbe, vowing to take decisive action once investigations conclude.
The President did not mince words when addressing the alleged perpetrators, describing their actions as both reckless and arrogant.
The President expressed concern that many young people in Africa do not pay adequate attention to economic and political issues shaping the continent’s future most of them spend time dancing and watching football which activities contrasted with their own youthful time.
By Olivia Nabaggala
09th Dec 2025
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