Adopting the Parish Model Dev't will enhance Middle Income Status- Prime Minister

In Summary
  • Public urged to support Parish development model.
  • Uganda is in the right path to middle income status.
Prime Minister of Uganda Rt Hon Nabbanja Robinah at the opening ceremony of the annual conference on sustainable development goals.
Prime Minister of Uganda Rt Hon Nabbanja Robinah at the opening ceremony of the annual conference on sustainable development goals.
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The Prime Minister of Uganda Rt Hon Nabbanja Robinah is encouraging Ugandans to support government's significant effort and investment in the Parish Development Model saying the Model is clearly aligned to the SDGs principle of ‘Leave No One Behind’.

The prime minister was speaking at the opening ceremony of the annual conference on sustainable development goals.

Speaking on behalf of President Yoweri Museveni , Nabbanja reiterated that Uganda has attained the lower middle income status with a GDP Per Capita of USD $ 1046 slightly higher than the entrance points for the lower middle-income status of USD 1036.

Dr Robert Byamugisha,Senior Technical Advisor /Head of SDGs at the office of the prime Minister accompanies the PM/Minister for General duties to the opening ceremony of the annual conference on sustainable development goals.
Dr Robert Byamugisha,Senior Technical Advisor /Head of SDGs at the office of the prime Minister accompanies the PM/Minister for General duties to the opening ceremony of the annual conference on sustainable development goals.
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The Premier  however encouraged stakeholders to work harder and sustain the current level of GDP per capita and ensure that  people's livelihoods across the country improve further.

She called upon everyone to support government's significant effort and investment in the Parish Development Model saying the Model is clearly aligned to the SDGs principle of ‘Leave No One Behind’. 

 Justine Kasule Lumumba General duties  and SDG focal Minister while presenting the progress report on SDG reveals that Uganda has made progress on all 17 Goals that it set out to achieve as adapted in 2016 by 2030.The report among others show reduced poverty to 20.3% in 2020 from 21.4% in 2016.

Dignitaries who attended the opening ceremony of the annual conference on sustainable development goals.
Dignitaries who attended the opening ceremony of the annual conference on sustainable development goals.
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The ceremony held at Serena hotel in Kampala Thursday afternoon was among others attended by the Public service Minister Muruli Mukasa, State Minister for  Luweero Rwenzori Alice Kaboyo, Head of public service Lucy Nakyoobe, Ambassadors, OPM PS Keith Muhakazi, and the UN resident coordinator in Uganda.