THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
REMARKS BY THE HON. MINISTER OF FINANCE, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
18TH NOVEMBER 2025

Fellow Ugandans,
Leaders from across Government,
Private Sector,
Civil Society,
Members of the Media,
Today, we speak about a transformation that is reaching every corner of our country. We are here to speak about the Parish Development Model, the flagship programme of the NRM Government and the practical engine driving Uganda’s socio-economic liberation.

The historic mission of the NRM has always been clear: to lift every Ugandan from the struggle of subsistence to the dignity of prosperity. Guided by the four pillars of our ideology that is; Patriotism, Pan-Africanism, Democracy, and Socio-Economic Transformation, we continue to fulfill our promise of a better Uganda for all.
In 2021, during the presidential campaigns, H.E. the President, Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa, made a bold and unprecedented commitment:
To take affordable capital directly to the people at the parish, the true engine of Uganda’s economy.

He promised UGX 100 million per parish, not as a handout, but as a seed to awaken production, end “kida kyokka” (working only for the stomach), and power “okuteeka sente mu nsawo” (earning money and building wealth).

Today, we stand here to confirm that the President has fulfilled that promise fully, faithfully, and without delay.
CLEARLY PDM RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
Government has so far transferred an UGX 3.261 trillion directly to 10,589 parishes. This is the first time in Uganda’s history that such capital has reached the ordinary citizen without passing through intermediaries.

Every single parish has now received at least UGX 300 million, and 99% of these funds have already been disbursed to 3.27 million Ugandans who are the real producers, farmers, youth, women, PWDs, and hustlers working hard every day.
Beneficiaries have also invested wisely as follows:
UGX 385 billion in coffee
UGX 1.1 trillion in Food and other Cash Crops,
UGX 1.1 trillion in livestock mainly piggery,
UGX 366 billion in poultry,
Among other enterprises

These numbers tell a simple story:
The PDM is working. The households are producing and the parishes are transforming.

YET GOVERNMENT IS NOT STOPPING, WE ARE BUILDING MOMENTUM
This financial year, 2025/26, the NRM Government has allocated UGX 1.097 trillion in new capital and facilitation to keep PDM growing. This includes:
• UGX 1.1 trillion for the Parish Revolving Fund
• UGX 5.3 billion for SACCO administration
• UGX 4.2 billion for loan withdrawal charges
• UGX 4.7 billion supporting PWDs
• UGX 10.6 billion for Parish Development Committees
• UGX 12.7 billion in duty facilitation for Parish Chiefs and Town Agents

Fellow countrymen, this is not politics. This is delivery.
This is NRM’s track record is of a Government that talks less and works more.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF RELEASE OF FUNDS FOR THE PDM
In accordance with the PDM policy, Government releases PDM funds in two tranches of UGX 50 million each, every 6 months.
I am now pleased to announce that Government is today releasing UGX 529. Billion.
Starting tomorrow, all 10,589 verified PDM SACCOs will receive UGX 50 million each directly onto their PDM SACCO accounts.
As part of the government strategy to deepen financial inclusion and ease access to financial services, I urge the Government banks, led by Pearl Bank (Postbank), to accelerate the roll-out of Wendi agents across the country so that no parish is left behind.

A MESSAGE TO THE ALL LEADERS AND TO ALL UGANDANS
To ensure that PDM continues transforming the lives of ordinary Ugandans:
1.No beneficiary should be charged any fee to access their PDM loan. Zero Charges.
2.RDCs, DISOs, and Accounting Officers must take firm action against any fraudsters or extortionists.
3.Anyone who abuses the PDM system will be punished according to the law, firmly and swiftly.
4.SACCO leaders must ensure proper selection, monitoring, and loan recovery.
5.Members are encouraged to save, invest, repay and build their SACCOs and foster strong parish economies.

TO THE NATION
When President Museveni promised UGX 1 trillion every year to the parishes, some doubted. But as always, the NRM Government has delivered. Not by word, but by action.

The Parish Development Model is no longer a theory.
It is a reality.
It is in your parishes.
It is in your households.
It is in your gardens, crops, livestock, savings, and livelihoods.
And today, we launch yet another phase. PDM is growing bigger, stronger, and more impactful.

ON BEHALF OF H.E. THE PRESIDENT
I am honoured to officially flag off the next disbursement of funds under the PDM.
Let us continue working together as Government leaders, communities, SACCOs, youth, women, farmers, and partners, to make Uganda an economy where every household produces, earns, prospers, and contributes to national growth.
FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY.