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Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga inaugurated Greater Masaka Industrial Hub in Ndegeya Masaka, under the initiative of H.E Kaguta Museveni. Mayiga hailed President Museveni and his government for introducing the life changing skilling initiative among the youth which is a step in the right direction to curb the challenge of unemployment as well as to encourage the young generation to be job creators, not job seekers

The Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has inaugurated Greater Masaka Presidential Industrial Hub under the initiative of H.E Kaguta Museveni to skill the youth in the country majorly to curb the challenge of unemployment as well as to encourage the young generation to be job creators, not job seekers.

During the inauguration at Ndegeya Masaka on Wednesday May 17th, 2023, the Premier Mayiga commended the President and the government of Uganda for the implementation of the Presidential Skilling program targeting the youth. He expressed that this initiative represents a positive stride towards combating unemployment in Uganda.

“I’m very appreciative of this presidential initiative aimed at skilling the youth. The rationale for anyone is to get work and you can only learn when still young. So, I urge the youth to get trained so that you may have meaningful lives when you are adults,” Owek. Mayiga said.

Ms. Jane Barekye the State House Comptroller, said each of the 19 industrial hubs across the country enrols 240 students every intake and employs 35 staff members to skill the youth, and minimizing high unemployment levels by equipping them with various hands-on skills.

Ms. Barekye commended the Katikkiro of Buganda for transforming the Kingdom of Buganda and supporting various government projects which are geared towards minimizing the levels of unemployment and applauded the Kingdom relations with the Central government. She asked the Premier to also visit other government projects in Kampala which are centered on skilling street children.

According to the State House Comptroller Jane Barekye, President Museveni by establishing such institutions, wants to ensure that it eliminates unemployment among the youth and change the economic statuses of people who never had a chance to attain formal education in order to transform Uganda into a middle income economy through imparting skills such as Tailoring, hair dressing, brick laying, Carpentry and joinery, Craftsmanship, metal Fabrication, food processing, bakery and value addition to improve the quality of various products.

She said upon completion of the training, students will obtain level One certificate of Uganda Vocational Qualifications, under the Directorate of Industrial Training, Ministry of Education and Sports and will have a chance to continue having access to the skilling centre especially when they get income generating opportunities.

“They can still come here, make their carpentry and welding work such as beds, doors, windows etc., and sell them anywhere without paying rent or power costs,” Mrs. Barekye said.

She further noted that President Museveni started the skilling hubs with an objective to empower vulnerable ghetto youth and urban youth with skills for self-reliance and wealth creation adding that the initiative has reduced the high level of criminality especially in Kampala area.

Former Vice President Emeritus Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi also hailed the skilling hubs and pledged his continued support to the skilling of Ugandans.

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Vice Chairman for Buganda Mr. Godfrey Kiwanda Ssuubi hailed Katikkiro Owek. Charles Peter Mayiga for always opening the doors for all developmental programs from the central government. He said the role of the Presidential skilling hubs for the youth is to cause social economic transformation as one of the pillars of the NRM government which resonates well with that of Buganda kingdom of hard work “Okukola Obutaweera”.

“The hubs have transformed Ugandans to become job creators,” Kiwanda said.

The Director of Industrial Hubs & Presidential Projects in State House Eng. Raymond Kamugisha said all industrial hubs were initiated by the President to minimize high unemployment levels among the youth by equipping them with various hands-on skills.

Katikkiro Mayiga was accompanied by the Buddu county chief Pookino Jude Muleke, the State House Comptroller Ms. Jane Barekye, the Director of Industrial Hubs & Presidential Projects in State House Eng. Raymond Kamugisha, Minister Anifa Kawooya, Former Vice President Rt. Hon. Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi and several leaders from greater Masaka districts.

The Greater Masaka Industrial Hub is aimed at training and equipping youths from Masaka, Sembabule, Lwengo, Bukomansimbi, Kalungu, Lyantonde, Kalangala, Masaka City, Kyotera & Rakai, in different vocational disciplines.

Greater Masaka Industrial zonal hub started operations in February 2023. It offers free vocational training in welding & metahttps://www.256trends.com/government-of-uganda-to-challenge-interim-orders-exempting-taxes-on-gold-exports-attorney-general-announces/l fabrication, baking, tailoring, carpentry, hairdressing, brick laying, stone cutting, plumbing electronics, farm management among others. The institute is among the 19 industrial hubs in Uganda.

The industrial hub located at Ndegeya Village in Bugabira Parish in Masaka city, trains youths aged 18 to 35, from the 9 districts that make up the Masaka sub region and Masaka city. Each district enrols 24 students, with four students in each subject. students are trained in courses for a period of 5 months.