Summary:
- Hon. Dickens Mushemeza, the Sheema South constituency Member of Parliament, revealed that the Electricity Scale-Up Program will empower people to build small-scale factories, crucial for adding value to crops such as coffee and matooke.
SHEEMA: Sheema district leaders have committed to increasing electricity coverage to drive grassroots development through enhanced productivity and value addition.
During a district monitoring visit on Thursday, accompanied by engineers from the Ministry of Energy, Hon. Dicksons Kateshumbwa highlighted a recent deal struck by Parliament with the World Bank. This agreement aims to extend power to local areas through the Electricity Scale-Up Project, set to launch in December this year.
Hon. Kateshumbwa emphasized the importance of electricity, noting that it boosts local revenue through increased production and the establishment of small-scale factories.
Cue in Kateshumbwa…on electricity coverage…RR//
Meanwhile, Hon. Dickens Mushemeza, the Sheema South constituency Member of Parliament, revealed that the Electricity Scale-Up Program will empower people to build small-scale factories, crucial for adding value to crops such as coffee and matooke.
Cue in Mushemeza…on value addition…RR//
On the same issue, Jemimah Buhanda, the Sheema District Chairperson (LCV), commended the area members of Parliament for bringing the Electricity Scale-Up Project to local communities. She stated that this initiative would end darkness in areas like Kyeibanga and Kashekuro.
Cue in Buhanda…on the issue…RR//
