Leaders from West Nile, Acholi, and Lango sub-regions left Wakiso on Friday with smiles on their faces after receiving twenty-seven large tractors, costing 3.24 billion shillings, and 326 walking mechanized tractors, costing 8.15 billion, flagged off by Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao.

The event, held at the Namalere National Mechanization Referral Centre in Wakiso district on Friday, December 1, 2023, in the afternoon, was colorful, showcasing the government’s commitment to delivering services to the people of Northern Uganda.
Norbert Mao, officiated the function on behalf of the President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, and in his speech, Minister Mao said that Northerners should stop complaining, as the NRM government has now addressed many of their problems.
He cited Joseph Kony and Alice Lakwena as some of the challenges faced by Northerners, urging people of the North to adopt a positive attitude towards development.

Minister Mao also advised MPs to refrain from dividing people along political party lines, and he expressed gratitude to the government of Uganda and the president for fulfilling the pledge made.
Mao encouraged people from Northern Uganda to cultivate tea and coffee to eradicate poverty, instead of engaging in the cultivation of colonialist crops like tobacco and cotton, which only led to increased poverty.
The Minister for Agriculture, Frank Tumwabaze, warned those who might misuse the tractors that they would be dealt with accordingly, urging them to put the tractors to better use, emphasizing that the tractors are intended for socio-economic transformation and wealth creation.