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Madina Guloba, Senior Research Fellow, Economic Policy Research Centre

Uganda's new 'parish' model tries development from the grassroots

Supporters celebrate President Museveni's win after the recent presidential polls. On Feb 26, President Museveni launched the bottom-up 'parish development model'. Luke Dray/ Getty Images

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, who captured power in 1986, has set himself an ambitious development target. Through the Parish Development Model launched recently, he is seeking to lift the country’s annual GDP growth rate to at least 7% by 2040 – up from 5.1% projected for 2022. Madina Guloba, a development economist, unpacks the new planning model.

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