Journalist-turned-politician Solomon Serwanjja has unveiled a community development plan aimed at transforming the livelihoods of residents in Bamutakudde Village, where he serves as the LC1 chairperson.
Since assuming the elective position, Serwanjja has deliberately focused on practical initiatives intended to improve the lives of residents and make Bamutakudde a model village.
His efforts initially focused on helping residents register for National Identity Cards, which he said would enable them to access government programmes, including the Parish Development Model (PDM).
From there, Serwanjja initiated discussions on how the village could gain access to electricity, with technicians later advising residents on the requirements and processes needed to connect the area to power.
He also mobilised residents to improve roads within the village, making them smoother and more accessible, while introducing every Saturday as a community cleaning day.
The LC1 chairperson has further encouraged residents to plant fruit and indigenous trees as part of efforts to improve the environment and make the village greener.
He has also overseen improvements at the Bamutakudde Green Park, a recreational area where residents gather, particularly on Sunday evenings, to relax and socialise around its water bodies.
Now, Serwanjja has unveiled another initiative focused on household income generation through poultry farming.
He plans to provide every household in Bamutakudde with 30 local chickens, with the long-term vision of enabling families to generate up to Shs20,000 a day from egg sales.
“I want every household in Bamutakudde Village to get 30 local chickens, and I want us to work together as a village. My vision is to see every household cash in Shs20,000 every day.”
He has already asked households interested in benefiting from the initiative to begin constructing chicken houses in preparation for receiving the birds.
“I told every household that wants to get the 30 chickens to start setting up the chicken houses.”
According to Serwanjja, once the chickens mature and begin laying eggs, the project could generate a substantial and sustainable source of income for families.
“When I give them these 30 chickens and they start laying eggs, I believe and hope that in a small space of time we will be getting some trays of eggs. Each local egg costs Shs1,000 and a tray goes for Shs30,000.”
He also revealed plans to establish a central packaging point where eggs produced by residents would be branded as a product of Bamutakudde before being supplied to major supermarkets.
“I want to establish a place where we will be packaging the eggs, seal them with the words ‘From the People of Bamutakudde’ and sell them to big supermarkets.”
Beyond poultry farming, Serwanjja also identified access to clean and safe water as another major challenge facing residents.
He said he is exploring ways of securing assistance to install a solar-powered water pumping system that would pump water into a storage tank and distribute it through taps within the community.
The proposed system would help residents access clean and safe water for domestic use while reducing the burden of walking long distances in search of the vital resource.
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