President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Friday, December 5, 2025, promised to set up a cocoa processing factory in Bundibugyo, saying that the project will transform the district’s agricultural potential into industrial wealth and create thousands of jobs.

Speaking during a campaign rally ahead of the 2026 general elections, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential flag bearer said the government has secured committed investors and that the project will mark a turning point for Uganda’s biggest cocoa-producing district.