fish, particularly the tilapia and the nile perch, has become an important export and therefore source of uganda ’ s foreign exchange earnings and economic development. this stamp is geared to enhance this industry. the fourth stamp of shs 2, 000 features the mountain gorilla found in the bwindi impenetrate forest & mgahinga gorilla reserves. there are less than 600 left in the wild in the entire world! the objective is joining the worldwide effort to preserve this endangered specie and in turn promote tourism to uganda. in conclusion, let me reiterate bank of uganda ’ s commitment to deliver the bank ’ s mission of fostering price stability and a sound financial system. it gives me great pleasure to officially launch asset of four the bank of uganda commemorative stamps. i call upon the stamp collectors and the public to make full use of these stamps. allow me once again to thank post uganda for partnering with us in issuing these stamps.

rightful role in skills development. it is as if our private sector still views skills development as an additional cost rather than an investment for the future. we need to have a true partnership, a partnership based on mutual desire to progress, between the government and the private sector to address the problem of skills deficit. let us also agree that the most effective way in which we can address the quality of our education system is when education is once more regarded as a meaningful profession to pursue. today education is regarded as the profession of the last resort. our research suggests that the young people who enrol to become teachers are those who have passed grade 12 with the lowest points. it is hardly surprising therefore that we have not been able to produce the engineers, the scientists, and the economists that we so much need. the only way to change this is to make teaching an attractive profession. this we can do, as a first step, by starting to reward our good teachers and educators commensurately. as with regard to the labour market, it appears that our labour market is too rigid, unnecessarily adding to the costs of doing business. in this regard, organized labour should try to look beyond the interest of their immediate constituent. what is good for the workers is not necessarily good for the country. it does not help we protect a few jobs at the expense of lower future unemployment. in today ’ s globalized world, it becomes virtually impossible to protect jobs. when job losses occur, however, there should be temporary social support to assist the unemployed from falling below the poverty line. one of the weakest links in the chain of our economic development cycle has been the lack of effective monitoring and evaluation. this weakness is in part due to weak state capacity, which is in turn linked to lack of skills and sometimes lack of commitment. it is necessary to strengthen our monitoring and evaluation mechanisms. a key reform in this regard would be to strictly enforce accountability. there should be consequences when agreed targets are not met and we should not entertain rewarding non - performance. what is clear is that if we fail to improve our monitoring and evaluation structures, a more government interventionist approach to economic development will be a waste of resources and we might as well not do it. we also know that not doing it is not a viable proposition. the stakes are simply too high. ultimately development starts with all of us. as individuals, let us be aware of the great potential that is within all of us ; let