NAKASONGOLA AIRFORCE BASE: President Yoweri Museveni who is also the commander in Chief of the UPDF has today commissioned a helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul plant at the Nakasongola Air Force Base that will also in the future upgrade chopper ware. 

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today officially launched Destination Uganda brand #ExploreUganda" aimed at promoting Uganda, the Pearl of Africa, as a competitive tourism destination.

While unveiling the brand at Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala, the President urged the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities together with Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) to put more emphasis on community and cultural tourism.

STATE HOUSE, ENTEBBE: President Yoweri Museveni has strongly defended Uganda’s human rights record and said for the last 60 years, their struggle has been about promoting and defending Human Rights.

IBANDA DISTRICT: President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned Keihangara Seed Secondary School the first of its kind in the country in Ibanda district under the fund of World Bank and Government of Uganda.

RWAKITURA, KIFUHURA DISTRICT: President Yoweri Museveni and the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Hon. Janet K. Museveni spent Christmas Day at their country home in Rwakitura, Kiruhura district yesterday.

Despite being at their home, the President and family still observed COVID-19 SOPs as guided by the Ministry of Health.

The President will on December 31, address the nation during his annual News Years Message.

H.E President Yoweri Museveni who is also the Commander in Chief of the armed forces yesterday visited UPDF soldiers at Nakasongola military base in Nakasongola district.

During the visit, the president held a meeting with the forces and discussed matters pertaining to the welfare of the soldiers.

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President Yoweri Museveni has attributed the delay to incorporate the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a member state of the East African Community (EAC) to the distortion by colonial boundaries. 

“DRC is part of the region. It’s colonialism that brought problems. Now that Africa got its freedom, we should get out of the distortion. The people we are integrating are part of us,” Museveni said.

STATE HOUSE, ENTEBBE: President Yoweri Museveni has said that there is need for regional mass mobilization to create big and sustainable market for local product in the region and drive social economic transformation.

“Big marketing strategy for locally manufactured products has made a state like the USA grow stronger and popular. The building blocks of regional cooperation was an initiative of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere and Patirisi Lumbamba, which should be fully supported”, he said.

Presidential Advisors are set to play a greater role in national development and transformation after President Yoweri Museveni addressed them at their first ever orientation workshop/retreat at NALI, Kyankwanzi, yesterday afternoon with a call on them to uphold the four core principles of NRM if they are to make a contribution to national development. The workshop has been ongoing since Tuesday. The four core principles of NRM are Patriotism, Pan-Africanism, Socio-economic transformation and Democracy.

STATE HOUSE, ENTEBBE: President Yoweri Museveni has commended the Indian community in Uganda for its contribution to the economic development of the country and appealed to them to encourage more people to exploit the vast investment opportunities here.

“Thank yos so much for your contribution to the economic development of the country. Bring more business people for investments here. Encourage more people to come for tourism also”, he said.