President Yoweri Museveni has urged local leaders in Tororo District to guide wananchi to discard subsistence farming in favour of commercial agriculture so that people are economically empowered to support their families, churches and Government through payment of taxes.

President Yoweri Museveni has highly praised Tororo Catholic Church for supplementing Government’s efforts by initiating income-generating projects that will go a long way in helping wananchi to decisively fight poverty.

“I am happy to be in Soni-Kainja to find the word ‘Chewi’ meaning waking up. The Chewi is behind the classrooms here – green houses – where you can grow crops in a small area,” he said.

President Yoweri Museveni has urged Christians in Kalaki District in particular and Uganda in general to implement the mandate bestowed upon them by God of developing their areas and the country at large by harnessing the gifts of nature.

President Yoweri Museveni has emphasized the need for a united Uganda in particular and Africa in general to achieve prosperity of the people in the region.

“My prosperity comes from others. If I say my tribe, my tribe, it doesn’t make sense,” he said. 

President Yoweri Museveni has highly commended the Bilaj Group of Companies for coming to invest in Uganda describing the move as an eye opener not only to the people of Luweero District in particular but also to those in Uganda in general in  the area of wealth creation.

“I first of all thank you for coming to invest in Uganda and secondly for being an example to our people for making this land in Luweero productive. The owners of the factory now get Shs.85 billion per year. I thank you and encourage you,” he said.

KISOZI, GOMBA DISTRICT: President Yoweri Museveni has commended two American investors Mr. Glenn Camp, the Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of Sustainable Communities Holdings and Mr. Austin McDonald, the President of Genezen Energy. Glenn Camp for creating jobs and engaging in environmentally friendly projects for the ordinary Ugandans.

STATE HOUSE, ENTEBBE: President Yoweri Museveni this afternoon received and held a meeting with the European Union delegation in Uganda led by the European Union Ambassador to Uganda H.E. Attilio Pacifici. 

The European envoys that included the heads of missions of Belgium, France, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Iceland, Netherland, Poland, Austria and Sweden met the President at State House Entebbe.

President Yoweri Museveni and Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Armed Forces has passed out Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Tank Crews who have successfully completed one-year Armour Basic Crew Course.

“I want to congratulate the graduands for completing their course and for doing well. I was watching the accuracy of different guns,” he said.

STATE HOUSE, ENTEBBE: President Yoweri Museveni has received and held a meeting with the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, David Dabede Mabuza. 

President Yoweri Museveni is in the Kenyan Capital Nairobi where he has joined other African Heads of State and Government for a 2-day conference on Population and Development  (ICPD 25).

The President was seen off earlier today at Entebbe International Airport by the Commander of the Uganda People’s Defence Air Forces, Lt. Gen. Charles Lwanga Lutaaya, Assistant Inspector General of Police, Mr. Andrew Sorowen and the Commissioner General of Prisons, Dr. Johnson Byabashaija. ENDS