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

Trade, investment heart to Africa’s future – President Museveni

STATE HOUSE, ENTEBBE: President Yoweri Museveni has described the visit of President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo as ‘very important because it goes to the heart of Africa’s future’. 

President Yoweri Museveni has strongly urged African countries to promote trade as one of the strategies that will ensure the survival of the continent and the prosperity of the people.

“Today, Africans must know that trade is a matter of survival. If you don’t trade, you will collapse because prosperity comes from trade,” he said.

“Am consulting elders to see how to shift from conflict to economic zone”

STATE HOUSE, ENTEBBE:  President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo of the Democratic Republic of Congo has arrived in Uganda on a two day state visit, telling his host President Yoweri Museveni in a tet-a-tet meeting that he is consulting elders in the region to see how his country can shift from a conflict zone to economic cooperation.

President Yoweri Museveni has met and held discussions with a delegation of 15 Swedish investors from Europe at State House, Nakasero.

The Swedish Ambassador to Uganda, Per Lindgarde, led the investors who have shown interest in the areas of public transport and energy.

The delegation included the Regional European Sales  Manager  of  ABB  Company, Mr. Tolben Sjohom.