President Yoweri Museveni has called on the youths in particular and the country at large to engage in commercial agro-production and value addition as a means of eradicating household poverty.

“Food production only for the stomach is not good. You must have income for yourselves. In all that you do, you must work with good calculations. I want to support the youth groups of Karamoja by donating to them flour mills and enable the production of animal feeds. This will assure us of value addition,” he said.

ENTEBBE, STATE HOUSE:  President Xi Jinping of the Peoples Republic of China has sent a hearty birthday message to President Yoweri Museveni wishing him the best wishes and assuring him that China-Uganda relationship is at its best.

President Yoweri Museveni has received and held a meeting with former Kenya Prime Minister, Mr. Raila Odinga, who paid a courtesy call on him this afternoon at State House, Entebbe. 

Mr. Museveni and his visitor discussed matters related to socio-economic as well as political developments in their respective countries.

President Yoweri Museveni has said that the Government of Uganda has lifted the ban on the export of raw sugarcane to Kenya for a period of only three months effective next week. The move, he said, aims at allowing Ugandan farmers sell the surplus sugarcane that is not consumed locally.

“Mature sugarcane that doesn’t have ready buyers from local millers, should be exported,” he said.

STATE HOUSE, ENTEBBE: His Holiness Pope Francis has sent greeting and blessings to President Yoweri Museveni and the people of Uganda as he headed down to Mozambique.

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CAPE TOWN. The success of businesses in Africa is important because it has a direct role in ending polarisation and causing sustainable peace, President Museveni has said.

The President, who is accompanied by First Lady Janet, made the remarks today (Wednesday) at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, where he was part of a panel discussion on the theme "Towards Peace".

President Yoweri Museveni has called on leaders to concentrate on solving issues that undermine economic productivity by removing cost pushers through improved infrastructure such as roads and railway, electricity and cost of money, saying this will not only improve the cost of doing business but also attract private investment.

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN: President Yoweri Museveni has said that there is no way Africa can industrialize without solving the issue of lowering costs of doing business including provision of improved infrastructure, electricity, cost of money and quality labour force.

President Yoweri Museveni and his South Sudan counterpart Salva Kiir have held bilateral discussions at State House, Entebbe on matters pertaining to the 2 sister countries. President Kiir arrived in Uganda today on a 2-day working visit at the invitation of his host. 

The two leaders’ bilateral discussions also included matters relating to the extension of the road and electricity to South Sudan’s Capital, Juba.

President Yoweri Museveni has said that the role of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies is to improve the pillars of the Government’s Prosperity for All Programme. 

“I pronounced Bonna Bagaggawale/Prosperity for All in 1995. It is based on 4 pillars namely, production, value addition, information and financial services. SACCOs fall under financial services and their roles are to improve the 4 pillars. It is your hard work and commitment towards nation building that will ensure the success of your SACCO,” he said.