The Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Mrs Cindy McCain together with her delegation paid me a courtesy visit at State House Entebbe this morning. We, among other issues, talked about the refugee… Addressing Refugee Needs at A Meeting with the World Food Programme

I delivered a keynote speech at the 11th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD), detailing Uganda’s economic phases from the enclave economy of the 3Ts and 3Cs plundered by Idi Amin,… Unlocking Uganda’s Potential Journey Towards Sustainable Economic Development

We, therefore, must go from pre-industrial to industrial societies. How can we have a peasant producing another peasant? The peasant must disappear and we get other classes. I say this and would like to add… The Need for African Integration Towards Industrialization

H.E Mohammed Bin Khalil Faroudah, the Ambassador of the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Uganda paid me a visit at Nakasero State Lodge where we discussed deepening bilateral relations, cooperation and other matters of… Fostering Bilateral Relations in A Meeting with the Saudi Arabian Ambassador

I met a delegation from the EU Mission in Uganda led by H.E Jan Sadek. We discussed a number of issues of the security in the region and South Sudan. I welcome them.

As I opened Makerere University’s Research and Innovations Week, I reminded our people that Africa was colonised on account of lagging behind in science and technology. From the very beginning, therefore, the NRM recognised that… Embracing Science and Technology is the Key to Africa’s Progress

In response to the argument I had with some individuals who were asking why we allocate 70% of the funding to scientists, it is not that the arts do not matter, but we need to… Prioritizing Survival: The Case for Funding Science Over Arts

At the sidelines of the 8th African Leadership Forum , I met H.E Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, the former President of the United Republic of Tanzania who in his capacity as a special envoy delivered a… A Message of Unity and Greetings from Tanzania at the African Leadership Forum

While opening the 8th African Leadership Forum at Munyonyo today, I emphasised that Africa cannot achieve sustainable development without a deliberate process of economic and ideological transformation. I reminded delegates that even before independence, Africa’s… The Path to Sustainable Development and Transforming Africa