President Yoweri Museveni has applauded Makerere University academicians and scholars for embracing integrated education that focuses on research, innovation, value addition of products. He noted that this would in turn help to churn out people who are needed in the job market.
President Yoweri Museveni has witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), between the Government of Uganda and the Africa Export-Import (Afri-Exim) Bank.
The ceremony that took place at State House, Entebbe also included the signing of an Agreement to host the Afri-Exim Branch in the country.
President Yoweri Museveni has thanked the Government of the United States of America for the continued role and support in combating viral diseases like Ebola in Uganda and the region as a whole.
The President was speaking during a meeting with the visiting American Secretary of Health and Human Service, Mr. Alex Azar and his delegation, which called on him at State House, Entebbe.
President Yoweri Museveni has highly commended the private sector for their idea of supplementing government’s efforts in the development of both economic and social infrastructure adding that the 2 areas form the main core foundation of the country’s economy.
The President was officially opening the 1st ever high-level inaugural Public and Private Partnership Conference at Kampala Serena Hotel.
President Yoweri Museveni has held a meeting with former Kenya Prime Minister, Mr. Raila Odinga, who paid a courtesy call on him at State House, Entebbe.
Mr. Museveni and his visitor discussed matters related to socio-economic and political developments in their respective countries.
President Yoweri Museveni and his Kenya counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, have signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cross-border cooperation between Kenya and Uganda.
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.
President Yoweri Museveni has advised girls that have been skilled in a variety of trades to use the vocational skills that they have acquired from their training to meet the needs of people, which in turn, will make them wealthy and prosperous. The President was speaking at the graduation ceremony of 8480 female graduands who have benefitted from the Presidential Initiative on Skilling the Girl Child of the July- December 2018 intake who...
President Yoweri Museveni has urged teachers in the country to work devotedly adding that God would reward the teachers who do their work devotedly. He revealed that he and his counterparts benefitted from teachers in the country who were devoted in their services. He strongly cautioned teachers against the practice of pretending to teach when they are not committed to teaching and warned that God sees those who do not deliver as expected.
Uganda is the safest place for any investor to inject their money and offers immense business opportunities, President Museveni has said.
“If there is a place where you can easily make money, it is Uganda. The place is secure. That is why we host 1.4 million refugees from the neighbouring countries," he said.
The President made the remarks last evening at a dinner he jointly hosted with the First Lady, Janet, for...