# President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni

At a thanksgiving service in Bugongi, President Yoweri Museveni called on Sheema farmers to adopt irrigation, pasture development, and the four-acre model to beat recurring droughts and transition out of subsistence farming.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for improved road infrastructure, stronger border security and a one-stop border centre to facilitate trade between Uganda and South Sudan, as Uganda’s annual exports to its northern neighbour are estimated to have risen to $700 million.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged the European Union to invest in Africa’s industrialisation by supporting local processing of raw materials, saying value addition would create jobs, increase export earnings and expand trade between Africa and Europe.

During a high-level meeting at State House Entebbe with medical interns and leaders of the Uganda Medical Association led by Dr. Frank Asiimwe, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni committed a one-time grant of Shs125 billion to the UMA SACCO and directed that policy guidelines linking medical graduation to internship completion be immediately decoupled.

On the sidelines of Uganda's 64th Independence Day celebrations, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni met with a Russian military delegation led by Maj. Gen. Sergei Marchuk at State House Entebbe, hailing the historic defence partnership between the two nations and receiving updates on key completed military infrastructure projects across Magamaga, Entebbe, Kalangala, and Karama.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday closed the inaugural African Conference of Chiefs of Defence Forces on Military Operations Other Than War at Speke Resort Munyonyo, emphasizing to military commanders across the continent that sustainable national security, armed forces capability, and continental stability are fundamentally inseparable from strong economies, industrialisation, and unified regional markets.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is among 20 distinguished medal recipients to be honoured during Uganda’s 64th Independence Day anniversary at State House Entebbe, where he will receive the Order of the Commander-in-Chief (Uganda Prisons Service Medal) for his leadership and regional security contributions.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Wednesday hosted the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, at State House Entebbe, advocating for Pan-African economic integration under AfCFTA, the creation of a dedicated climate energy fund covering solar, hydro, and nuclear power, and structured investments in youth skills development.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has presented a brand-new Toyota Land Cruiser VXR to the newly consecrated Bishop of Kabale Diocese, Rt. Rev. Bonaventure Bosco Gubazire, congratulating him upon his episcopal ordination and formal installation as the fifth ordinary of the diocese.

Addressing the NRM Parliamentary Caucus at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni directed party legislators to reconnect with grassroots communities, strictly enforce the vacation of degraded wetlands while transitioning encroachers into commercial fish farming, and champion national investments in nuclear energy, railways, and oil refining.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni met a senior Japanese diplomatic delegation led by Ambassador Takahashi Misako at State House Entebbe, proposing a direct engagement with Japanese investors, calling for expanded capital in agro-industrialisation, and requesting heavy earth-moving equipment for every district local government.

President Yoweri Museveni has rallied farmers in Busoga to drop low-yield cash crops and adopt intensive agricultural enterprises to counter severe household land fragmentation and poverty.

President Yoweri K Museveni has directed government agencies to accelerate construction works on transport links, training sites, and upcountry accommodation ahead of AFCON 2027, while announcing plans to engage Kenya and Tanzania on a joint regional visa for travelling fans.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has launched the construction of the US$310 million Kampala Storage Terminal in Mpigi District, a strategic facility set to hold 320 million litres of refined petroleum products and secure the nation against international supply disruptions.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned newly constructed accommodation blocks for 518 Special Forces Command personnel in Nakasero, emphasizing that improved housing strengthens troop discipline and operational readiness.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni addressed a massive campaign rally at Paridi Stadium in Adjumani Town Council to drum up support for NRM candidate James Leku Pilli in the Adjumani West by-election, rallying residents around household wealth creation, cross-border trade, and party cohesion following the withdrawal of rival Ben Anyama.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni joined the people of Karamoja for the Karamoja Cultural Festival in Moroto, commending the region for embracing development and thanking local women for their pivotal role in helping security forces recover over 41,000 illegal firearms during past disarmament campaigns.