# President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni

President Yoweri Museveni is scheduled to preside over the official retirement of 19 senior UPDF General Officers, including Gen. Katumba Wamala and Lt Gen Charles Angina, during a state ceremony at State House Entebbe on August 20, 2026.

EAC Chairperson President Yoweri Museveni has pledged to lobby regional leaders to revive the long-delayed Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Summit and mobilize sustainable funding to strengthen rapid deployment and humanitarian crisis capabilities across East Africa.

The 12th Parliament and Deputy Chief of Defence Forces Lt Gen Sam Okiding have commended President Yoweri Museveni for four decades of military leadership and stability, reaffirming national commitment to defense and regional security.

President Yoweri Museveni hosted Tanzanian politician Prof. Anna Tibaijuka at State House Entebbe to discuss the historical bond and ongoing ideological cooperation between Uganda’s National Resistance Movement (NRM) and Tanzania’s Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) ruling parties.

Presidents Yoweri Museveni and Samia Suluhu Hassan have signed a joint agreement with Vitol Bahrain to establish the $20 billion Tanga Regional Energy Hub in Tanzania.

President Yoweri Museveni has presented Ambassador Olara Otunnu to United Nations Security Council diplomats at State House Entebbe, launching Uganda's official campaign for the UN Secretary-General position.

President Yoweri Museveni has warned the Banyankole community against demanding excessive bride prices and hosting costly wedding celebrations. Speaking at an Okuhingira ceremony in Kiruhura District, President Museveni cautioned that turning marriage into a commercial venture traps young couples in debt and discourages youth from starting families.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for cooperation between Uganda and the United Kingdom (UK) in pharmaceutical manufacturing, public health, and medical research. Meeting a UK delegation led by Ambassador Nimisha Madhvani at State House Entebbe, President Museveni invited British investors to set up local medicine and vaccine production facilities to serve the regional market.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has backed the development of the HUVET Bio-Science Park in Mpigi District, calling it a major leap toward national vaccine sovereignty. Led by Iranian investor Eng. Hashem Azimi, the biotechnology hub will manufacture local animal vaccines, combat livestock diseases, and position Uganda as a regional center for veterinary biotechnology.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has offered Uganda as a potential host country for the headquarters of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States. Meeting OACPS Secretary General H.E. Moussa Saleh Batraki at State House Entebbe, President Museveni backed ongoing institutional reforms and pledged financial support to advance South-South cooperation.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has backed a USD 200 million mega agro-industrial project in Nakaseke District to process and export Ugandan coffee. The Nonda Coffee Park will process 42,000 metric tons of coffee annually, targeting established export channels in Saudi Arabia and driving domestic value addition.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni hosted 33 Spanish student volunteers at State House Entebbe following their community service mission in Gomba District. Commending their work in water and education, the President highlighted Uganda's economic drive and urged youth to prioritize discipline and national progress.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni hosted DRC Minister of Public Health Dr. Kamba Mulanda Samuel Roger at State House Entebbe to discuss cross-border Ebola response strategies. President Museveni offered medical and technical support to the Democratic Republic of Congo and proposed constructing specialized Ebola treatment facilities directly inside eastern DRC to contain the virus at its source.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed government ministries to fast-track financing, guarantee markets and support battery production after the successful Pearl to Cape Expedition demonstrated Uganda's ability to manufacture and export electric vehicles.

President Yoweri Museveni has honored the late Gen. (Rtd) Moses Ali as a patriot and peacemaker, praising his role in ending military conflict and advancing infrastructure development in the West Nile sub-region.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has warned that a modern scramble for Africa is underway due to historical mistakes by post-independence leaders, urging visiting Malian military officers to fight terrorism ideologically and militarily.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has told the UN special envoy for Sudan that military force cannot resolve regional conflicts, blaming ongoing crises on ideological errors and failure to respect diverse identities.

The Minister for Finance Hon. Henry Musasizi has defended President Museveni's tax proposals before the Finance Committee, warning that exempting land-based casinos from a 15% withholding tax would leak 65 billion shillings in vital revenue.