President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has issued stern warnings to elements threatening national peace and stability.
Museveni also directed Uganda’s security forces to intensify their efforts in combating crime and safeguarding development.
Addressing leaders from the Greater Mukono sub-region on Friday, 20th June 2025, at Mukono Boarding Primary School, Museveni emphasized the central role of peace in achieving socio-economic transformation.
He cautioned detractors and criminals, vowing that government will decisively deal with those who sow instability.
“Criminality and laxity within our systems will not be tolerated. I have instructed police to stop issuing bonds to thieves and petty criminals who undermine peace. I intend to engage the Chief Justice to discuss stringent bail conditions for such cases,” the President announced.
Museveni directed NRM leaders at all levels to educate the public on the significance of peace and security as the backbone of Uganda’s development agenda.
The meeting, also attended by Hon. Amos Lugoloobi, the Minister of State for Planning and MP for Ntenjeru North County, featured the presentation of a memorandum highlighting regional development concerns and proposals for government action.
Museveni reminded leaders of the five fundamentals of national transformation: peace and security, infrastructure development, wealth creation, job creation, and social services delivery.
Leaders from Mukono, Kayunga, Buvuma, and Buikwe districts, through a joint communiqué read by Buvuma County MP Robert Migadde, reaffirmed their support for the Parish Development Model (PDM), saying it is steadily lifting rural populations from subsistence to the money economy.
Migadde also lauded the government for key infrastructure achievements including, Isimba Hydropower Dam (Kayunga), improving electricity access, Namanve Industrial Park, home to hundreds of factories, Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital, Nine new Seed Secondary Schools, Oil Palm Project in Buvuma, and the first-class ferry connectivity between Buvuma and Mukono mainland
However, leaders raised concerns over sugar industry monopolies, particularly citing the closure of Shakti Sugar Ltd in Kayunga due to market suppression by dominant players. Minister Lugoloobi urged government intervention to protect emerging investors.
Other proposals from local leaders included, construction of alternative roads to the Jinja highway to ease traffic congestion, establishment of a new ferry link between Katosi landing site and Koome Islands, and fast-tracking the Jinja Expressway project
President Museveni promised to look into the recommendations and reiterated his administration’s commitment to inclusive development and accountability.
The Mukono meeting was part of the President’s ongoing tour to assess the implementation of the Parish Development Model and engage local leadership on priority concerns.
