The President emphasised the need to ensure that economic growth translates into improved household incomes, citing government programmes such as Operation Wealth Creation and the Parish Development Model (PDM).
“Can you have a strong army and a strong and safe country without a strong economy? Can you have a strong defence force and a strong and safe country without cohesive politics? Finally, can you have a strong defence force and a strong and safe country without, in some cases, addressing the issue of geo-strategic location such as being landlocked?” President Museveni asked.
A violent hailstorm has forced the evacuation of the trial judge and the suspension of proceedings in the Ggaba murder case, adding to a series of earlier disruptions and incidents that have drawn sustained public attention to the high-profile trial.
Kampala Metropolitan Police has arrested more than 100 suspects in coordinated operations across several divisions, recovering weapons, suspected stolen motorcycles and dismantling criminal hideouts in a major security crackdown.