The President also recalled the close cooperation between Uganda and Tanzania, citing trade, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, the Murongo-Kyikagate mini-hydro project, roads in Tanzania, the Masaka-Bukoba transmission line and the Standard Gauge Railway, which has reached Isaka and is expected to extend towards Uganda and beyond.
According to Mukula, Uganda believes in the free and orderly movement of people, goods, services, and capital within the framework of regional laws and protocols, stating that it will continue to stand for the dignity of African brothers and sisters because Africa belongs to Africans.
Much as the residents have voiced their concerns about the ongoing destruction of wetlands, highlighting the inconsistency between what leaders advocate and their actual practices, the would-be role models for environmental stewardship have instead become symbols of hypocrisy, who preach about the importance of conserving wetlands while simultaneously engaging in activities that exacerbate their degradation.