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.
The project has 22 of its planned 31 wells ready, with some extending more than seven kilometres underground. The wells are at different stages of completion and perforation, while pumping and flowback activities continue.
"I have served you for the last 25 years I know some things might have not gone right and am here asking all residents to put our differences aside, forgive each other and move forward and I promise you this will be the last term as your chairman and I pledge to serve you with my team and make sure we develop our area together," Lukwago added.
“The public is advised that the registration and issuance of digital number plates have not been suspended. The programme remains in effect, and all registration services continue to operate in accordance with established procedures,” Kataike said.
The said returnees are travelling aboard a special Uganda Airlines charter flight fully funded by the Government of Uganda, in what officials described as the first phase of a broader evacuation exercise.
According to Amoru, the deteriorating security situation has been driven by coordinated protests that have pressed on for the past three months. The demonstrations, led by vigilante groups, have increasingly targeted African migrants accused of competing with South African citizens for limited employment opportunities.
The auction results provide an important snapshot of investor sentiment, government borrowing costs and liquidity conditions within Uganda's domestic financial market. They also offer insight into demand for government debt across different maturity periods, with investors balancing risk, return expectations and prevailing economic conditions.
A total of 79 ministers took the oath of office before President Museveni at State House Entebbe as Uganda’s new Cabinet officially assumed office. Four appointees missed the ceremony due to citizenship concerns, while Janet Museveni was absent.