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.
Bureaucracies in government programs have put employees to perform below their expectations; besides that, they have put employees to poorly manage programs designed to achieve a goal in poverty-eradicating programs.
The government established programs under the National Youth Policy, designed to support young people to find employment by extending grants and other support to small groups of young entrepreneurs with the aim of unlocking the potential of youth for sustainable wealth creation and general development.
The leaders and people of Karamoja have demonstrated unity, strong leadership, and a genuine enthusiasm for development and socio-economic transformation.
“Every child is meant to be at school, and the teachers in UPE and USE schools are paid salaries, so there shouldn't be issues of illiteracy in communities, high rates of school dropouts, and absenteeism."
“All a student has to come with are their personal basic needs. Everything else is provided. The mattress, beddings, food, and health care are available to students.”