“They secretly carved up URC land, printed official land titles, and sold them to unsuspecting families and developers. Believing their papers were legal, citizens spent their life savings building permanent homes and multi-story concrete buildings, which are now being destroyed,” Byamukama noted.

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.

“We should associate with a united Africa in the context of the Continental Free Trade Area and other trade partners of our choice, rather than clustering Africa depending on former colonial association,” Museveni said.

The President said older persons should be supported according to their circumstances, with particular attention given to those who have no families or homes.

“My grown children shouldn’t be held back or kept around forever. Good parenting means encouraging them to venture out, build relationships, and find their place among fellow Ugandans. Yet some cultural institutions act like possessive parents, saying, ‘Muri bantu bange, mutagenda hara!’ (‘You are my people; don't go far.’) That is bad parenting, denying people meaningful relationships simply out of fear of losing control over them,” President Museveni said.

Kabalega International Airport also called Hoima International Airport is Uganda’s second international airport after Entebbe. Its construction began in 2018 as part of infrastructure for the oil industry in the Albertine Graben, the planned Uganda Oil Refinery, and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). It is also intended to support tourism and agriculture in western Uganda.

“When I came here and heard Pastor Kayanja talking about African integration, I said, ‘Praise the Lord,’ because we have already started the AfCFTA,” Museveni noted.