The forum comes as UWA continues to strengthen partnerships and procurement systems to support conservation. The authority is mandated to conserve and sustainably manage Uganda’s wildlife and protected areas.
Dan Petrie, the Acting Chief of Staff of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, said MCC had signed a $60 million Energy Threshold Program hours earlier. The programme aims to lower high electricity costs and improve reliability by modernising the Energy Regulatory Commission, strengthening electric cooperatives, piloting smart-grid technologies and unlocking domestic capital for power infrastructure.
Mwesigwa explained that a peaceful transfer of power is the one that will facilitate the restoration of the presidential term limits, asking President Museveni to lead this by example. He added that if someone else takes power from him forcefully, as he did in 1986, his gospel will have no impact.