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.
However, the party reporting on Besigye’s health is contrary to that of his wife, Winnie Byanyima who has maintained that her husband is slowly responding to the treatment.
“My hope today is simple: that he recovers, gains strength and receives the care that every Ugandan deserves. Besigye is entitled to the rights guaranteed by the Ugandan constitution. He has a right to life and proper medical care. These are not privileges, but they are rights for every Ugandan,” Byanyima said.
At around noon, Besigye and accomplice arrived at the General Court Martial in Makindye, Kampala, and appeared before Brig Gen Freeman Mugabe, the Chairman of the General Court Martial, to be read the charges they are being accused of.