Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Tomorrow, at 2:00 p.m., I will address the nation on the state of our country and the progress we continue to make.
Please join me live on TV, radio, and social media platforms.
Today I had an excellent interaction during my vetting with the appointments committee of Parliament of Uganda as they carried out their constitutional mandate. I outlined my vision for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
UPDATE - CDF General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, chaired a high-level meeting of the Joint Staff Committee to assess Ugandaโs security posture and regional military footprint.
Today, I also held discussions with H.E. Frederieke Quispel, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, on continued agricultural cooperation between Uganda and the Netherlands. She also updated me on the ongoing study tour to the Netherlands, where Ugandan farmers are gaining exposure to modern technologies and innovative farming practices.
I welcome the strong and cordial relations between Uganda and the Netherlands, which continue to advance cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
I met the outgoing German Ambassador, H.E Matthias Schauer, and discussed matters of mutual interest between Uganda and Germany.
I thank him for his service and contribution towards strengthening the friendly relations between our two countries. I wish him a happy and fulfilling retirement.
It's hard for me to explain to those outside #Uganda just how irritated the Ugandans are to be lumped in with DRC for the #Ebola epidemic. As of this writing, there have been hundreds of deaths and over 1000 cases in Congo, whereas Uganda has had only 9 cases -- three Congolese, four medical workers who treated them, one driver who drove them, and one other known contact. Only one person has died in Uganda, a Congolese.
So when WHO and Al Jazeera talks about the Ebola epidemic in "Congo and Uganda," it's like saying because there are wildfires in California, you should cancel a trip to the Grand Canyon because some Californians lit a campfire there. Yes, it is possible it *could* spread and you have to be vigilant, but these two situations are nowhere near the same magnitude.
As of this writing, the only Ugandan death has been the tourism industry.
I received H.E. William W. Popp, the outgoing Ambassador of the United States to Uganda, at State Lodge Nakasero.
I thank Ambassador Popp for his service over the past years and for his contribution to strengthening the cordial relations between Uganda and the United States. We discussed matters of mutual interest and cooperation between our two countries.
I wish him good luck in his future assignments and endeavours.
President Yoweri Museveni has called on prosecutors to remain steadfast in combating terrorism, organised crime, corruption, money laundering, human trafficking and impunity, describing their work as critical to Uganda's security and economic transformation. #OpenGovUg #GCICMediaReview