Today, I hosted Mr. Gilbert Weill, one of the survivors of the 1976 Entebbe hijacking, together with his family and friends at State House, Entebbe, as they returned to Uganda nearly 50 years after that tragic incident.
I told them that although the hijacking was a tragedy, the rescue operation became a turning point and marked the beginning of the collapse of the Idi Amin regime. I also shared Ugandaโs journey from those difficult days to the peace, stability and progress we enjoy today, and emphasized the need to strengthen economic cooperation between Uganda, Israel and Europe, especially in value addition and agro-industrialisation.
The decision on the SGR has not been finalized. I will inform the nation after meeting Mzee soon. Our good Chinese friends are pushing very hard for it. I have received messages from senior leaders in China over it.