I welcomed His Excellency Majid Saffar, the Iranian Ambassador to Uganda, who called on me this afternoon in Kyankwanzi. We discussed issues of mutual interest and cooperation between Uganda and Iran.
BREAKING: President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says Uganda is the only country funding its troops under African Union mission in Somalia, adding: โWe must thank them and bid them farewell.โ
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The Parliament of Uganda has commended Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II for his dedication and willingness to serve as an ambassador in the battle against HIV/AIDS
Speaking at the commissioning, the CDF who is also the Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations noted that they are โa model unit within the UPDF and we are proud of them."
The Chief of Defence Forces, Genย Muhoozi Kainerugaba, commissioned the administration block at Ruhengyere Barracks also known as Camp Rufu in western Uganda.
"It is good to hear the new message. Indeed, we have been saluting the religious leaders of Uganda for forming the inter-religious council in the year 2001 to bring together all the religious faith of the Country," President Museveni said.
President Museveni said the founding of the Inter-Religious Council has been instrumental in breaking sectarian barriers. He said this in his Easter Sunday message as Christian devotees celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
President Museveni ; โWe value the educated young people, and we want them for our institutions, especially the scientists. The educated people including the social scientists have improved the quality of our army.โ
President Museveni "Never do what you donโt like, never do things because people want you to do them, not even your parents. You should tell them that this is what I want.ย When I was doing what I was doing, none of my parents understood what I was doing."
UPDF has partnered with Makerere University School to start teaching Arabic and Chinese at the School of Military Intelligence in Nakasongala district.
Gen. Wilson Mbasu Mbadi handing over the CDF office to Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba in a ceremony presided over by Gen. Salim Saleh at the 4th Division UPDF Headquarters in Gulu
President Museveni; we have been saluting the religious leaders of Uganda for forming the inter-religious council in the year 2001 to bring together all the religious faiths of the country. Keep it up and uproot completely the ungodly practices of sectarianism
In September last year, Bank of Uganda granted its first Islamic banking license to Salaam Bank Uganda Ltd, a subsidiary of a Djibouti-based bank after Parliament passed legislation to authorize Islamic banking, which President Museveni signed into law in August 2023
The Board Chairman of Salaam Bank, Mr. Ibrahim M. Abdirahman informed President Museveni that he signed the Islamic bank regulations into law at a time when the Islamic community really needed it