President Yoweri Museveni has expressed gratification with the magnitude and zeal that the people of Uganda have placed in manufacturing local products that had been stifled in the past by importation syndrome of goods that could be made locally.

President Yoweri Museveni has asked the judiciary in the country to prioritize disposal of business cases so that Uganda is prevented from having a bad reputation. 

“Uganda’s competitive advantage should not be interrupted by slow commercial justice. Start with business issues because slow justice can give Uganda a bad reputation. Investors are setting up factories in Uganda because we have ensured security. We have got a strong Army,” he said.

President Yoweri Museveni has commended the 1st Deputy Prime Minister, Gen. Moses Ali, for engaging in production saying that as a leader, Gen. Ali had shown a brilliant example in fighting against poverty.

“I want to thank Gen. Moses Ali for taking part in waking up people in this part of Uganda,” he said.

President Yoweri Museveni has advised the youth in Bugweri District in Busoga Sub-Region to get involved deeply in fish farming activities at the edge of swamps instead of destroying wetlands by growing rice in them.

“I proposed to the 2nd Deputy Prime Minister Kirunda Kivejinja fish farming instead of rice growing that dries up swamps. This venture could save many youth from poverty,” he said.

President Yoweri Museveni has urged foreign investors to consider investing their money and skills in Uganda saying the country has a conducive investment climate.

He made the remarks today while meeting Mr. Ibrahim Zakhem, the Vice President of Zakhem International Construction Limited, a Civil and Mechanical Engineering Company based in Beirut, Lebanon. 

President Yoweri Museveni has advised the people of Uganda to take full advantage of the prevailing countrywide peace that was ushered in by the NRM Government to develop their God-given talents.

"I urge the people in the country to utilize all the opportunities in talent development that can be identified under NRM leadership so that those talents can be usefully developed," he said.

President Yoweri Museveni has urged local leaders in Tororo District to guide wananchi to discard subsistence farming in favour of commercial agriculture so that people are economically empowered to support their families, churches and Government through payment of taxes.

President Yoweri Museveni has highly praised Tororo Catholic Church for supplementing Government’s efforts by initiating income-generating projects that will go a long way in helping wananchi to decisively fight poverty.

“I am happy to be in Soni-Kainja to find the word ‘Chewi’ meaning waking up. The Chewi is behind the classrooms here – green houses – where you can grow crops in a small area,” he said.

President Yoweri Museveni has urged Christians in Kalaki District in particular and Uganda in general to implement the mandate bestowed upon them by God of developing their areas and the country at large by harnessing the gifts of nature.

President Yoweri Museveni has emphasized the need for a united Uganda in particular and Africa in general to achieve prosperity of the people in the region.

“My prosperity comes from others. If I say my tribe, my tribe, it doesn’t make sense,” he said.