A section of Heads of State and heads of delegations have today been seen off at Entebbe International Airport after attending the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Heads of State and Government meeting and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit. 

The President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E William Ruto was seen off by Hon. John Mulimba, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Affairs. 

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today bid farewell to Ms. Elsie G. Attafuah, the outgoing United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative for Uganda who paid a courtesy call on him at his country home in Rwakitura, Kiruhura District. 

Ms. Elsie has been the UNDP Resident Representative for Uganda for four and a half years.

President Yoweri Museveni, accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Museveni, spent Christmas Day at their cherished country home in Rwakitura, Kiruhura district.

The day was filled with warmth and togetherness as the President and First Lady hosted a delightful luncheon, graced by their children, Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Karugire and Mr. and Mrs. Odrek Rwabwogo, alongside their beloved grandchildren.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday 22nd December 2023 witnessed the signing of an agreement for a joint venture between the Uganda Telecommunications Corporation Limited (UTCL) and Rowad Capital Commercial LLC (RCC), a company based in Dubai-United Arab Emirates at State House, Entebbe.

UTCL is Uganda’s National Telecommunication operator, birthed from the former Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL). 

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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has welcomed Somalia into the East African Community, describing the move as a boost to the efforts of the regional bloc to ensure prosperity and strategic security of its people.

Speaking as a witness at the signing ceremony of the treaty of accession by the Federal Republic of Somalia today at State House Entebbe, H.E Museveni re-echoed the logic behind the East African integration saying strategic security is top on the agenda.

The President of Somalia, H.E Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has this evening arrived in Uganda to attend the East African Community (EAC) summit slated for tomorrow 15th December 2023 at State House, Entebbe. 

On arrival at Entebbe International Airport, the President was received by the Minister of State for Defence, Hon. Jacob Oboth Oboth, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Director of Personnel and Administration, Brig Gen. Julius Bagonza and the Deputy Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons Service, Mr. Samuel Akena. 

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has received credentials from seven Ambassadors and High Commissioners, newly accredited to Uganda.

The Ambassadors presented their credentials today 14th December, 2023 at State House, Entebbe.

They included H.E. Mohamed Khelifi - Algeria, H.E Simone Knapp- Austria, H.E Pavel Vziatkin- Belarus, H.E Mathews Jere- Zambia, H.E. Nayef Hapes Al-Otaibi- Kuwait, H.E. Tareque Muhammad- Bangladesh and H.E. Andrew Onalenna- Botswana.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today 12th December 2023 met and held discussions with His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III, a Nigerian traditional ruler of the Kingdom of Warri in the Delta State, who called on him at State Lodge, Nakasero.

During the meeting, President Museveni and King Ogiame Atuwatse III, together with his delegation mainly discussed oil exploration and Agricultural processing.