Live Feed: Museveni addressing parliament

If those scientists could guide us well then, what is the problem now?

I am waiting for my medal because I feared to get into agreement with BP. It was a correct decision. How do I know about oil? If you can ask me about cattle, I will tell you a lot.

Mistake two we avoided is that Uganda is the first country to discover oil in the African Rift Valley all the way from Red Sea, to Malawi to L. Albert. It was because of our scientist who did the necessary gravity survey studies and confirmed the presence of oil in the African Rift Valley.

15:02 EAC: Some people are trying to cripple and disorient the development of Uganda’s oil sector these include some MPS and non-government organisations.

It is not the first time, however, because even when we were fighting the cattle rustlers, and Kony, some of these people including some religious leaders who were opposing us.

These people are now acting on behalf of foreign interests. I have been fighting to defend the future of Uganda and interests.

In 1986, a team of BP Oil Company from UK came to State House and wanted me to give them a contract to explore oil near Lake Albert. I sent these people away because no Ugandan had knowledge about oil. I then embarked on sending Ugandans abroad to train in petroleum studies. We now have our own experts. Uganda has avoided and will continue to avoid mistakes that were made by some African countries.

14:50 EAC: Opposition members have absconded and the section where they usually occupy is almost deserted. Most NRM members are present.

Jacob Oulanyah, deputy speaker is chairing the session.

Sit freely whenever you fill like.

Oulanyah welcomes the President upon being honoured in Russsia to recognise his political and military leadership.