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Museveni meets White House delegation in Kampala

President Museveni meets a delegation from White House in Kampala on January 17, 2025. Second right is Ugandan parliament Speaker Anita Among. PHOTO/HANDOUT/PPU 

What you need to know:

  • The meeting comes ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump's January 20 indoor inauguration. 

President Museveni yesterday met a delegation from the White House at State Lodge, Nakasero.

The delegation, accompanied by Parliament Speaker Anita Among, comprised former US presidential candidate Dr Rollan Roberts, David Woodruff, representing the Senate of West Virginia, and former congressman and ambassador Siljander Mark Deli.

During the meeting, Museveni and his guests discussed trade, infrastructure development and other areas of mutual interest between Uganda and the United States of America.

In line with the new US Trump-led administration, the visiting team assured Museveni of strengthened bilateral relations between Washington and Kampala.

“It's a good initiative because we need dialogue to agree on a way forward. Sometimes, there is a lack of discussion which has led to scattered positions,” the Ugandan leader observed.

According to Museveni, Africa seeks to socially and economically transform from a traditional to a money economy with a motive to formulate the political federation of the bloc.

“In Uganda, we are now moving on the four sectors of commercial agriculture, manufacturing, services and ICT and in order to do this, we need a regional market because the internal market is not enough,” he noted.

President Museveni informed the delegation that the formulation of the East African Political Federation is underway which will in future be a centre of gravity for the African race.

He also called on the White House delegation to identify core areas of capacity building that will help economies to grow through areas such as trade, democracy, services like health and education, transport infrastructure, electricity, among others.

On his part, Dr Roberts agreed that Africa does not need handouts but basic fundamental advancement in infrastructure, a factor which he said is well received as US President-elect Donald Trump’s administration takes over from Joe Biden on January 20.

“I think you are going to see a marked shift towards this direction which we both agree is the right way for Africa,” Dr Roberts added.

On the other hand, the delegation also invited Museveni to the United States for a working visit this year, an invitation the Ugandan leader responded to in the affirmative.

About Trump inauguration 

Trump's inauguration is being moved indoors due to dangerously cold temperatures expected on Monday, in Washington, U.S.