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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met a delegation from the White House at State Lodge, Nakasero. The delegation, accompanied by the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among, comprised Dr. Rollan Roberts, the former US Presidential Candidate, David Woodruff, representing the Senate of West Virginia, and Siljander Mark Deli, the former Congressman and Ambassador.
During the meeting, Museveni and his guests discussed trade, infrastructure development as well as other areas of mutual interest between Uganda and the United States of America.
In line with the new US Administration, the team assured Museveni of strengthened bilateral relations between the two nations. The president welcomed the delegation to Uganda and thanked them for the important visit. “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,” Museveni said.
The President also revealed that the major mission of Africa is to socially and economically transform the continent from a traditional economy to a money economy and formulate the political federation of Africa. “In Uganda, we are now moving on the four sectors of commercial agriculture, manufacturing, services and ICT and to do this, we need a regional market because the internal market is not enough.”
On the issue of political integration, 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 delegation to identify core areas of capacity building that will help economies to grow such as trade, democracy, services like health and education, transport infrastructure, and electricity, among others.
Dr. Roberts agreed that Africa does not need handouts but basic fundamental advancement in infrastructure, a factor which he said is well received by President Donald Trump’s administration. “I think you are going to see a marked shift towards this direction which we both agree is the right way for Africa.”
The delegation also invited President Museveni to the United States for a working visit this year, an invitation the President responded to in the affirmative.
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