Yoweri Museveni
Yoweri Museveni
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni; born 15 September c. 1944) is a Ugandan politician who has been President of Uganda since 29 January 1986...
NationalityUgandan
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 August 1944
CityNtungamo, Uganda
CountryUganda
country army police
The soldiers feel that the Police are not serious with the criminal elements and that they are corrupt. The army had to come in and insist that criminals must be punished. It happens in all countries, there is a time when the army assumes the duty of internal security.
children mistake taken
The Islamists had control over territory that was about half the size of the Federal Republic of Germany. For years, we have been putting the lives of our troops on the line, we have taken huge losses and the Europeans cut the budget? If money is more important than the lives of our children, what else is this than the usual arrogance and superficiality? And where is all this terror coming from? It is a result of mistakes the West committed in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the 1980s, when they armed the Islamic rebels against the Soviet troops.
people police cases
I don't pick up people. This is the work of the police. If there's anybody with a case, it's the police, not me.
country uganda challenges
My critics always forget to mention that I was democratically elected, the others were not. Everyone in Uganda can challenge me, everyone can vote, the elections are free. Not many countries have achieved what we did.
uganda islands mad
The island is in Kenya, the water is in Uganda... But the [Luos, a Kenyan ethnic group] are mad, they want to fish here but this is Uganda.
problem natural resources
Africa is wealthy in natural resources; the problem is they are not optimally utilized.
order emphasis democratic
One of the emphases of the new democratic order is no impunity.
gdp giving needs
I have made revenue collection a frontline institution because it is the one which can emancipate us from begging. If we can get about 22% of GDP we should not need to disturb anybody asking for aid; instead of coming here to bother you, give me this, give me this, I shall come here to greet you, to trade with you.
country government needs
Refugee problems can only be solved in the region (of origin) - maybe with a little help from the UN. Governments must provide something for their countries. They need to deliver.
fighting feet rebel
We used to fight the LRA with only one dimensional force that only walks on foot, but now, we have got multiple forces to fight the rebels.
agriculture people majority
You cannot, for instance, sustainably protect the environment if the majority of the people are still in primitive agriculture leading to the encroachment of forest reserves.
rights people force
In the areas which have been disturbed people are living cordially with the Security Forces. In areas like Gulu people are living peacefully. There is scrupulous respect of human rights.
water working-together needs
Since our region is endowed with a lot of natural resources, including reasonable supplies of fresh water, we need and we can work together to ensure this area against these vicissitudes.
mistake made invites
I did not, I could not and I will never invite Obote, ... This is because Obote is someone who made a lot of mistakes in our history.