Hon. Eng Asiimwe Jonard.

Today, I had the honour of serving as Guest of Honour at ISBAT University’s 19th Graduation Ceremony, where I challenged graduates to look beyond academic qualifications and become active contributors to Uganda’s transformation.

“Do not be preoccupied with nonissues while overlooking the problems in your own communities. Identify the challenges within your communities and ecosystems. Develop practical, affordable and sustainable solutions that respond to the needs of our people.”

Innovation must begin with the realities around us. From agriculture and manufacturing to healthcare and small businesses, the challenges we face present opportunities to create solutions, build enterprises and improve livelihoods.

I encouraged the graduates to put their knowledge to work, identify problems worth solving and develop innovations that create real economic and social value.

Congratulations to the ISBAT University Class of 2026! Uganda is counting on your ideas, creativity and ability to turn knowledge into action. 🇺🇬

Today, I am pleased to join ISBAT University as Guest of Honour at its 19th graduation ceremony at Hotel Africana.

Congratulations to all the graduates on this important milestone. As you begin your next chapter, use your knowledge and skills to solve problems, create opportunities and contribute to Uganda’s transformation.

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This morning, the STI team and I convened a meeting with the Makerere University Anti-Tick Vaccine Project team led by Professor Kaahwa, Alfasan, and the technical oversight team assigned by H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and led by Mr. Hilary Kisanja.

Spearheaded by H.E. President Museveni, this vision places homegrown scientific solutions at the centre of addressing Uganda’s challenges. Our farmers need this vaccine urgently, and we must work together to accelerate its delivery.

We identified specific issues delaying the project. We will no longer accept internal delays that hold back its progress. We are racing against time. The market and other innovators are not waiting for us, and neither should our farmers.

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Today, I joined the team at Huawei Uganda Offices in Nakasero for the launch of the Huawei ICT Competition, an important initiative aimed at nurturing digital talent, strengthening ICT competencies and empowering the next generation of technology innovators.

Developing a competitive digital workforce requires deliberate investment in skills, innovation and collaboration between government, academia and the private sector. Through such partnerships, we can equip our young people with the knowledge and practical competencies needed to participate meaningfully in Uganda’s digital transformation.

I commend Huawei for its continued contribution to advancing ICT education and creating opportunities for young innovators to explore their potential.

A thoughtful, captivating, analytical, statistical and well-referenced account of Uganda’s economic metamorphosis.

From an economy built by cotton farmers, through recovery from war, to the pursuit of wealth creation.

From operations of war to Operation Wealth Creation, this is a story stretching from the early 1900s to a present-day source of pride that inspires every patriotic citizen to direct every effort and resource at their disposal towards production.

My team and I were inspired by the vision and depth of wisdom shared by Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho today in Kirema. I took the opportunity to present him with a copy of my book, Uninterrupted Africa: Engineering the Future. In exchange, I received with pride a book titled Organizing Land for National Economic Transformation.