"The program should be restructured from a revolving scheme into a non-refundable capital venture aimed at supporting youth. The need for the program to offer training to beneficiaries, ensuring they fully understand its importance."

"Unidentified individuals have been following me in Kampala and Mbale, using a specific vehicle and motorcycles. I have repeatedly appealed to the Uganda Police Force for protection, but my requests have been ignored."

"We have reported the matter, and I expect the police to expedite their investigation and arrest those responsible."

"They know that even if I win in all 58 polling stations, I won’t be able to overcome their manipulated results, which I’m not even allowed to view. I refuse to take part in this blatant falsehood of limiting the vote to only 58 stations. I’m running as an independent."

"They have now hurriedly released false and manipulated results, claiming that I have been defeated. Furthermore, the 129 polling stations where we were supposed to vote again have been reduced to just 58."

"The commission had called all the candidates together, expecting to announce the winner, but it was in vain. Regardless of whether a winner was declared or not, I will be running in next year's elections."

"Our key strategic pillars, with regards to the sustainable development of petroleum resources, revolve around six principles: ensure the sustainable production and utilisation of Uganda’s oil and gas resources; strengthen the legal and regulatory frameworks; enhance local capacity in the oil and gas operations; promote private investment; enhance quality, health, safety, security and environment (QHSSE); and improve the security of the supply of refined petroleum products."

"So, what we are waiting for is the US to understand that trade is different from human rights, these are quite divergent matters and the challenge we have is that the US doesn’t want us to add any value on anything. But of course, they brought in other issues to do with security, violation of human rights and they assumed as if Uganda is on fire and there is going to be a coup, there is no coup that is going to be in Uganda,”"

"The team was given powers to deliver the message of President Museveni, but of course, they will not push us to the wall because the President has been passionate about homosexuality and you can’t change his mind because that is the voice of Ugandans. Ugandans are saying, you can’t go homosexual and the President can’t come up and break that law because he is part of Ugandans. He is one of the indigenous Ugandans who have shaped it to what it is now,”"

"Uganda will abandon the US market if its participation is hinged on condition that the country accepts homosexuality, arguing that Uganda already has enough markets to sell its products."

"Human capital development and steady infrastructural development have been very consequential."

"The ministry is currently ensuring that human capacity is developed in order to facilitate proper takeover of several projects under the build, operate and transfer arrangement."

"It is very noteworthy to underline that we have prepared the Atomic Energy Amendment Bill and we are also preparing the local content strategy for nuclear energy development."

"The principles guiding our actions in the transmission and distribution space focus on ensuring an increased electricity access rate, as well as consumption."

"In terms of our work in the oil and gas downstream, it is our goal to acquire a strategic partner to develop the Kampala Storage Terminal and have its engineering designs developed."

"I made up my mind I was going to do everything possible to reach out to the warlords and talk to them, talk them into a peaceful solution."

"When you bring a political solution to any kind of violent conflict, then all these other underlying causes are addressed, and therefore, people can start living together in harmony."

"The leader can decide to kill you. He can decide to mutilate you. But I was determined because I felt that if meeting with the rebels could bring peace, would save lives, it was worthwhile making the commitment."

"You can subdue people, you can humiliate them, they feel they have no voice, they’ll go underground—it will resurface."

"First of all, all of us are stakeholders, there is no free lunch for everybody. There is no free finance. You must not say, let me take this money and run. In order to develop, we must stop thinking of getting money and disappear."

"Yes; I’m Maria Kiwanuka, I’m the owner of the newest radio station in Uganda. We need your business and you need our business."

"If your SMEs are in line with inelastic demand, as a borrower, you can never go wrong because people need to eat and clothe themselves."

"Money is what makes the economy go round so financiers need to take a long overview to see how finances will be disbursed."

"We must respect the rule of the law. Borrowers must respect lenders and lenders must respect borrowers."

"Math is too hard for us girls."

"The Congolese are our neighbours for good."

"The government of Uganda recognizes the importance of regional integration and trade, and is committed to promoting policies and initiatives that will help to further strengthen economic ties between our countries."

"Instead of battling with Kenya over our eggs and sugar, we shall take our commodities to a bigger market (DRC). Kenya has about 40 million people while DRC has 90 million people. We have a bigger market in DRC than in Kenya. For Ugandans, it is a big plus for us to now have more than one route of access to the sea."

"Charcoal is transported from here to Kenya and Rwanda through our borders. I wrote to the Finance Minister [Matia Kasaija] about the charcoal trade."