President Yoweri Museveni has met and bid farewell to President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio who is on a 3-day visit to Uganda at the invitation of Mr. Museveni.
During the meeting at Kampala Sheraton Hotel this morning, which was also attended by State Minister for Works, Gen. Katumba Wamala and Uganda’s High commissioner to Sierra Leone, Mr. Nelson Ocheger, President Museveni and his guest emphasized their countries’ commitment to the commercialization of agriculture through showing the communities in both countries who are involved in the sector of agricultural production to shift away from subsistence production.
The two leaders further discussed strategies of strengthening the two countries strong cordial relations. Later, President Museveni bade farewell to President Maada Bio and headed to Eastern Uganda to continue his Operation Wealth Creation programmes that are tailored to help wananchi to embrace commercial agriculture in order to be empowered to chase poverty out of their household units.