President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni this afternoon welcomed FieldMarshal Birhanu Jula, the Chief of General Staff of the EthiopianNational Defence Force, in a meeting held at State House Entebbe. Alsopresent were Gen. Muhoozi Kaneirugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces(CDF) of the UPDF and Ethiopian Ambassador to Uganda, H.E.Etsegenet Bezabih.
The Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Force Field Marshal Berhanu Jula and the Chief of the Defence Forces of Uganda Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba when the Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Force paid a courtesy call to President of Uganda at the State House Entebbe on the 3rd July 2024. Photo by PPU/Tony Rujuta.
During the meeting, President Museveni discussed with his guests the strategies implemented by the NRM government to drive socio- economic transformation. He addressed the past challenges faced by Uganda, attributing them to strategic errors made by previous administrations.
“They were philosophical, ideological, and strategic mistakes,” he said.
President Museveni assured his guests that the government had taken strategic steps to rectify these mistakes and emphasised the current focus on enhancing wealth creation initiatives at the grassroots level to alleviate poverty among the population.
Additional members of the Ethiopian National Defence Forces delegation included Major General Teshome Gemechu and Lieutenant Colonel Aklilu Eliya Chakiso.
The Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Force Field Marshal Berhanu Jula when he paid a courtesy call to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at the State House Entebbe on the 3rd July 2024. Photo by PPU/Tony Rujuta.Chief of the Defence Forces of Uganda Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba making his remarks when Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Force Field Marshal Berhanu Jula paid a courtesy call to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at the State House Entebbe on the 3rd July 2024. Photo by PPU/Tony Rujuta.President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in a group photo with the Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Force Field Marshal Berhanu Jula, the Ethiopian Ambassador to Uganda H.E. Etsegenet Bezabih, the Chief of the Defence Forces of Uganda Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba and other army officers from Uganda and Ethiopia when the Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Force paid a courtesy call to President of Uganda at the State House Entebbe on the 3rd July 2024. Photo by PPU/Tony Rujuta.
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