Uganda: President Museveni Halts Uranium Deals

PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has ordered the ministry of energy to halt any deals for the exploitation of uranium. He also instructed for the setting up of an atomic energy unit within the ministry.

The directives are contained in the resolutions passed at the end of a five-day retreat of NRM MPs at the National Leadership Institute in Kyankwanzi.

The retreat called for “the development of a nationalistic oil, gas and mineral policy and use their revenues for the present and future generations,” according to a press statement by the party Secretary General, Amama Mbabazi.

“In this regard, the President directed that the energy ministry halts giving out concessions for the exploitation of the newly found uranium deposits in the country. He further directed the energy ministry to establish a nuclear unit in the ministry.”

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