By Akampa Rugaba Tanbull
Well, as I write this, Uganda is taking the lead in Sub-Saharan Africa as one of the best-growing economies and investment destinations. This was published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week.
We are now ranked as a lower middle-income country. Besides all this, Uganda is in the first position in the East African region to have added over 30 new items to our export list.
And now, Uganda is on track from importing fuel to exporting refined petroleum.
The massive $4 billion oil refinery is set to reshape our country’s entire energy future. It will slash Uganda’s dependence on imported fuel while tapping into 6.5 billion barrels of oil in place, with up to 2.2 billion barrels recoverable.
When production begins, by mid or end of 2026, it will process 60,000 barrels per day, power our local industries, boost national revenue, and equally support new pipelines, storage hubs, water infrastructure, and the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), likely to come to life.
This is all possible due to the strong, resilient, and focused leadership of H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa, the visionary leader at the helm of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government, leading Uganda to a middle-income country in the next term of office, 2026 to 2031.
Ugandans are all invited for the heroic swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, 12th May 2026, at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds.
For God & My Country.
Akampa Rugaba Tanbull is the ONC Coordinator for Kigezi Sub-region.
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