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On September 2, 2025, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni met with members of the Ugandan diaspora at State Lodge, Nakasero, urging all citizens abroad to register formally with government-linked structures. He said: “What is crucial now is to know the Ugandans, name by name, country by country, so that we know how to plan for them. Do you agree with that?” — a call that received a resounding “yes” from representatives across more than 20 countries.

The President emphasized that this exercise is inclusive, noting: “We need to know all the diaspora, whether they are NRM or not. Then the NRM people will have their own leadership elected by themselves, and even the other bigger diaspora, if they want, can have their own structures, whether they support NRM or not.”

To give Ugandans abroad a stronger role in national development, he pledged: “Therefore, for the investments, I will appoint one of you once you recommend him or her as a deputy director of the Uganda Investment Authority. So that when you come, you go to him directly without going through other people.”

The registration will be coordinated by Maj. (Rtd) Awich Pollar, NRM’s Director of External Affairs, together with Ms. Barbra Barungi and Ugandan leaders in each country. Pollar explained that under Article 25 of the NRM Constitution, “NRM UK, for instance, is equivalent to NRM Mbarara, Hoima, or Soroti district.”

Speaking for the diaspora delegates, Mr. Philip Kakuru expressed gratitude to the President: “We would like to thank God for your tireless commitment and devotion to our country and the continent. We in the diaspora feel honored that when we mention your name, they salute all of us courtesy of your great work of Pan-Africanism that you have done on the continent.”

This initiative represents a new chapter in Uganda’s diaspora engagement, ensuring Ugandans abroad are formally recognized, empowered, and directly connected to the country’s investment and development agenda.