The President of the Republic of Uganda, General (Rtd) Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has held a productive meeting with His Excellency, William Samoei Ruto, the President of the Republic of Kenya, and former Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga at his Kisozi farm.
The two leaders discussed matters of mutual interest between Uganda and Kenya.
“I was happy to meet President Ruto and Rt. Hon. Odinga this afternoon at my farm in Kisozi. We discussed issues of mutual interest between our two countries and the East African Community. I welcome them,” Museveni said on his X account.
According to Ruto, the issues affecting the flow of petroleum products between Kenya and Uganda were discussed and are being resolved.
“We have agreed on a way forward of sourcing and scheduling imports for the region in a manner that will ensure we achieve the most competitive pricing and maximum logistical efficiency….we also discussed need for the two countries to urgently pursue the design and construction of the earlier conceptualized Eldoret-Kampala-Kigali refined petroleum product pipeline.
In the meeting, the leaders also discussed the declared candidacy of Raila Odinga for the Africa Union Commission chairmanship.
“Also discussed was the declared candidacy of Kenya’s former Prime Minister @RailaOdinga for the Africa Union Commission chairmanship,” Said Ruto.