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In a speech at the Uganda State House briefing on Wednesday, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni said that he had rejected a proposal from a Western company to mine uranium in Uganda and export it for use in nuclear power plants.
“A Western company came and proposed to mine uranium,” Museveni said. “I asked them, ‘Mine it and take it where?’ They said, ‘Export it to generate nuclear energy for electricity and medicine.’ I asked them, ‘Have you heard a rumour that there are human beings here in Uganda who need electricity?’ They vanished.”
Museveni’s decision to reject the uranium export plan is a victory for those who have argued that Uganda should use its uranium resources to benefits the country. He said that Uganda will not export uranium to other countries.
Museveni’s decision to reject the uranium export plan is a significant development for Uganda. It shows that the government is committed to using its natural resources to benefit its own people, rather than foreign companies. It is also a victory for those who have argued that Uganda should develop nuclear large power point in a safe and responsible manner.
