Museveni Pushes Uganda’s Biotech Boom, Urges Citizens to Invest
KAMPALA — President Yoweri Museveni has unveiled Uganda’s latest breakthroughs in biotechnology, calling on citizens and investors to support locally developed medicines for cancer, diabetes, and malaria as part of his vision for a knowledge-based economy.
Speaking at the launch of his 2026 election manifesto, Museveni highlighted the work of Dr. Matthias Magoola’s Dei BioPharma Ltd., a $350 million biotechnology hub in Kampala poised to become one of Africa’s largest pharmaceutical ventures.