If I kissed my wife in public, I'd lose the next election..

I did not, I could not and I will never invite Obote, ... This is because Obote is someone who made a lot of mistakes in our history..

I've changed my mind, even against Omar al-Bashir. Whether he has to be charged or not, the Sudanese shall decide or the Africans..

The Islamists had control over territory that was about half the size of the Federal Republic of Germany. For years, we have been putting the lives o….

We certainly would be happy for more help, but not at the price of condescension and arrogance. If the Europeans believe they can afford to be less c….

My critics always forget to mention that I was democratically elected, the others were not. Everyone in Uganda can challenge me, everyone can vote, t….

I shall not be deterred by people who don't see where the future of Africa lies. It is the short-sighted people who put their opinions in writing. Th….

Our population is growing rapidly because of our good health policy. When I came into office, there were 14 million Ugandans, today there are 38 mill….

Refugee problems can only be solved in the region (of origin) - maybe with a little help from the UN. Governments must provide something for their co….

The island is in Kenya, the water is in Uganda... But the [Luos, a Kenyan ethnic group] are mad, they want to fish here but this is Uganda..

When the problems in Libya started, the African Union set up a committee to address the situation. We urgently advised the Europeans not to intervene….

We do not accept the Western way of thinking that there are two ways of life. At the same time, the police (here) are not chasing gays. In Africa, se….

I have made revenue collection a frontline institution because it is the one which can emancipate us from begging. If we can get about 22% of GDP we ….

Since our region is endowed with a lot of natural resources, including reasonable supplies of fresh water, we need and we can work together to ensure….

I don't pick up people. This is the work of the police. If there's anybody with a case, it's the police, not me..

I don't know about torture. I have educated myself on many things but on torture I have not known the boundary between what is torture and what isn't….

Africa is wealthy in natural resources; the problem is they are not optimally utilized..

The soldiers feel that the Police are not serious with the criminal elements and that they are corrupt. The army had to come in and insist that crimi….

I was against impunity when it comes to human rights violations. But many of us African leaders now want to leave the Rome Statute as soon as possibl….

You cannot, for instance, sustainably protect the environment if the majority of the people are still in primitive agriculture leading to the encroac….

Today, hundreds of thousands of AIDS patients are under medical treatment, which is a great advancement. But it makes some people reckless..