Legislators have urged government to address insecurity in various parts of the country, which they say has negatively impacted on the livelihoods of Ugandans.
The legislators were Tuesday, 11 August 2026 debating a motion to appreciate the President on the State of the Nation Address delivered to Parliament on 04 June 2026.
Hon. David Okwere (NRM, Bukedea County) said land grabbing has caused land insecurity in his constituency, which he noted has worried residents.
“The way land grabbing is taking place now is through sophisticated surveying with drones which villagers perceive to be birds. Their land is being observed without their acknowledgement. It is my prayer that government takes note of this so that we curb land insecurity in our country,” Okwere said.
Hon. Stella Atyang (NRM, Moroto District Woman Representative) commended President Yoweri Museveni’s disarmament initiative in the Karamoja sub-region, and urged government to establish mechanisms to sustain the peace and security in the area.
“My prayer is that a quick response is made to incidences like petty thefts taking place in our sub-region. This will help to keep the situation calm and my people assured that government is committed to ensuring that Karamoja remains stable,” said Atyang.
Bukimbiri County MP, Hon. Eddie Kwizera also commended the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) for ensuring that Uganda is an ‘island of peace’, and urged security agencies to effectively screen persons coming into the country.
“When you have an island of peace, it means that we might get people coming to our country who could be criminals. We ask the UPDF to be very conscious of such persons,” Kwizera said.
The Deputy Chief of Defence Forces and UPDF representative in Parliament, Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding, urged Ugandans to be proud of and ‘jealously defend’ the achievements of Uganda.
“World over, national defense is built by citizens and for the last 40 years, we have experienced a high level of peace and stability. We have been able to protect this country with the force we have. Our robust system gave birth to a well-developed national security system, which has given us international recognition as a critical security asset,” Okiding said.
During the State of the Nation Address, Museveni noted that wealth creation requires peace, law and order, saying that the UPDF has always guaranteed peace in the country, with the Police and the Judiciary ensuring law and order.
“On account of peace, some traders have generated a lot of capital through imports. These are the ones that built arcades and real estate,” Museveni told MPs.
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