{"id":11319,"date":"2026-05-05T03:40:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T03:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=11319"},"modified":"2026-05-05T03:40:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T03:40:42","slug":"ugandas-middle-income-status-museveni-credits-outgoing-cabinets-discipline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/ugandas-middle-income-status-museveni-credits-outgoing-cabinets-discipline\/","title":{"rendered":"Uganda&#8217;s Middle-Income Status: Museveni Credits Outgoing Cabinet&#8217;s Discipline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KAMPALA &#8211; <\/strong>President Yoweri Museveni has expressed deep appreciation to the current Cabinet for successfully steering Uganda&#8217;s economy and guiding the country into middle-income status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Museveni stated this on Monday, May 4th, 2026, as he presided over the final cabinet meeting of his outgoing government at State House, Entebbe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that this was the Cabinet that ushered Uganda into middle-income status, and he thanked everyone who contributed, including the Cabinet Secretariat for effectively managing the business of cabinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President confirmed that in the current regime, Uganda was ushered into middle-income status, indicating that its economy grew strong enough to reach a new level of development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This Cabinet worked with discipline and heart. 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