By Guest Reporter
The Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Marksons Oboth, has commended the People’s Republic of China for decades of infrastructure, agricultural, and healthcare cooperation with Uganda.
He made these remarks while Speaking at a reception held at Sheraton Hotel Kampala on Wednesday September 23, to mark China’s 77th National Day and to welcome the country’s newly appointed ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Wu Guangrong.
Speaker Oboth reflected on more than sixty years of bilateral friendship dating back to 1962, characterizing the relationship as a comprehensive strategic partnership with direct benefits for ordinary citizens.
“The gathering here itself is a reflection of the true kinship and shared bonds between our two nations,” Oboth said.
Oboth singled out several flagship infrastructural projects as evidence of the partnership’s impact.
“Some of these projects include the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway, the Karuma and Isimba hydropower dams, upgrades to Entebbe International Airport, and the National Stadium,’ Oboth revealed.
He also pointed to agricultural cooperation through the Kibimba and Doho farms, as well as the China-Uganda Friendship Hospital, as examples of tangible gains for Ugandans in the agricultural and health sectors.
Speaker Oboth reserved particular praise for Chinese medical teams, which have served continuously in Uganda since 1983. The reception doubled as a farewell to the outgoing 25th Chinese Medical Team and a welcome for the incoming 26th, with the Speaker crediting the teams for the countless lives saved in local hospital wards.
He noted that cooperation between the two countries now extends well beyond infrastructure and medicine, spanning education, technology, culture, trade, agriculture, security, and parliamentary exchanges.
Welcoming Ambassador Wu Guangrong to Uganda, Speaker Oboth pledged Parliament’s full support for deepening bilateral ties in the future.
While addressing the gathering, H.E Wu Guangrong described relations between china and Uganda as a fast-expanding comprehensive strategic partnership.
He pointed to hydropower, oil, agriculture and trade as the areas where cooperation is showing results.
“Hydroelectric projects now light Ugandan homes and supply industrial parks, supporting the country’s drive toward industrialisation,” he said of the partnership gains between Uganda and China.
He also highlighted a milestone at the Kingfisher oil field in Western Uganda where on September 2, President Yoweri Museveni named Uganda’s crude oil “Pearl Sweet” at an official ceremony.
Wu called the field Uganda’s pride and an industry that would boost the economy.
On agriculture, the ambassador said Chinese hybrid rice technology is helping Ugandan farmers raise yields and keep food security in their own hands.
Wu also informed the gathering that Ugandan products are gaining access to the Chinese market where the Zero tariff treatment for 53 African countries took effect on May 1, 2026, and he said high-quality African goods, including Ugandan coffee are entering China at an unprecedented pace.
The event closed with the Speaker proposing a toast to the two nations’ continued progress and friendship.
Other notable figures who attended include; the State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hon. Haruna Kasolo, the State Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs Hon Grace Akifeza Ngabirano, State Minister for Finance and Economic Development (Investments), and the Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission Ms. Mariam Fauzat Wangadya. (For comments on this story, get back to us on 0705579994 [WhatsApp line], 0779411734 & 041 4674611 or email us at mulengeranews@gmail.com).
