President Museveni and Prime Minister Matekane
HABARI DAILY I Kampala, Uganda I The Kingdom of Lesotho is set to purchase 20 buses from Uganda’s locally owned vehicle manufacturer, Kiira Motors Corporation, in a move expected to strengthen bilateral relations and promote Uganda’s growing automotive industry.
The development was discussed today at State House, Entebbe, during a meeting between President Yoweri Museveni and Lesotho’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Limpho Justice Tau, who visited Uganda as a special envoy carrying a message from the country’s Prime Minister, Ntsokoane Samuel Matekane.
In his message to President Museveni, Prime Minister Matekane expressed his government’s interest in purchasing 20 buses manufactured by Kiira Motors Corporation to address transportation needs in the Kingdom of Lesotho.
President Museveni welcomed the proposal and directed Uganda’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Regional Affairs), Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo, to work with Kiira Motors Corporation to facilitate the purchase.
Matekane also requested President Museveni to support Lesotho with an additional five buses. The President accepted the request and pledged to donate the five buses.
This brings the total number of Kiira Motors buses expected to be supplied to Lesotho to 25, comprising 20 to be purchased by the Lesotho government and five to be donated by President Museveni.
The development marks a potential milestone for Uganda’s automotive industry, offering Kiira Motors Corporation an opportunity to expand its footprint in the African market while demonstrating the country’s growing capacity to manufacture vehicles and provide transport solutions across the continent.
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