Uganda and Czechia seek to strengthen defence cooperation
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Monitor
Uganda’s Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, met Czech Chamber of Deputies Speaker Tomio Okamura to call for cooperation on anti-corruption, defence and trade. According to the Daily Monitor, Tayebwa advocated investment in governance and in building defence companies in Uganda, while Okamura pledged to keep promoting Ugandan tourism.
Uganda’s Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has called for expanded defence cooperation with Czechia during a visit to the Speaker of the Czech Chamber of Deputies, Tomio Okamura. According to the Daily Monitor, the meeting also covered anti-corruption, trade and institutional development. Tayebwa arrived in Prague with a delegation of MPs, following the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, held in Brussels, which brings together states from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific and the European Union.
Tayebwa called for the creation of Czech defence companies in Uganda, saying his governing coalition fully supports the project. He also cited technology transfer, education and monitoring of public service delivery, as part of Uganda’s ten-fold growth strategy, which aims for $500 billion by 2030. For his part, Okamura committed to continuing to promote Uganda’s tourism and scenery among Czechs.
The Czech Tomio Okamura had already visited Uganda in August 2026, where he named a baby mountain gorilla.
