Mr Museveni was also asked about his failure to appoint a substantive Inspector General of Government, holding back efforts to fight corruption.

He responded that he was being cautious before appointing an IGG to replace Justice Faith Mwondha, who left the position three years ago acrimoniously, after she declined parliamentary scrutiny.

“This is a war. I have not appointed the IGG because I don’t want a game warden who is a poacher. When you make random appointments, it can be problematic,” he said.