Tag Archives: Muhoozi

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed his son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba the Chief of Defense Forces of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). This is the second time Kainerugaba rises to the very top ranks of the army, and replaces General Wilson Mbadi Mbasu who has been …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Internal Affairs, David Muhoozi, has warned police officers against interacting with criminals, which kills the integrity of the force. Muhoozi, who was passing out 45 Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs) on Thursday at Bwebajja Command Staff …

2023 achievements, hopes for 2024 COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Bobi Wine’s visit to the U.K. after a ten year visa ban capped a year where his political significance soared again after the lull of last year. The party Bobi Wine founded, the National Unity Platform (NUP), went through a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a shocking turn of events, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) withdrew charges of disobedience and common nuisance against First Son also Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. The decision was handed down by Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi at Buganda Road …

COMMENT |  JORDAN DDUNGU | Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, has called upon Ugandans to desist from facilitating the ascension of Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba to the presidency, asserting that Uganda is not a monarchy. First, nobody called or even assumed The Pearl of Africa was a monarchy. It is an entire …

Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kumi Chief Magistrate Hope Namisi has scheduled September 27, 2023, for hearing an application, in which Male Mabirizi is contesting the attempted takeover of his case against Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among, first son Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and 22 others in Kumi. This …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Male Mabirizi has filed a case against Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among, and her deputy, Thomas Tayebwa for allegedly organizing an unlawful gathering in Teso. Mabirizi filed the case at Kumi Chief Magistrates Court on Friday. The file contains …

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential advisor for special duties and head of the MK movement Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba is in Bukedea where he has embarked on a tour of  the Teso subregion.  He was received on arrival today by the Speaker Anitah Among, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa and up …

Father-Son solidarity as most African leaders stay away   Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | President Yoweri Museveni and son, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, were part of a handful of African leaders at the Russia Africa summit in St. Petersburg held July 27-28 which most African leaders skipped. Only 16 African leaders …

New report shows influence on Museveni, Muhoozi COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | The literature produced and used by the National Resistance Army (NRA), President Yoweri Museveni’s guerilla army that fought in the Luweero bushes from 1981-1986 called its mission a “protracted people’s war.” The doctrine of “people’s war”, sometimes called …