Military experts note growing capability of East Africa forces COVER STORY | Agencies & Independent Team | An article in one of South Africa’s top newspapers, the Mail & Guardian, has sparked renewed interest in the capabilities of armies in the East African region. The article was written against tweets made about …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Muhoozi tweets trigger look at regional armies: Military experts note growing capability of East Africa forces THE LAST WORD The Lee Kuan Yew myth: Why I think Singapore would have transformed even with …
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“And I shall do it,” he said. Nairobi, Kenya | THE STAR KENYA | Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni’s son Muhoozi Kainerugaba now says that the only way he can repay his mother is by becoming President of Uganda. This is part of his continued Twitter ‘outbursts’ on taking over after …
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Inside the succession battle ahead of 2026 Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Until Gen. Salim Saleh appeared at the piping ceremony of his nephew Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, it appeared that veterans of the Bush War in Luwero preferred to stay away from the rabble-rousing erstwhile Army Commander of Land …
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✳ Explains demotion of Muhoozi from UPDF Command ✳ Justifies promotion of son to General in the army Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “Dear Ugandans, the brotherly people of Kenya, and all East Africans. I greet all of you. I ask our Kenyan brothers and sisters to forgive us …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | A day after a controversial tweet angered Kenyans, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has been replaced as UPDF Commander land forces by Maj Gen Kayanja Muhanga. The tweet, that was a joke the Kenyans did not take lightly, indicated the Uganda army’s readiness to …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakawa Division Resident City Commissioner, Sheikh Kasim Kamugisha, and Kabale Deputy Resident District Commissioner, Abel Bakunda Mushambo have clashed over the invitation of Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the commandant of the Land Forces to the thanksgiving ceremony for the Katuna- border re-opening. The …
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Researcher insists transition must be discussed seriously COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER | Who will succeed President Yoweri Museveni, and under what circumstances? Given President Museveni’s advanced aged—he turned 78 this year—his transition from power is no longer a purely theoretical debate. The issue looms over Ugandan politics. However, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Muhoozi project is on, say donors: They insist it must be discussed seriously THE LAST WORD Apartheid at Uganda’s immigration: Inside the discrimination, humiliation and mistreatment of Ugandans of Kinyarwanda culture ANALYSIS ICC …
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Testing the water or preparing the ground? SPECIAL FEATURE | KRISTOF TITECA | DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA | A particularly intense and visible campaign has been taking place in Uganda over the last few months to promote Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba – President Yoweri Museveni’s son – as the president’s successor. This …
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