Tag Archives: Museveni

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Yoweri K. Museveni’s 40 year stretch: Supporters, critics, analysts speak out on the next five years THE LAST WORD Museveni’s hostility towards Umeme: How the president’s criticism of the electricity distributor is likely to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some political experts have said that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s silence on the rivals he competed with in the recent elections is bad for democracy and does not show any signs of reconciliation. President Museveni spoke tough in his inauguration speech at Kololo Independent grounds on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The head of the Tabliq sect, Amir Uma Muhammad Yunus Kamoga has asked President Yoweri Museveni to consider appointing Muslims to his new cabinet. Kamoga says that Muslims should be considered for appointment in key positions of responsibility because the Muslim community has several issues that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ceremonies for the 6th swearing in of President Yoweri Museveni have started in Kololo, Kampala today. Several African presidents including Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania and Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya  have already arrived for the function. H.E @KagutaMuseveni President-elect of the Republic of Uganda …

  70 arrested for allegedly planning to disrupt Museveni’s swearing- in ceremony Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of people arrested for allegedly planning to disrupt the swearing-in ceremony of President Yoweri Museveni has reached 70. Museveni will take oath tomorrow at Kololo Independence grounds after he emerged …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General will advise on how the Government will proceed with its business following the expiry of the ministers’ tenure.  This is according to the Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet John Mitala. In her communication to the MPs during Tuesday’s plenary …

   CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE ON PRESIDENT YK MUSEVENI’S SIXTH TERM AS PRESIDENT   The Ministry of Education and Sports wishes to congratulate His Excellency, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, upon his re-election for the sixth term as the President of the Republic of Uganda. Under his stable leadership, the Education and Sports sector has …

Heavy deployment in major towns ahead of Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The army and police have maintained deployment in major towns of the country ahead of President Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday. URN reporters in Masaka, Jinja, Mbale, Hoima, Luwero and West Nile have observed unusual …

After years of delay, multinational oil development in Uganda looks set to go ahead, but will local suppliers be able to reap a fair share of the business? | LIAM TAYLOR | In the 1990s Edward Kabuchu and his brother were mining tungsten in western Uganda when they were approached …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security has announced that the John Babiiha Avenue will be closed off during the swearing in day of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Museveni will be swearing in for his sixth elective term at Kololo airstrip on May 12th. Traffic police commander for Kampala …