Tag Archives: Museveni

. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed visiting President Yoweri Museveni as a constant advocate for Africa’s economic emancipation, industrialisation and value addition through the exploitation of the continents resource. Uganda’s President  Museveni is in Zimbabwe where he will be the Chief Guest at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said he is an advocate of an East African Airways to be owned and run by the East African Community bloc to stem what he called unnecessary competition. Museveni urged East African countries to work together instead of competing in the aviation …

How accurate are claims by Ugandans on Bashir coup? Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On April 16, five days after Field Marshal Omar Al-Bashir was kicked out in Sudan, President Yoweri Museveni’s Senior Advisor and Personal Assistant, Milly Babalanda, wrote in the New Vision that “Museveni knows when he …

Why the Sudanese leader is a hero not a villain for nurturing the progressive forces that removed him THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Finally prolonged popular protests have brought down the 30 years long rule of Sudanese president, Gen. Omar Al Bashir. This was inspiring news for …

Top court paves way for President Museveni to bid for sixth term Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda’s top court paved the way Thursday for President Yoweri Museveni,74, to seek a sixth term in office, upholding a ruling to scrap presidential age limits. The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal against …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court has quashed the age limit appeal and has maintained the Constitutional Court’s decision to lift the age limit for presidential candidates. The seven member panel of Supreme Court judges  quashed the consolidated presidential age limit appeal in a 4-3 verdict. Four …

Is the Nakalema Anti-Corruption Unit driven by media frenzy or is it getting good results? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | On April 06, the State House Anti-Corruption Unit sent out an unusual press statement. It announced that it had carried out a special investigation on Post Bank Uganda. That …

Experts expose how Museveni is destroying economy Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | The budget this year is proving to be a headache. After years of borrowing to finance huge road and electricity projects, Ministry of Finance has a new pain – how to finance new huge defense and security …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has advised farmers in Teso Sub-region that growing citrus fruits is the best way to improve their household income and transform their livelihood. The President said that the production of citrus fruits in Teso sub-region alongside fish farming and poultry keeping can …

Museveni continues tour of army barracks Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni, the Commander in Chief, is currently on a national tour of barracks around the country to assess the welfare of the UPDF, listen to complaints of the rank and file in the army, with a …