Tag Archives: Museveni

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni is expected to visit Okidi Parish, in Atiak Sub- County, Amuru district this weekend for the first time to specifically address the growing crisis of the settlement of the migrant cattle keepers commonly referred to as Balaalo in the Acholi Sub-region. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday, confirmed his attendance at this year’s C-10 summit which will be held in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. The summit will take place on 23rd November 2023. “I will come and attend the summit,” President Museveni confirmed. The President …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has called on young scientists to consider joining the military to consolidate the social-economic transformation path the country embarked on since 1986. Museveni made the comments on Wednesday at State House Entebbe while delivering a lecture of opportunity to 91 young …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Wednesday 18th October 2023 met and held discussions with a section of leaders from the Acholi sub-region at State House Entebbe. The leaders were led by the Chief Justice of Uganda, His Lordship Alfonse Owiny-Dollo. During the meeting, President Museveni …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | President Yoweri Museveni announced Saturday that the Uganda’s military helicopters launched an attack on a camp of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, located 60 km from the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “The attack was devastating because it was …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of members of parliament from the Acholi sub-region say they will reject the extension of the deadline for evicting migrant cattle keepers in the Acholi sub-region. The MP’s reaction followed a communication that President Yoweri Museveni had extended the deadline for the …

The construction and infrastructure sector contribute significantly to Uganda’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), accounting for 12% Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Uganda National Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors (UNABCEC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Works and Transport, is set to commemorate three decades of excellence in …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A plan by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels to bomb churches in western Uganda have been foiled, President Yoweri Museveni has said in a message on X at the weekend. He said, the rebels are fleeing to Uganda after the UPDF airforce bombed some of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In what has become routine, President Museveni used the Independence Day celebrations to continue his public rants about the enormous challenges his government faces. While presiding over the celebrations in Kitgum, he complained about cattle rustlers who have existed there for close to a century. …

Despite understandable frustration among the general public, it won’t be easy avoiding the Cobra’s Bite COMMENT | SIMON M. MUTUNGI | During the British imperial rule in India, the city of Delhi found itself grappling with a significant infestation of venomous cobras. In an earnest attempt to mitigate this issue, the …