Tag Archives: Museveni

By the Indepenent Team The UK newspaper, The Observer, gives its view on presidential elections in Uganda Yoweri Museveni has had a good run. Having seized power in Uganda in 1986, he has held the presidency ever since. As guerrilla leader turned politician-statesman, Museveni fitted the late 20th-century leadership profile …

By Haggai Matsiko The story hidden behind the numbers President Yoweri Museveni won the Feb.18 elections but he is still bristling with campaign trail frustration. The President, who won with 61% of the vote, has said publically that international election observers, who announced that he did not win fairly, are …

Independent Reporter President Yoweri Museveni reassured the country of a peaceful election as he and his challengers gave powerful opening and closing remarks at the Presidential Debate on Saturday night.   The incumbent said, “There will be peaceful elections in Uganda. Nobody will disturb our peace. Nobody will threaten us. …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda’s veteran ruler Yoweri Museveni, who is standing for re-election on Thursday, has said he is in favour of his country pulling out of the “partisan” International Criminal Court based in The Hague. Museveni, who came to power in 1986, made the remarks during a …

By Andrew M. Mwenda President Yoweri Museveni’s campaign in many parts of Eastern Uganda has run into serious trouble. From Jinja to Iganga, through Bugiri, Busia and Tororo all the way to Mbale, the president’s campaign is saddled with internal bickering, no clear message, lethargy, and an acute lack of …

President Yoweri Museveni has launched the 2nd edition of his book “Sowing The Mustard Seed”. He said, the new edition was necessitated by the need to tell a clearer story in good English. “The English people are writing in Uganda today is terrible. That’s why I decided to write the …

By Ronald Musoke A remarkable legacy or missed opportunity? As Ugandans converged at St. Leo’s College Kyegobe in the western town of Fort Portal to mark 30 years of uninterrupted leadership of President Yoweri Museveni’s National Resistance Movement (NRM) under the theme; “30 Years of NRM’s Committed Stewardship: A Remarkable …

By Haggai Matsiko People’s donations to Besigye promote political accountability, experts Mbabazi’s election spend falling Kiiza Besigye, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has collected over Shs100 million worth of donations from supporters during this campaign, estimates indicate. On average he has been collecting Shs1.5 million per rally according to …

By Agather Atuhaire Mbabazi could replace Besigye as regional opposition favourite Analysis of political campaigns often throws up unsubstantiated claims and the commentary on the 2011 general elections is no exception. Among the popular myths being peddled is that President Yoweri Museveni won the north. He did not.  In fact …

By Independent Reporter In the last election in 2011, President Yoweri Museveni swept 19 of the 24 districts in Buganda with an average above 70% of the vote. He won another three borderline districts and lost district, Bukomansimbi. Going into the 2016 elections, however, questions are being asked whether the …