Tag Archives: Yoweri Museveni

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Buganda Kingdom has asked President Yoweri Museveni to ensure the return of all kingdom properties in his new five-year term. This comes ahead of Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday.  The president-elect secured a sixth term in the 14th January 2021 general election in which he …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Two Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Members of Parliament have called for the boycott of President Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony. The MPs, Atkins Katusabe the Bukonzo West MP and shadow Minister Foreign Affairs and the Leader of Opposition and Gulu Woman MP Betty Aol Ochan are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni labor day remarks over electricity distribution costs seems to have sent shock waves among shareholders of Umeme Limited-the main electricity distribution company.   The concern over the President’s statement emerged on Thursday as Umeme MEME shareholders met for the annual general meeting in Kampala.  …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Human Rights Committee of parliament will not interface with President Museveni as it finalizes its probe on rights violations during elections. The probe stems from  the Speaker’s directive that  the committee should take stock of the human rights violations that marred the electoral process.   …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition in which the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo sued the Ugandan government over the sale of its properties in the suburbs of Kampala. The Embassy had sought to recover a number of its properties that were …

Jinja , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Jinja Police are investigating the circumstances under, which unidentified people dropped leaflets and petrol bombs along different streets in Southern division on Tuesday afternoon.  The suspects who were dressed in hoods and masks are said to have dropped the leaflets and petrol bombs along …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Ndeeba Church demolition under curfew last year was a source of discomfort to Uganda in the international community and President Yoweri Museveni had to make an explanation to world Anglican religious leaders.Yet the Lusanja eviction had even worse effect as the turned Uganda into …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Parliament’s Budget Committee has questioned the Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija on   the low funding to the Judiciary despite a recent directive by President Yoweri Museveni for a 800 billion Shilling budget allocation. Kasaija on Monday appeared before the Committee to present the 3.48 trillion additional …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Uganda has argued that the Democratic of Congo (DRC) is simply demanding too much money in compensation and has not presented evidence justifying its claim.    In his opening remarks on Thursday at The Hague—Netherlands—based International Court of Justice (ICJ), Uganda Attorney General William Byaruhanga …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has asked Uganda to pay U$322 million for damages caused by its troops during the Congo invasion between 1997 and 2003. This reparation is part of the US$4.3 billion compensation that Congo is demanding from Uganda nearly half of …