CIC Orders UPDF to deal with political intimidators Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to deal with any political intimidators. Museveni, who chaired UPDF High Command and Defence Council at Entebbe State House on Wedensday and Thursday, said UPDF …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who also serves as the National Chairman of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), has called on all party members to actively participate in the upcoming party elections. In a statement issued on Sunday, Museveni announced the suspension of the …
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COMMENT | JOHNSON OMOLO | After President Yoweri Museveni resolved the decades-long Tororo district acrimony by partitioning the area into four separate units this week, I urge the citizens and local leaders to settle down to work, and avoid lamenting on new boundaries. Their political leaders and cultural leaders …
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Tororo City: A neutral ground or a new battleground in disguise? COMMENT | REGINA ASINDE | President Yoweri Museveni’s proposal this week to resolve the decades-long dispute between the Jopadhola and Iteso communities in current Tororo district, might seem like a long-awaited compromise. The plan is to elevate Tororo …
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✳ Tororo city ( Neutral city retains name Tororo) ✳ Mukuju district (Formed from Tororo Counties North & South – former East Budama) ✳ Mulanda district ✳ West Budama North & North East to form new district, name pending ✳ Nagongera to be elevated to a municipality Entebbe, Uganda | THE …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) president Jimmy James Michael Akena has denied reports that he brokered a political deal with President Yoweri Museveni and the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), dismissing the allegations as baseless propaganda. Reports had also indicated that Akena, who also serves …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said the country will prioritize African markets following the United States’ decision to impose a 10 percent tariff on imports from most countries. In a speech shared by the state-owned Uganda Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday, Museveni said Uganda already has …
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A region on edge leaves Ugandan leader with limited options ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | President Yoweri Museveni dashed to South Sudan in early April for a quick meeting with his South Sudan counterpart, Salva Kiir, due to mounting fears of an escalation that could plunge the fragile country back into …
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Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has told the people of Yumbe and West Nile that the compensation of ex-combatants who fought against the NRM government will be done in phases until after the next general elections. Speaking on Saturday during the Yumbe Peace day celebrations at Geya …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Churchill James Ssentamu, son of NUP’s Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu, has said that he will not apologise for taking a photo with President Museveni. The photos, which went viral on social media, were taken during Makerere University’s Research and Innovation Week, where President Museveni was …
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