Tag Archives: Museveni

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has amended a petition challenging the outcome of the just-concluded presidential race which was filed in the Supreme Court by his team. The results released by the Electoral Commission gave Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni, a candidate of the National …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has written to President Yoweri Museveni clarifying that the information on which he based a decision for the suspension of the Democratic Governance Facility – DGF was wrong. President Yoweri Museveni had earlier on ordered the suspension of the Democratic Governance …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed former deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Muzeyi Sabiiti, general manager of Luwero Industries, the manufacturing arm of Uganda People’s Defence Forces – UPDF. Lt Col Deo Akiiki, the deputy army spokesperson confirmed that Sabiiti had replaced Brig Gen …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Court can’t reverse Museveni election win: So why did Bobi Wine go there? THE LAST WORD Africa’s democratic dilemma: How the Western world has decided our future for us and it seeks to …

COVAX Starts Shipping COVID-19 Vaccines to Africa This Month Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | Uganda will be one of the beneficiaries of a COVAX initiative that will deliver lower cost COVID-19 vaccines to African countries this month. Uganda will purchase her share of 3.5million vaccines at $7. President Yoweri …

📌 BACK TO SCHOOL PLAN ✳️ Already at school P7, S4 & S6 ✳️ March 1 – P6, S3 & S5 resume studies ✳️ April – S1,S2,P1,P2,P3,P4,P5 staggered back ✳️ July – School year 2020 ends 📌 UNEB schedule ✳️ PLE March 30th & 31 ✳️ UCE exams March 1 …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Born Again Pastors have congratulated President Yoweri Museveni for having won what they called the most peaceful election in Uganda’s history.   The Electoral Commission last month declared Museveni as having won the January 2021 elections with 58.38 per cent against his closest rival, Kyagulanyi Sentamu …

There is a peaceful way forward to a permanent solution between Buganda and the government after elections COMMENT | ABBEY KIBIRIGE SEMUWEMBA | Thanks to President Yoweri Museveni’s speech after being declared the winner of the 2021 elections, Uganda’s post presidential election is fast turning into a debate on Buganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lawyers representing the first runner-up in the recently concluded presidential elections Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, have finally got some relief after serving President Elect Yoweri Museveni with copies of the petition seeking to overturn his victory. The lawyers led by Anthony Wameli and Geoffrey …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There have been mixed reactions to government’s decision to re-open schools. When President Yoweri Museveni addresses the nation on schools re-opening tomorrow, Thursday 8pm, he will aim to clear the many grey areas educationists have pointed out. According to government’s plan, Primary 6, …