Kampala, Uganda | Uganda | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called upon religious leaders to spearhead a vigorous campaign to revive accepted moral standards in society to preserve the country from the current global high levels of decadence. He is optimistic that if religious leaders jointly rekindle their efforts in fostering …
Read More »MUSEVENI: Judges in East Africa should share notes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged Judges and Magistrates across the East African Community member states to establish uniform standards and best practices for the efficient delivery of justice, emphasizing the shared social and cultural bonds that transcend physical boundaries imposed by colonial legacies. …
Read More »AGOA BAN: Museveni responds to President Biden
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has written to United States President Joe Biden about his decision to suspend Uganda from the African Growth and Opportunity Act -AGOA. At the end of October, President Biden wrote to the US House of Representatives informing them that starting next …
Read More »Museveni: The other ‘Leader of Opposition’
Why can’t the president stop complaining about everything? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | President Yoweri Museveni is always cited as an all-powerful figure in Uganda based on his decades-long reign and ability to dispatch opponents at elections and those emerging from inside the government. But this is belied by his …
Read More »Museveni meets with delegates from Italy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni met and held discussions with a delegation from Italy at State House Entebbe on Thursday. Mario Savona, the Deputy Head of Mission and chargè d’affaires ad interim of Italy in Uganda led the delegation. During the meeting, Mr. Savona informed the …
Read More »Museveni welcomes Somalia to EAC
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reiterated the need for the integration of the East African Community (EAC), saying the move is critical for the region’s prosperity. Museveni observed that prosperity cannot come from aid from foreigners or government handouts but from a family, company …
Read More »SEEDLINGS: Museveni says OWC has lost track
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has decried the fake seedlings distributed to farmers by the army-led Operation Wealth Creation (OWC). He has vowed to replace them since he says, they have turned into seed growers. “The Operation Wealth Creation people whom we had put to …
Read More »Kony’s family unhappy, seek another meeting with Museveni
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The sons and a former wife of fugitive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader, Joseph Kony are seeking another meeting with President Yoweri Museveni over what they say are their poor living conditions. This comes less than three months after the President met Kony’s …
Read More »Museveni defends Uganda’s oil project ahead of COP 28 in Dubai
President said Africa should go to this high-level meeting with a common message on developing the continent’s energy needs Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | President Yoweri Museveni has advocated for a collective African voice at the upcoming climate change meeting in the United Arab Emirates, emphasizing the importance of articulating …
Read More »Museveni human rights record `disgusting’
Justice Minister Mao leads outcry at Human Rights Convention COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | A legislator lying frail on a hospital bed after a long detention. UP to 32 political prisoners charged in the General Court Martial. Thousands unaccounted for after abductions. A tough law against homosexuality. An American couple …
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