Tag Archives: Museveni

Luanda, Angola | THE INDEPENDENT | President Joao Lourenço has invited his Congolese counterpart Denis Sassou Nguesso to attend the summit that will bring together the Presidents of Angola, Rwanda, Uganda and DRC to take place today in Luanda. Both countries have excellent cooperative relations in political-diplomatic, oil, environment and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President, Yoweri Museveni and the King of Tooro, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Igururu Rukidi IV have finally signed a Memorandum of Understanding –MoU for the return of the kingdom assets. This was during their meeting held at State House, Entebbe on Tuesday. The meeting was also …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are set to open a Closed Circuit Television-CCTV National Archive Centre in Kampala. According to Police’s Chief Political Commissar Asan Kasingye, the archive centre, whose construction work is at 60 per cent will also serve as the national CCTV monitoring centre. Kasingye says …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has asked court for more time resolve the disputes in Uganda National Student’s Association-UNSA. This was contained in a letter delivered to the High Court Civil Division presided over by Justice Musa Ssekaana signed by Aggrey David Kibenge, the Under Secretary for …

Why opposition shouldn’t expect President to drop winning strategy Kampala, Uganda | AGATHER ATUHAIRE | Since Attorney General William Byaruhanga tabled before parliament the government proposed electoral reforms on July 26, attention has been on how opposition parties will react to them. Presentation of the proposed reforms is, on paper, a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Numerous changes have occurred at the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation- UBC radio in Moroto after one of the workers openly complained to President, Yoweri Museveni about the sorry state of radio. Jehoshaphat Jones Opong, a staff at UBC radio Moroto took advantage of the press …

Unlocking the facts, myth, secrets after Supreme Court ruling Kampala, Uganda | JULIAN SABIITI | If for once Uganda were considered a corporation where performance is measured on the basis of return on investment, the next meeting of shareholders would be the stormiest in this corporation’s history. The Chief Executive …

The good and the bad from government’s tabled amendments Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The demand for electoral reforms in Uganda has been a persistent cry from the opposition and civil society for over ten years with each election cycle prompting a new call for the government to introduce …

Bobi Wine, police and Kiwani 2021 Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE |“Kiwani” in Kampala street-speak means “something fake.” Musician Bobi Wine coined the word in 2007 as the title of his song that won that year’s award for best Afro beat single. Twelve years later, Bobi Wine (real name Robert …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has responded to social media comments made after he concluded his nation-wide wealth creation tour. In the Ugandan President’s missive, he said that he hoped that through exchanges of views, a consensus will be generated on how to move the country forward. …