Meeting raises hope for improved relations between Kampala and Kigali Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | A recent one-day state visit by Rwandan President Paul Kagame to Uganda on March.25 has raised hopes that relations between the two countries might return to normalcy again after several months of heightened tensions. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni, who is also the National Chairman of NRM Party, has urged Ugandans who embrace national development to always choose leaders that promote infrastructural development. “I congratulate you and thank you for supporting the NRM. To choose an active and constructive leader …
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UMEME: Why the president is misinformed about electricity distribution market and tariffs THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | President Yoweri Museveni’s letter to the minister of Energy has provided considerable grist to the anti-Umeme mill. There is no company providing a public service in Uganda that has been …
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THIS WEEK: Museveni speaks out Rwanda, Uganda tension reports Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni met his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame at State House in Entebbe on the afternoon of Mar.25 amidst reports of tension between the two countries. He together with his host Mr Museveni first held …
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Museveni assures Crime Preventers on their status, hails Kayihura Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has assured Crime Preventers in the country that they will maintain their duties as they are now regarded as a Reserve Army of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). “A few weeks …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Director of public prosecutions has withdrawn charges of publishing news that disturb the peace of President Museveni against Red pepper directors and editors. The withdrawal letter signed by the DPP Mike Chibita, has been presented to Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate James Ereemye Mawanda …
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Museveni’s Rip Van Winkle MPs who sleeping and wake up to vote undermine democracy COMMENT | MWAMBUTSYA NDEBESA | I am sure most readers are familiar with a popular short story about escapist fantasy of a one Rip Van Winkle who instead of facing challenges of his home and solve them, …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and Rwanda have agreed to investigate recent incidents that have reportedly soured relations between the two countries. President Yoweri Museven told a press conference that Sunday’s talks were positive. “We have discussed many things ranging from Infrastructure, transportation, economy and security, and …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda President Paul Kagame has arrived in Uganda for a one-day working visit. The African Union chairman moved straight into a closed meeting with his host, President Yoweri Museveni at State House Entebbe. The meeting is a follow up on the Addis Ababa talks of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda President Paul Kagame will have a one-day working visit to Uganda on Sunday March 25, 2018. The meeting with President Yoweri Museveni in Entebbe will be a follow up on the Addis Ababa talks of February, whose aim, according to sources, is to find …
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