Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has assured Bibanja holders living on Mailo land that their land tenure is legally protected and no one should evict them. Those chasing them from their land were doing so illegally, said the President, adding that it was in contravention of …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Museveni assures cattle keepers on ticks
THIS WEEK: Museveni assures cattle keepers on ticks Kampala,Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has calmed the anxieties of cattle keepers and encouraged them not to lose hope about the challenge of treating drug resistant ticks that have continuously posed a threat to their livestock in the country. Museveni …
Read More »Newly appointed Judges sworn in
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Eleven newly appointed Judicial officers including ten of the High Court and one of Court of Appeal who had retired, have been sworn in at the State House in Entebbe, on a function officiated by President Museveni. Acting Chief Registrar Isaac Muwata administered the oath …
Read More »Museveni flags off Team Uganda to Commonwealth Games
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has stressed that it is vital for sportsmen and women to maintain discipline and cooperation while competing. The President made the call at State House, Entebbe when he flagged off Team Uganda for the 21st Commonwealth Games slated to start on 4th …
Read More »Uganda’s myths and realities
Why Besigye can only govern using Museveni’s politics of corruption and patronage THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The discussion of a post President YoweriMuseveni Uganda tends to be programmatic rather than analytical. It is built on false hopes based on textbook theories rather than the actual social …
Read More »Tumukunde sacking
TUMUKUNDE SACKING: How Museveni played `inner circle’ politics Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | By the time he fired the former Minister for Security; Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde, President Yoweri Museveni had been resisting pressure from within his inner circle to act. Tumukunde’s sacking was not an easy decision because he …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Museveni promises to tackle crime in Lango sub-region
THIS WEEK: Museveni promises to tackle crime in Lango sub-region Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has assured the people of Lango Sub-Region in Northern Uganda that pockets of insecurity in the area will be dealt with government. He said that since the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government …
Read More »Africa ready for digital, Museveni tells customs experts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & PPU | President Yoweri Museveni has stressed that the African continent that lacked unity in the past, has now woken up after the industrial revolution and will not miss out on the digital revolution. He said Africans will now be part of global trade …
Read More »Court threatens to dismiss Museveni’s case against two musicians
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Buganda Road Court Tuesday threatened to dismiss a case of offensive communication against two local Musicians; accused of disturbing the peace of President Museveni, since no witness is willing to testify to this effect. David Mugema and Jonathan Muwanguzi are alleged to have sung and produced a song titled “Mzee …
Read More »How Museveni plotted to bring police under Military’s thumb
Museveni appoints Gen.Tumwine, Magyenyi to bring ‘infiltrated’ police under Military’s thumb Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday March 04 moved to clean up the shabby image of the country’s security agencies when he fired Police Chief Gen. Kale Kayihura and Security Minister Lt.Gen. Henry Tumukunde. Although …
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