Tag Archives: Museveni

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on June 27th held a consultative meeting with the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Uganda, Susan Ngongi Namondo who called on him at State House- Entebbe. Namondo was accompanied by a delegation that included the UNICEF Representative Munir Safieldin, the …

Why Kampala abstained from condemning Russia at last year’s crucial UN general assembly vote THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | On June 27, NBS journalist Canary Mugume had a screening of his documentary on the war in Ukraine at the residence of the Swedish ambassador in Kampala. Canary had been to …

COMMENT | Jackson Oboth | Your Excellency, I will start by congratulating you upon winning yet another battle – the battle against COVID- 19. I am the age mate of your son Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba (Gen.MK) so for that matter, I qualify to be in the bracket of your children, not …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni says the Judiciary should be supported to expand the use of alternative dispute resolution in conflict resolution. According to Museveni, the inclusion of alternative dispute-resolution mechanisms will rejuvenate the traditional ways of resolving conflicts. Museveni notes that traditional conflict resolution techniques such as …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today resumed official work as Head-of-State, a day after confirming his recovery from COVID-19. In a statement issued by the Presidential Press Unit, Museveni chaired the weekly cabinet meeting at State House Entebbe on Monday. Museveni has been under self-isolation …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday attended the budget reading ceremony virtually, a week after declaring that he had contracted COVID-19, which triggered mixed reactions from the public. While all indicators show that the president will soon be out of isolation since health experts advise …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed that he will not be part of the African Union delegation travelling to Europe to help resolve the Ukraine-Russia war as he is still COVID-19 positive. He will however give an address virtually to parliament Thursday, at the end …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said he is doing a lot of  ‘paper work’ at State House and not in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as Kenyans on social media have claimed. “Some few individuals from, I think, Kenya, saying that I was in ICU …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has warned cultural institutions across the country to desist from causing ethnic tensions which cause the spirit of division that undermines development. In a speech read for him by Robinah Nabbanja, the prime minister of Uganda during the 29th coronation …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President’s Initiative on the four-acre farming approach will be part of the youth skilling centers in the country. The four-acre approach or model aspires to have a farmer earning up to one hundred million shillings from a four-acre piece of land. According to Museveni’s …