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President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned Ugandan judicial officers against making irresponsible decisions which affect communities and the development of the country’s economy. Museveni said this as he closed the 13th annual East African Magistrates and Judges Association conference at the Commonwealth Speke Resort- Munyonyo in Kampala on Thursday. The three-day conference …

The Makerere student leadership will petition the Minister of Education and Sports, First Lady Janet Museveni over the closure of the university. Guild president Roy Ssemboga told journalists that the university students council will formally write to the minister asking her to convince President Yoweri Museveni to order for the …

The Police on Tuesday fired tear gas, water cannons and gunshots to stop hundreds of students protesting the refusal by lecturers’ to teach them. The anti-riot police which was later joined by the military police shot several times in the air and pepper sprayed the angry students who had gone …

President Yoweri Museveni has this evening ordered the immediate closure of Makerere University until further notice. He said this is to guarantee safety of persons and property following a lecturers strike. The lecturers have been on strike over unpaid allowances, and they were today joined by students who were demanding lectures. …

President Yoweri Museveni started his day at 9am with a trip to his pond to fetch water for drip irrigation at his new farm in Kawumu, Luwero district. He emphasized households can avert drought and hunger if they looked after their gardens better and also engaged in cost effective enterprise …

VIDEO: President Yoweri Museveni has castigated Operation Wealth Creation officers in Luwero district for deviating from the original intentions of the program and conducting it in a manner similar to the defunct NAADS program. Museveni grilled the authorities in public and vowed to inspect the program physically following complaints of …

ANALYSIS: Why President Yoweri Museveni’s behind- the-scenes-maneuvers to save Sudhir’s bank hit a snag  On Oct.10, President Yoweri Museveni directed the Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda to find an immediate solution to Crane Bank’s problems with the Bank of Uganda (BoU). Apparently, this was expected to mark an end a …

VIDEO: Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has snubbed Uganda President Yoweri Museveni’s invitation, together with other councilors, to solve the administrative stalemate over the vendors on Kampala streets. The refusal of the Lord Mayor Lukwago to attend the state House meeting sets a stage for the renewed clashes between him …

Ian Tukundane is the young artist behind Tian-B Art Studio in Nkumba, the university suburb just outside of Entebbe town, who is not shy to show his love for President Yoweri Museveni, writes Sarah Ngororano. Occupying prime space in Tian-B Art Studio is a large portrait of Museveni titled `My President’. …

President Yoweri Museveni has expressed great admiration for 92 year-old Kenneth Kaunda, the founding father of Zambia, telling his guests and journalists “you are in the presence of a great man.” “If Mwalimu Nyerere and this man (referring to Kaunda) had not stood firm, history would be very different today. …