By Ronald Musoke President Yoweri Museveni has said the government will soon find a way of supporting churches in the country to supplement their roles of attending to both spiritual and human needs. He noted that as the national budget improves, the government will find a better way of assisting …
Read More »Coalition on Oil NGOs vow to fight on
By Ronald Musoke President Museveni may have talked tough accusing some MPs and civil society organizations of selling out to ‘foreign interests’ but the latter have come out to respond, saying they are determined to fight on, to ensure that all Ugandans benefit from the oil resources. While appearing before …
Read More »Civil Society Coalition on Oil hits back at Museveni jibes
By Ronald Musoke The Civil Society Coalition on Oil (CSCO), a group of Ugandan NGOs following the oil and gas sector have labeled President Museveni’s accusations that the NGOs and some MPs were representing ‘foreign interests’ during the just concluded debate on the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill, 2012 …
Read More »UPC asks Museveni to sack the Youth Minister
By Aloysious Kasoma Uganda People’s Congress wants the president Museveni to sack the Youth and Children affairs minister Ronald Kibuule over what they described as an attack on women. According to the party spokesperson Okello Lucima the minister was quoted saying that women dress indecently and as a result men …
Read More »Police foil UYD’s Museveni birthday celebration
By Ronald Musoke Police in Masaka Municipality has halted the Uganda Young Democrats (UYD) ‘celebrations’ of President Museveni’s ‘75th birthday’ which they say falls on Dec. 4. Reports from Masaka say by 6:00AM Police had cordoned off the Mayor’s Gardens and all adjacent streets as they anticipated the youth to …
Read More »Kagame, Kabila, Museveni, M23 meetings
By Independent Investigations Team The unreported details On Nov.17, Rwandan President Paul Kagame was addressing cadets at a passing out parade in Gaako, Rwanda when a sentry handed him a handwritten note saying: `intense fighting has flared-up again in eastern Congo as M23 rebels are pushing to Goma.’ According to …
Read More »Museveni in Nairobi for EAC talks
By Julius Odeke President Yoweri Museveni is in Nairobi, Kenya on a 2-day visit during which he will attend the second retreat of the East African Community Heads of State on infrastructure development and financing. He will also attend the 14th Summit of the Heads of State of the East …
Read More »Museveni addresses COMESA delegates
By Julius Businge President Yoweri Museveni has today, Nov. 23 urged the COMESA member states to support the integration process within of the COMESA bloc to enable it record positive achievements. Museveni advised member states to copy what developed countries did, especially China so they can have their economies in …
Read More »Museveni blames poor economy on Amin
By Sarah Namulondo President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has blamed Uganda’s poor economy on Amin’s expulsion of Indians from Uganda. He said that characters like Idi Amin disturbed the relationship between Uganda and India. The president said if the Indians were not expelled Uganda’s economy would be very far with their …
Read More »Museveni, Sseggona collide at Entebbe highway ceremony
By Aloysious Kasoma President Yoweri Museveni and Busiro East MP Medard Sseggona run into each other during the ground breaking ceremony of the construction of Entebbe Highway on Wednesday. Sseggona the area Member of Parliament was invited to deliver his speech and used the opportunity to remind the president about …
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