Tag Archives: Museveni

Meet ‘Uganda’s rudest woman’ | THE INDEPENDENT | Her sexually explicit protests have been likened to pornography, but Ugandan activist and writer Stella Nyanzi says sex is the most effective – and entertaining – way to shake people out of their apathy. “I learnt very early that there are some …

  Praises Uganda as mother of Orthodox mission in Africa Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodoros II, concluded his tour of Uganda on Oct.18 following a week-long stay in the country. The pope who was in Uganda for the …

  Revisiting Museveni’s ideas about Uganda and our wider continent after his 35 years (and counting) in power THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | And so it was that recently, while perusing my library, I decided to reread President Yoweri Museveni’s book, What is Africa’s Problem. It is …

Why torture, harassment of opposition is failed strategy Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | On October 21 unknown attackers using sharp objects slashed the tyres of a car belonging to Kampala Woman MP Shamim Malende of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP), the bubbling new party pushing for a new …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said an incident where an explosive was  let off in Kampala on Saturday night seems to be a terrorist act. The said explosion occurred at around 9.00 p.m. at a small eatery called Georon next to the famous Digida Pork …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has  launched the commencement of $30 per person mandatory testing by government for COVID-19 for all incoming passengers at Entebbe International Airport. Since May, private laboratories have been testing un-vaccinated passengers from ten high risk countries such as Kenya, South …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has paid glowing tribute to the late Hope Kishande Kivengere, his first and longest serving Press Secretary (1986-2001) who passed on this week on Wednesday from Nakasero Hospital. In a message read by the Minister of the presidency Mariam Dhoka Babalanda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana bail fight exposes Museveni frustration: Why torture, harassment of opposition is failed strategy THE LAST WORD What is Africa’s problem: Revisiting Museveni’s ideas about Uganda and our wider continent after his …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Council for Disability has proposed an amendment to the National Social Security (NSSF) Bill, 2021, to allow persons with disabilities to access half of their savings at 40. The bill which had been passed by the 10th parliament allowed persons with disabilities access …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Professor George Kanyeihamba has said if Parliament pushes through President Yoweri Kaguta Musveni’s proposal of scrapping bail for capital offenders, it would be an affront on the constitution that must be resisted by all Ugandans. Speaking to the media …