Tag Archives: Museveni

A look at the President’s record on dealing with murders Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | President Museveni became meme fodder on social media once again in his latest reference of deadly assassins as “pigs”. Denouncing trained assassins after a high profile killing is the default position of the Commander …

Museveni new cabinet: It’s his fight for survival COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | When is the reshuffle? That was just one of many shock reactions to the new cabinet President Yoweri Museveni announced on June 08. After many nail-biting days since the country entered the post-election June cabinet naming …

The president’s choice of ministers and what it tells us about the factors that shape the character of cabinet THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | President Yoweri Museveni’s recent cabinet has excited a lot of debate. Many pundits question its competence to manage the country and lead it …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from the Karamoja region have protested the appointments of Maria Goretti Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu, as ministers in charge of Karamoja. President Museveni on Tuesday evening appointed the former Energy Minister Maria Goretti Kitutu as Minister for Karamoja and former NTV journalist, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi operators along the Kampala-Jinja highway and Gayaza-Bugerere road have shifted their operations to areas near the district boundaries. This follows the ban on inter-district travel that was instituted by President Museveni on Sunday following a surge in the Covid-19 cases. To stop taxis crossing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the High Court Kampala challenging the decision by President Yoweri Museveni to appoint several ministers citing different grounds. He is also challenging the appointment of a higher than stipulated number without prior parliamentary resolution. On June 8th 2021, Museveni …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has said that the attack on General Katumba Wamala was politically motivated. The President was speaking after the budget reading on Thursday at Kololo Independence Grounds. According to President Museveni, the attack was a definite political motive, and they will know who was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni told parliament that choosing members of the cabinet is one of the areas where he doesn’t need help. Museveni made the statement days after a list of appointed ministers was released to the public pending approval by Parliament’s Appointments Committee. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the High Court in Kampala seeking to quash the directives issued by President Yoweri Museveni and Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo suspending several operations due to Covid-19. On Sunday, President Museveni announced a 42-day closure of schools to control COVID-19 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University History Don, Ndebesa Wambutsya has revealed that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s appointments of the new cabinet indicate that he is not planning on retiring anytime soon. Museveni few days ago named his cabinet with some of the names in the list taking Ugandans …