Tag Archives: Muhoozi

COMMENT | Moses Baguma | On Monday 21st of February 2022, Peter G. Mwesige, a seasoned journalist, shared photos of The Crusader newspapers bearing an interview he conducted with a 23-year-old Muhoozi Kainerugaba in 1997. In the interview, the first son identified himself as a contemplative person. If one capable of …

Targeting of top officials by U.S. puts country in diplomatic minefield Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | For the fourth year in a row, the Uganda government has been on the receiving end of sanctions from the United States which accuses it of overseeing deteriorating human rights in the country. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Uganda in sanctions crisis: Targeting of top officials by U.S. puts country in diplomatic minefield THE LAST WORD Behind DRC entry into the EAC: How Museveni’s and Kagame’s military adventures have contributed more …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Most Ugandan goods are yet to get clearance to be imported into Rwanda, a month after border-reopening, our reporter has learnt. The Rwandan authorities ‘fully reopened’ the border this month, a month after partial re-opening. President Paul Kagame had closed the borders on February …

Should the General be banned from social media? Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has a new moniker. He is now called “The Tweeting General”. It is a joke on his rather choice tweets. But Gen. Muhoozi’s tweets are no jokes. His latest controversial tweet …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Muhoozi’s hot tweets: Should the General be banned from social media? THE LAST WORD On Mao’s Twitter war: How the radical extremism of NUP is the best recruiting ground for Museveni COMMENT Ukraine …

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reports just in indicate Army Commander Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba is retiring from the UPDF. Using his twitter account, that has created quite a storm on the social media scene in the past year, he said: “After 28 years of service in my glorious military, …

Who wins when Mao attacks Bobi Wine over money? Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Norbert Mao is where he likes to be. In the news headlines. The 55-year old leader of the opposition Democratic Party (DP) has been in the news for tweets he has made about the …

 What next after Rwanda re-opens border? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The latest attempt at improving Uganda Rwanda relations registered some significant steps forward with Rwanda re-opening its border to Uganda on Jan. 31 nearly three years after it was closed. In addition, Uganda replaced Maj. Gen. Abel Kandiho, …

COMMENT | Samson Tinka | At 11am on January 22 2022,  Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba boarded Uganda Airlines aircraft Kob en-route to Rwanda’s capital Kigali on a mission handed to him by his father Gen Yoweri Museveni. One hour later, the General was received by the Spy chief of Rwanda defense forces …