Tag Archives: Museveni

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Francis Zaake, the Member of Parliament for Mityana Municipality has said his appointment as a Commissioner of Parliament is not a reward for his unwavering support to National Unity Platform-NUP President Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert, but a deployment to further the struggle for democracy in Uganda. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have tasked the President to clean up the security, following the shooting of former Works Minister Gen Katumba. Unidentified gunmen shot dead Katumba’s daughter Brenda Wamala Nantongo, a 27-year-old and the driver Haruna Kayondo. The gunmen intercepted General Katumba along Kisota road …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President and Commander in Chief Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has wished General Katumba Wamala quick recovery, describing his assailants as ‘ pigs who do not value life’. He said he had also wished that the bodyguard shot to kill the assailants, not just in …

Kenya’s ban on milk imports from Uganda is to blame Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Norman Nduho Kapaapa, a dairy farmer from Rwamuranda village, Kanyalyeru Sub-county, Kiruhura district loves President Yoweri Museveni’s message that urges Ugandans to engage in commercial agriculture to fight poverty. “I would like to thank …

As former Speaker ponders next move amid backlash from NRM Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Aggrey Awori, former presidential candidate and former minister in President Yoweri Museveni’s government has some advice for ex Speaker Rebecca Kadaga; “remain steadfast in National Resistance Movement (NRM) and help inexperienced legislators on parliamentary …

How the former parliamentary speaker made a series of blunders that may sink her otherwise great political career THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Rebecca Kadaga is a lady of many parts. For twenty years, she held sway over Uganda’s parliament: first as deputy speaker (20001-2011), and then …

Grabbing gavel from Kadaga was the easier part Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Until recently, it would have been impossible to imagine Omoro County MP Jacob Oulanyah sitting with maverick Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake to discuss national issues. But now they must, after Oulanyah, who has been deputy …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged Ugandans who do not have ‘urgent issues’ that require them to travel to Kampala, to stay away from the country’s capital and the neighbouring Wakiso district for a while. He made the appeal in his televised national address …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni is expected to outline new measures to contain what is said to be a second COVID-19 wave that has hit the country. His address come days after the Ministry of Health sent out an alert warning of increasing admissions, deaths and …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The communities around Bugoma forest reserve in Kikuube district under their umbrella Save Bugoma Campaign are collecting signatures to petition President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni over the continued destruction of the forest. Desire Nkuruzinza, the chairman of the communities around the forest reserve says they have collected …