Tag Archives: Museveni

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The country has registered its lowest voter turnout in the Presidential and Parliamentary elections on record, according to results declared by the Electoral Commission on Saturday evening. This unprecedented civic withdrawal highlights a growing crisis of public confidence in presidential elections. Official figures indicate that …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has lined up at least 45 lawyers to defend the victory of President-elect Yoweri Kaguta Museveni should his election be challenged in the Supreme Court. Museveni, the NRM candidate, defeated seven other contenders after securing 71.6 percent of …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Electoral Commission (EC) has officially declared President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni the winner of the January 15, 2026 presidential election, securing a seventh term and extending his nearly 40-year rule by another five years. According to the final tally announced by EC Chairperson Justice Simon …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | As President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni seeks a seventh term in office, his case to Ugandans is increasingly framed not in ideology or liberation history, but in economics. Growth figures, infrastructure investment, financial stability, and a long-term vision for structural transformation now sit at the centre …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Uganda’s general election day ended Thursday with voters casting ballots for the presidency and parliament amid tight security. The Electoral Commission has started announcing results, with final results set for Saturday. According to the Electoral Commission, the country’s electoral body, voting in most areas ended …

Pressure to deliver economic improvement for young people – and questions over his succession – will define the president’s seventh term if he wins as expected NEWS ANALYSIS |  FERGUS KELL | Ugandans will go to the polls on Jan.15. Two weeks after election day will mark the 40th anniversary …

Time to choose: continuity or change COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | When Ugandans go to the polls on Thursday, they will be voting under the watchful presence of the government, with army boots already visible on the streets of the capital, Kampala, a deployment security chiefs say …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni on Monday campaigned in Bukonzo East, Kasese District, where he called on residents to embrace commercial agriculture, tourism, and manufacturing as key drivers of wealth creation and job growth. Addressing supporters, President Museveni said peace and stability had laid a strong …

Museveni’s Mediation Role in Sudan and the Quest for Regional Stability Can’t be Taken for Granted COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | In November 2025, the African Union (AU) appointed President Yoweri Museveni to mediate the conflict in Sudan. This war has plunged the country into one of the gravest humanitarian …

  Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has advised leaders and residents of the Busoga sub-region to adopt the right farming models in order to overcome household poverty and fully benefit from Uganda’s growing agricultural economy. Meeting National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders from Busoga in Iganga, …