Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly developed fourth National Development Plan (NDPIV) is ready to be implemented with effect from the beginning of the financial year 2025/2026. President Museveni launched the NDPIV on his arrival at Kololo ceremonial ground where Parliament was sitting for the budget ceremony. The …
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Museveni Rebukes NRM Big Wigs for Meddling in Grassroot Elections Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | President Yoweri Museveni has rebuked senior National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders, whom he says have been interfering in internal party elections. The President who was speaking during his State of the Nation …
Read More »MUSEVENI: Uganda’s economy to double to $150 billion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | President Yoweri Museveni has assured Ugandans that the country is now unstoppable in terms of economic growth and socioeconomic transformation and will in the next five years be a 500 billion dollar economy. “What I have said in this long speech is …
Read More »FULL SPEECH: The 2025 State of the Nation Address
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In fulfillment of the constitutional requirement, under Article 101 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni on June 5th delivered the State of the Nation. This was at parliament sitting at Kololo Independence grounds. ***** Ladies and Gentlemen. In …
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President Yoweri Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni have in the past three years read thanks giving and apology messages to the people of Northern, Eastern and Western region; and capped the messages with one for Buganda, on May 24th NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | On May 24th, at …
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President Museveni hails Parliament for passing the UPDF AmendmentBbill, says clean politics and peace have transformed Uganda Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has congratulated members of Parliament for passing the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill, 2025. “I want to congratulate the Members …
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Why does Museveni want this law badly? COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Three months after the Uganda Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for the General Court Martial to try civilians, the government on May 14 introduced a Bill in parliament to reverse that decision. The Minister …
Read More »Museveni says MPs should not own radio stations
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has criticized Members of Parliament and journalists for setting up private radio stations in rural areas, describing the trend as unnecessary and counterproductive. Speaking to journalists from the Tooro region on Sunday at the state lodge in Fort Portal, Museveni …
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Government’s misguided plan to turn Uganda into a country of prosperous peasants THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The government of Uganda has been promoting the “Parish Development Model” (PDM). The program seeks to draw farmers from subsistence farming to commercial agriculture and thereby make them rich. It gives each individual …
Read More »Museveni halts use of road funds for bridge works in districts
Bunyangabu , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed local governments to stop using the annual road maintenance funds to rehabilitate bridges, saying a separate fund will be created to handle such infrastructure. The President said the current allocation of sh1.3 billion per district, disbursed for …
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