Tag Archives: Museveni

By Obed K. Katureebe & John Njoroge  Uganda on the brink of ethnic explosion Two weeks ago on June 16, a group of at least 200 Bunyoro politicians, political heads and elders met President Yoweri Museveni at State House Entebbe. High on agenda was the ethnic dispute between Banyoro and …

By Gaaki Kigambo Of what relevance is the death of Africa’s longest serving president Gabon’s Omar Bongo to Uganda? It is sure to stoke a running debate about the state of President Yoweri Museveni even as he invests every effort to cling to power, which he has already held for …

By Bob Roberts Katende Last week President Yoweri Museveni delivered the state of the nation address to the country. In his address, he provided impressive figures on how the country had improved in various sectors of the economy. The president reminded the country of how the economy has stayed insulated …

By The Independent Team City meetings raise money for 2011 election With presidential elections barely 18 months away and President Museveni looking old and ‘lonely’ as many NRM ‘historicals’ remain either lukewarm or opposed to his bid for a fourth (seventh) term as president, a group of young supporters under …

By The Independent Team  Top Pub killing of 9, Mbabazi shooting raise questions about the state of the PGB, military Providing security to Ugandans was once high on the list of priorities of President Yoweri Museveni’s government. In his inaugural speech in 1986, President Museveni announced: ‘The second point in …

By Obed K. Katureebe Should he be convicted in the military court, analysts say Kazini could be dismissed from the army and probably be demoted to the level of a private. That would be a very dishonourable end for a valiant officer. On April 15, 2009, the embattled Maj. Gen. …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Address to the students at Makerere University, June 8th 1991 ‘Coming to your problems, I would like to touch on your problem of electricity load shading ‘ a situation in which you have electricity for some hours after which it is taken to another place. These …

By Onghwens Kisangala Prof. Patrick Rubaihayo was MP for Mbarara Central and Minister for Agriculture and Forestry in the 1981 “ 85 Obote government. He currently trains junior lecturers and supervises post-graduate students at Makerere University’s Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry. He has been around both as an active player …

By Andrew M. Mwenda President Yoweri Museveni claims he appointed his wife as state minister for Karamoja because ‘elites’ were rejecting the job (never mind only one person, Tom Butiime, turned it down). He also justified the appointment of his family members, e.g. his brother, Salim Saleh, to government positions …

By Onghwens Kisangala Ms Miria Matembe, a leading woman activist, former minister and MP, spoke to The Independents  Ongwens Kisangala about why she fell out with President Yoweri Museveni and his National Resistance Movement (NRM) government. Excerpts. You accuse the NRM of deviating from its original principles. How is NRM …