Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The implementation of an Executive Order by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to evict nomadic herdsmen from Northern Uganda by the end of June 2023 has been deferred to September. This was communicated by Gen. David Muhoozi, the Minister of State for Internal Affairs during …
Read More »President Museveni holds a consultative meeting with UN Resident Coordinator in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on June 27th held a consultative meeting with the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Uganda, Susan Ngongi Namondo who called on him at State House- Entebbe. Namondo was accompanied by a delegation that included the UNICEF Representative Munir Safieldin, the …
Read More »Uganda’s policy on Ukraine war
Why Kampala abstained from condemning Russia at last year’s crucial UN general assembly vote THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | On June 27, NBS journalist Canary Mugume had a screening of his documentary on the war in Ukraine at the residence of the Swedish ambassador in Kampala. Canary had been to …
Read More »OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT: Time should not be the natural enemy of a man’s integrity
COMMENT | Jackson Oboth | Your Excellency, I will start by congratulating you upon winning yet another battle – the battle against COVID- 19. I am the age mate of your son Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba (Gen.MK) so for that matter, I qualify to be in the bracket of your children, not …
Read More »Museveni rallies support for alternative justice
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni says the Judiciary should be supported to expand the use of alternative dispute resolution in conflict resolution. According to Museveni, the inclusion of alternative dispute-resolution mechanisms will rejuvenate the traditional ways of resolving conflicts. Museveni notes that traditional conflict resolution techniques such as …
Read More »Museveni gets back to work after recovering from COVID-19
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today resumed official work as Head-of-State, a day after confirming his recovery from COVID-19. In a statement issued by the Presidential Press Unit, Museveni chaired the weekly cabinet meeting at State House Entebbe on Monday. Museveni has been under self-isolation …
Read More »Museveni COVID-19 infection raises several questions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday attended the budget reading ceremony virtually, a week after declaring that he had contracted COVID-19, which triggered mixed reactions from the public. While all indicators show that the president will soon be out of isolation since health experts advise …
Read More »Museveni to attend budget day, misses trip to Russia
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed that he will not be part of the African Union delegation travelling to Europe to help resolve the Ukraine-Russia war as he is still COVID-19 positive. He will however give an address virtually to parliament Thursday, at the end …
Read More »MUSEVENI: I am not in ICU
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said he is doing a lot of ‘paper work’ at State House and not in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as Kenyans on social media have claimed. “Some few individuals from, I think, Kenya, saying that I was in ICU …
Read More »President Museveni warns cultural institutions on ethnic tensions
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has warned cultural institutions across the country to desist from causing ethnic tensions which cause the spirit of division that undermines development. In a speech read for him by Robinah Nabbanja, the prime minister of Uganda during the 29th coronation …
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