Tag Archives: Museveni

    COMMENT | OBED K. KATUREEBE | On the 12th of May, President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for the seventh term of office in a colourful ceremony at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. The function that was attended by many heads of states and delegations across the world was befitting indeed …

    How the raid on Among’s home marks the beginning of a revolution and what it tells us about the Uganda Muhoozi seeks   THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | The Saturday 3am SFC raid at the home of our pre-current speaker of parliament, Anita Annet Among (AAA), …

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The Executive Director and Chief Statistician of the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Dr Chris N. Mukiza, has applauded President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for fostering a conducive environment for quality data production and statistical independence in the country. Dr Mukiza noted that the President’s visionary …

  President Museveni witnesses signing of the Starlink licence agreement, marking entry into Uganda’s telecom sector   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding and operational licence agreement between the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and Starlink. The event, …

  COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | Now that the new president is sworn in for the 2026-2031 term, the end of the election period also marks the start of the new Kisanja’s work. In the concluding term, 2021-2026, we saw many achievements despite a few challenges, notably corruption. Some Ugandans …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni entered his seventh term in office promising to fight corruption just lie he had promised in the previous years. Speaking after taking the oath and after receiving the instruments of power, Museveni this time around urged asked his voters to police the …

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | As President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni opened his seventh elective term with a renewed call for wealth creation and economic discipline, attention is increasingly turning to how traditional structures could be drawn into the government’s mobilisation strategy. Hours after the swearing-in ceremony at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Dozens of people required medical emergency attention after fainting during Tuesday’s presidential inauguration at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, even as security forces recorded several incidents of phone theft amid the high-profile event. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police Kituuma Rusoke, the Police spokesperson, joint security teams evacuated …

  Uganda’s digital public sphere and the 2026 election   SPECIAL REPORT | RONALD MUSOKE | As President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, 81, was sworn in on May 12 for a seventh straight term in office, Uganda marked another formal milestone in a presidency that has now spanned nearly four decades. …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | NRM’s Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni has been sworn in as Uganda’s President for the seventh time. The event, marked by the presence of over a dozen African heads of state, signaled the commencement of Museveni’s seventh term in office following his decisive victory in the …