Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned the construction of Lwattamu House, the headquarters for Buganda clan heads, also known as the Bataka. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony in Mengo on Friday, Museveni highlighted the significance of clan heads in the promotion and preservation of culture …
Read More »Museveni launches upgrade of key road linking central and northern Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has launched the upgrade of an 87.6-kilometer road, including the construction of a ferry and bridge landing site, in Kayunga District in central Uganda. Museveni, accompanied by Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Zhang Lizhong, flagged off the two-year construction of the Kayunga-Bbaale-Galiraya …
Read More »Opposition posters defaced during Museveni’s PDM tour
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of campaign posters of opposition candidates in Wakiso District have been defaced as President Yoweri Museveni continues his tour of Parish Development Model-PDM projects. His visit has cost candidates their campaign posters. especially those of the National Unity Platform-NUP. In Nansana municipality, where political rivalry …
Read More »Uganda hosts high-level Chinese delegation, seeks to balance trade with China
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has praised China’s growing partnership with Uganda, hailing it as historic and transformative. Parliament on Tuesday 08, July 2025 welcomed the high-level Chinese delegation led by H.E. Jiang Zuojun, the Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative …
Read More »Besigye renews call for peaceful struggle, rules himself out of 2026 race
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Kizza Besigye, a four-time presidential candidate and veteran opposition leader, has renewed his call for a peaceful and non-violent struggle to dismantle the age-limit rule that enabled President Yoweri Museveni to extend his stay in power. His ultimate goal, he says, is to …
Read More »Suspected goons arrested ahead of Museveni’s nomination
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security agencies in Kampala arrested a group of suspected gang members near the NRM offices ahead of President Museveni’s nominations. A group of more than 10 individuals wearing NRM t-shirts attempting to access the Kyadondo NRM headquarters were intercepted by a joint security team, …
Read More »Museveni warns world leaders on geopolitical effects on global economies
Seville, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has warned of drastic effects on the global economies from the persistent global armed and trade conflicts. He said the “unjustified wars” in different parts of the world were creating uncertainty for global trade and investment. These include the Israel-Palestine conflict, …
Read More »President Museveni picks nomination forms
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has picked nomination forms for the post of NRM party chairman and 2026 presidential flag-bearer. Museveni arrived at the NRM party headquarters in Kyadondo at 1:30pm accompanied by the First Lady Janet Museveni. He was received by Vice President Jessica Alupo, …
Read More »Museveni urges Ugandans to reject bribery ahead of 2026 general elections
Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | President Yoweri Museveni has called on citizens to reject voter bribery ahead of the 2026 presidential, parliamentary, and local council elections. In a statement issued late Wednesday by the State House, Museveni urged Ugandans to stand against corruption and make electoral decisions based on principles and …
Read More »Museveni issues second order to evict balaalo from north
Eviction to start on June 25, 2025 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has issued a second directive in a month for the eviction of migrant cattle keepers, commonly referred to as balaalo, from northern Uganda, beginning on June 25, 2025. On May 19th, President Yoweri Museveni met with security …
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