The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has launched a Shs1 billion initiative dubbed the MK Fund, aimed at supporting youth-led wealth creation projects in Uganda. The announcement, made through a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), has generated widespread discussion, with supporters praising it as a timely intervention for young entrepreneurs,…
Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party president Jimmy Akena has publicly criticised Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), over a series of social media posts he described as inappropriate and unbecoming of someone in such a high office. Speaking at a press conference in Kampala on Wednesday, Akena took aim at Gen. Muhoozi’s…
Tensions between Uganda and the United States escalated this week as General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces and son of President Yoweri Museveni, issued defiant remarks in response to calls from U.S. lawmakers for targeted sanctions against him. The exchange follows Uganda’s disputed January 2026 general elections, marred by allegations of violence, human…
Hon. Balaam Barugahara, Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, has commended the Electoral Commission and its chair, Justice Simon Byabakama, for what he described as one of the most transparent, peaceful, and credible elections in Uganda’s history. “I commend Justice Byabakama and the commission for organizing one of the most transparent, peaceful and…
Kira Municipality MP Ssemujju Nganda has raised concerns over what he describes as the increasing involvement of Uganda’s military in election management, questioning why the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has taken a more prominent role than the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Simon Byabakama. Nganda highlighted that Gen. Kainerugaba has been issuing statements on…