Gov’t sets aside Shs24bn for Buvuma oil palm landowners

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assured residents of Buvuma District that the government will fully compensate landowners who surrendered their land for oil palm growing, ending years of uncertainty surrounding the project. The President, who is also the National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential flagbearer for the 2026 general elections, made the assurance on Saturday while…

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‘Jazz with Jajja’: Museveni tells Gen Z dancing & football won’t build East Africa  

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Sunday held a candid and wide-ranging engagement with young Ugandans (Bazukulu) during the Jazz with Jajja conversation at State Lodge, Nakasero. The interactive dialogue, moderated by the First Daughter, Mrs Natasha Museveni Karugire, brought together digital content creators, journalists, entrepreneurs and influencers, offering them a rare opportunity to directly engage…

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Museveni warns PDM thieves in Mukono  

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has expressed concern over widespread reports of mismanagement and theft of Parish Development Model (PDM) funds in Mukono District, allegedly involving parish officials and SACCO committee members. Addressing a large campaign rally at St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Naggalama Grounds, in Mukono District on Friday, January 2, 2026, President Museveni said that…

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Museveni spent Shs1bn on you, Among tells Nambooze

Mukono — Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has revealed that President Yoweri Museveni approved nearly Shs1 billion to facilitate overseas medical treatment for Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze, whose long-term health complications stem from injuries sustained during a violent incident in Parliament in 2017. Addressing supporters as President Museveni campaigned in Mukono District on December…

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Bobi Wine: I’ll protect Museveni if he accepts defeat, hands over power

Mbale — Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has said he would protect President Yoweri Museveni if the long-serving leader accepts defeat in the January 15, 2026, presidential election and hands over power peacefully. Bobi Wine, the National Unity Platform (NUP) flag bearer and Museveni’s main challenger, made the remarks during…

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