Entebbe – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today assented to three critical laws aimed at strengthening Uganda’s construction, housing finance, and property valuation sectors. The President signed the Building Control (Amendment) Act, 2025, the Mortgage Refinance Institutions Act, 2025, and the Valuation Act, 2025 at State House, Entebbe. The Building Control (Amendment) Act introduces stricter…
Geneva, Switzerland — Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, widely known as Bobi Wine, has urged the international community to impose targeted sanctions on President Yoweri Museveni, his son General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and senior Ugandan officials, accusing them of widespread human rights abuses and electoral misconduct. The appeal came during a video address on February 18…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has warned against authoritarian leadership, saying leaders must never impose themselves on citizens through intimidation or force, as he led Ugandans in commemorating the 49th anniversary of Archbishop Janani Luwum’s martyrdom in Kitgum District. The President, accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Kataaha Museveni,…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Katumba Wamala, to immediately appoint Ethiopian aviation veteran Mr Girma Wake as a Consultant/Advisor and Acting Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Airlines, citing leadership and management weaknesses at the national carrier. In a letter dated 13th February 2026,written from State House, Kampala,…
President Yoweri Museveni has said the introduction of biometric voter verification (BVV) machines played a decisive role in weakening Uganda’s opposition, arguing that the technology eliminated election malpractices that had previously worked in their favour. In a statement shared on his official platforms, Museveni said the BVV system closed loopholes that enabled cheating at polling…