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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Museveni of 1986: Africa’s problem is leaders who won’t leave power

Decades before becoming one of Africa’s longest-serving presidents, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni repeatedly argued that the continent’s deepest crisis lay not with its people, but with leaders who cling to power, abuse authority and undermine the sovereignty of citizens. “Africa’s problem is leaders who do not want to leave power,” Museveni declared in his now-famous January…

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Museveni ponders new roads to ease Kampala traffic

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to expanding road infrastructure in Mukono District and neighbouring areas as part of a broader strategy to ease traffic congestion in Kampala, improve the movement of people and goods, and support economic transformation under the NRM administration. Addressing a large campaign rally at St. Joseph’s Secondary…

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Museveni: don’t cane civilians, use teargas

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the police and other national armed forces to immediately stop the practice of caning civilians, particularly during arrests and crowd-control operations, saying the method is unacceptable and should not be used under any circumstances. In his end-of-year address, Museveni said while some police forces around the world employ batons…

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