President Yoweri Museveni Stories

Ugandan opposition member held by president's son shows signs of torture
Reuters  |  May 07, 2025

Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is Museveni's eldest child, said last week that he had detained Eddie Mutwe, the chief bodyg...

Bobi Wine aide Eddie Mutwe limping in court after alleged abduction by Museveni’s son
Reuters  |  May 05, 2025

Mutwe's lawyer, Magellan Kazibwe, said his client had been produced in a chief magistrate's court in Masaka city, 140 km south of the capital Kampala...

Museveni suspends Cabinet, Parliament sittings for NRM verification and election exercise
Amina Wako  |  May 04, 2025

Museveni and First Lady Janet Museveni will oversee the NRM members' verification exercises in Rwakitura and Ntungamano Ireenga, respectively.

Uganda's military chief Muhoozi claims to hold Bobi Wine’s ally Eddie Mutwe in his basement
Reuters  |  May 03, 2025

Eddie Mutwe, who also acts as the chief bodyguard for Uganda's leading opposition figure, Bobi Wine, went missing last weekend after being grabbed nea...

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni meets Starlink to discuss entry to East African nation
Reuters  |  Apr 30, 2025

A unit of SpaceX, the satellite internet company, is rapidly expanding its services on the African continent and is already live in more than a dozen...

Museveni says Uganda to focus on African markets amid US tariff hike
XINHUA  |  Apr 19, 2025

According to the Office of the US Trade Representative, total goods trade between the United States and Uganda reached 238.9 million US dollars in 202...

Ugandan MPs from ruling and opposition parties receive Sh100 million each from President Museveni
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 08, 2025

The money is reportedly as a token of appreciation for their “good behavior” and in response to financial struggles among some legislators.

Museveni, Hassan engage in talks on regional security and support for Somali forces
Hassan Mohamed  |  Apr 06, 2025

A joint communique issued after their meeting at Nakasero State House in Kampala said the two leaders discussed various issues of importance to both c...

Uganda signs deal with UAE investment firm over oil refinery
Reuters  |  Mar 31, 2025

Besides the refinery deal, Uganda and UAE investors also signed five other agreements in various sectors.

Museveni's ruling NRM rejects defeat by Bobi Wine’s party in Kawempe North by-election
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Mar 15, 2025

The election held on Thursday saw opposition National Unity Platform candidate Elias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola emerge victorious.

Eriya Kategaya: A fallen Ugandan political icon honoured for his legacy
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 06, 2025

Kategaya, a pivotal leader in Uganda's National Resistance Movement (NRM), played a crucial role in shaping the country's politics.

Museveni rejects recognition of RSF-backed parallel government formed in Nairobi
Mwangi Maina  |  Mar 06, 2025

Agar revealed that President Museveni had expressed concerns over the Nairobi-based RSF activities and reaffirmed Uganda's support for Sudan's legitim...

Ali Kony and the twilight of the Lord’s Resistance Army
The New Humanitarian  |  Feb 25, 2025

Ali was one of his father’s closest sons as well as the LRA’s so-called minister of foreign affairs. He helped thrash out peace deals with other rebel...

Commonwealth urges Uganda to release detained opposition politician Kizza Besigye
Reuters  |  Feb 18, 2025

Besigye's prosecution by a military court and near three-month incarceration for offences including illegal firearms possession has stoked public ange...

Ugandan opposition leaders issue 48-hour ultimatum for Besigye’s release
Amina Wako  |  Feb 17, 2025

Bobi Wine further intensified fears over Besigye’s health, warning that his condition is deteriorating rapidly.

Ugandan President Museveni to continue using military courts despite ban
Reuters  |  Feb 01, 2025

Museveni described the court's decision as wrong and said military prosecutions reinforce the civil courts and had helped in pacifying Karamoja, a reg...

Ruto: Raila Odinga is not AUC candidate for Kenya but for East Africa
Barack Oduor  |  Jan 02, 2025

Ruto said the decision to back Odinga was the result of elaborate consultations with leaders from across the East African Community.

Museveni defends Court Martial jurisdiction amid debate on Besigye's trial 
Amina Wako  |  Dec 12, 2024

President Museveni firmly defended the practice, describing it as a deliberate and essential strategy to bolster Uganda’s security apparatus.

Hackers steal Sh2.1 billion from Uganda central bank
Reuters  |  Nov 28, 2024

The hacking group based in Southeast Asia, sent part of the stolen money to Japan, New Vision said, citing unnamed sources at the bank.

Wife of Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye says he won't get justice
Reuters  |  Nov 25, 2024

Ugandan opposition and rights activists have long accused Museveni's government of using the military court to punish political opponents, a charge th...

Kenya investigating how Uganda's Kizza Besigye was 'abducted'
Reuters  |  Nov 21, 2024

Uganda's government spokesperson said on Wednesday it did not carry out abductions and that arrests abroad were done in collaboration with host countr...

Yoweri Museveni's son bows out of 2026 race, urges supporters to back father's bid
Reuters  |  Sep 21, 2024

Museveni, 80, has ruled Uganda since 1986 and has changed the constitution twice to extend his rule.

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine shot in leg, his party says
Reuters  |  Sep 03, 2024

A video shared widely on social media showed NUP party officials helping Wine hobble out of the Najeem Medical Centre in the Bulindo neighbourhood.

Ugandan opposition members face 'terrorism' charges
DW News  |  Aug 24, 2024

Nderu criticised Kenya's track record of protecting foreigners who are seeking refuge or fleeing political persecution.

Uganda charges opposition lawmakers, supporters over protest
Reuters  |  Aug 06, 2024

The arrests and last month's deportations come as both Kenya and neighbouring Uganda have been rocked by anti-government demonstrations by youth and o...

36 Ugandan party members charged with terrorism after deportation from Kenya
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 29, 2024

The court ordered that they be remanded until August 13. 

Police, troops block Ugandan opposition headquarters ahead of planned anti-govt protests
Reuters  |  Jul 22, 2024

Bobi Wine said several NUP leaders had been "violently arrested" and also showed pictures of military personnel at the premises alongside parked army...

Kenya's increased bond fees threaten fuel price relief for Ugandans
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 09, 2024

The move, doubling the previous requirement, is set to exacerbate costs for consumers, undermining Uganda's efforts to reduce pump prices.

Uganda signs deal with UAE to build third international airport
Reuters  |  Jun 22, 2024

The deal for the East African nation's third such airport expands the UAE's economic footprint beyond its interests in the renewable energy and oil an...

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