10 Presidents Fly In As Museveni Officiates His Sixth Term

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in Uganda news May 12, 2021

A total of 10 heads of State flew into the country on Tuesday to bear witness as President Yoweri Museveni swears in. The State Minister for Foreign Affairs experienced a very busy Tuesday as he received the guests at Entebbe Airport for most of the day.

The presidents who arrived include Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi, Mohamed Abdullahi of Somalia, and Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe. Salva Kiir of South Sudan, Hage Gottfried Geingob of Namibia, Alpha Conde from Guinea, and Felix Tshisekedei of DRC also flew in.

Some other presidents sent in representatives to witness the swearing-in. some of these include Russia’s Vladimir Putin. He sent the deputy Minister of Foreign affairs Mikhail Bogdanov. Ahmed A. Kattan, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs represented the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Later on Tuesday evening, the guests received a dinner treat from President Museveni and his first lady at Speke Resort Munyonyo.

‘’On behalf of Ugandans, I am supremely honoured to host the different leaders here,’’ Museveni sais in a tweet.

They will swear him in later today for a sixth consecutive term after winning the Jan 14, 2021 polls.

The government expects more Heads of State to arrive in the country later today. This is according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since last week, security has been beefed up by both police and the army to thwart any possible protests.

On Monday, Police spokesperson Fred Enanga said the force prepared well for any eventualities.

‘’We have conducted massive drills on how to counter all forms of threats and vulnerabilities. These include armed attacks, massive demonstrations, aggressive and provocative behaviour against security personnel, blocking of roads with boulders and stones, deflating of tires, and blocking of VIPs,’’ Enanga said.

He also said the force will ensure the smooth running of the swearing-in ceremony to avoid history repeating itself. In 2011, protesters stoned the convoy of one of the visiting Heads of State.

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