Uganda news

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 ...

Electricity distributor, Umeme, has gone against their word after announcing a power outage today. Yesterday, Umeme announced that today there will not be any power outage for people to watch the swearing-in ceremony. Peter Kauju, the Umeme Head of Communications said there were no planned shutdowns today. “Umeme notifies you that there will be no planned shutdowns across the country ...

Ugandans last night were forced to walk to their homes after transport got really hard. Most of the taxis yesterday left the city so early in fear of being caught by the police. Most motorcycle riders on the other hand are behind bars since their arrest by police last evening. The president in his last speech about transport said motorcyclists ...

Senegalese American singer Aliaume Thiam Badara popularly known as Akon is set to grace president-elect, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony. The singer who was in the country over a month ago visited the president at his upcountry home of Rwakitura. The two held fruitful business dialogue. The singer showed a willingness to return for the swearing-in ceremony. Statehouse also expects ...

The German Embassy has been forced to delete their congratulatory message to Museveni. This has come after the pressure put on them by the Ugandans. The message congratulating Museveni was shunned by Ugandans especially supporters of opposition. “I would like to congratulate you on your reelection as President of the Republic of Uganda,” “Your new term in office is an ...