Uganda politics

Muhwezi: Cabinet has approved a $11.2million loan (sh36billion) from Kuwait Fund for power distribution and extension in six districts. Minister of Information and National Guidance Jim Muhwezi said the project will introduce 285km of new power lines in Kasese, Kibaale , Nebbi, Bushenyi, Rukungiri and Kiryandongo.[1] The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will seek parliament’s approval soon, Muhwezi ...

Besigye is considering involving the international legal mechanisms to stop what they describe as repression and human rights violations by government. Former Forum for Democratic change (FDC) presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye told the media at his Kasangati home, outside Kampala following his arrest and what he described as torture on Tuesday, that the state agents were operating with impunity ...

Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga yesterday claimed one of her opponents for the Speaker job is ‘sponsoring’ stories in the media to decampaign her. She, however, did not name the opponent. Ms Kadaga, who is seeking a second term as Speaker, is facing a challenge from Mr Jacob Oulanyah, her deputy. She also claims Foreign Affairs minister Sam Kutesa is secretly ...

Magufuli, the son of a farmer,[1] took over from Jakaya Kikwete, whose government was scarred by scandals and excesses, and it’s already clear why the can-do, cost-cutting, austere, corruption-hating new leader is known as Iron Fist and the Bulldozer.[1] Check also: All Ghost Workers Must Be Removed From Public Service Payroll, Says Magufuli There might be tongue-in-cheek celebrations on Twitter – the hashtag ...

For perhaps the first time during Museveni’s three-decade rule, Ugandans in the diaspora are organizing themselves for substantial public action. Groups have gathered across Asia, Europe and North America to advocate for their friends and relatives back home. Check also: United States to reconsider its relationship with Uganda A protester at the United Nations in New York mourned the dismantling ...