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Suzan Muhwezi Vs Govt: Who owns AGOA?

KAMPALA: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday night criticised the United States over the country's recent decision to remove Uganda from a major trade pact and issue trade advice warning about the risks of doing business in the East African nation. Following the enactment of a controversial anti-LGBTQ law, the Ugandan government was accused by Washington of violating human rights. Last week, the United States announced it was removing Uganda, along with the Central African Republic, Gabon, and Niger, from its African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). AGOA offers duty-free access to the United States for sub-Saharan African countries. Museveni responded on Sunday evening, assuring Ugandans that the country can move forward without support from the Western world. "I need to advise you not to be overly concerned about the recent actions taken by the American government to discourage their […]

admin November 7, 2023

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UPDF gunships devastate big ADF camp in DRC

KAMPALA: The Uganda People’s Defense Forces gunships have attacked a big camp of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), leaving it devastated. According to President Yoweri Museveni, the attack happened on Saturday at least 60km from Ntoroko inside DRC. “This is to inform you that today, the 21st of October, 2023, we paid a serious visit to the ADF terrorists in Congo. Our gunships attacked a big camp of these criminals, 60km from the border, Ntoroko side,” Museveni said. The attack was devastating because it was a clear target and the reconnaissance plane, was monitoring from the air. Congratulations to our Air-Force and the SDR that locates these criminals,” he added. The president said the army was pursuing a group of rebels which killed four people in two separate attacks. “Meanwhile, the group […]

admin October 23, 2023

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Henry Kyemba (1939-2023): Curtain falls on “State Of Blood” author

KAMPALA. On October 19, 2023, the final curtain fell on the life of Henry Kyemba, a veteran Ugandan politician, civil servant, and author. Family members said Kyemba passed on peacefully early morning on Thursday, at the age of 84. Kyemba’s life story is illuminated by his years of service as the private secretary to presidents; Apollo Milton Obote and Idi Amin Dada, a minister in the Amin and Museveni governments, a member of the constituent assembly that made the 1995 constitution, and a member of the sixth parliament of Uganda. He served as one of the members of the Judicial Service Commission, chairperson of the Madhvani Foundation Scholarship Committee, and a Rotary District governor, a testament to his commitment to duty and honor. The deputy speaker of parliament through his X handle formerly Twitter described Kyemba as a very distinguished […]

admin October 20, 2023

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Ugandan military fighter jets hit three ADF targets in Congo

KAMPALA: Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni has said the country's military fighter jets hit three targets of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A press statement from State House on Thursday said the air ride by the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) bombers was carried out on Wednesday. "Our fighter- bombers paid another visit to the terrorists, quite some distance inside Congo, in the Mambasa territory area. They attacked three targets, 180km, 184km and 200km, respectively, from the border on the Ntoroko side," Museveni said in the statement. The president congratulated the joint forces of UPDF and the Congolese army for protecting the population against the terrorists. They [terrorists] have been inviting us to pay attention to them by killing Ugandans and we are now responding to the invitation. The attacks are invariably […]

admin October 8, 2023

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Who muted these ‘sexy’ yellow girls of Museveni?

KAMPALA: President Yoweri Museveni is fond of deploying yellow girls in various positions of the party and government in a bid to emancipate women. Despite their rise being smooth, most of them have not found it rosy at the apex, creating enmity and leading to their unforeseen descent into silence and the back of the curtain. In this article, we look at various individuals who indeed made it to the top, with unlimited time to interact with the President, only to become mute due to various reasons. Persis Namuganza Persis Namuganza, the state minister for lands, housing and urban development, has been one of the latest Museveni girls to face the wrath what she called jealous, backstabbing and enmity for hard work. The Member of Parliament for Bukono County in Namutumba district was censured in January by Parliament over what they […]

admin October 8, 2023