Yoweri Museveni

Museveni secretary to stand for MP

New Vision (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Leaders of Mawokota North in Mpigi district have asked the principal private secretary (PPS) of President Yoweri Museveni to stand for Parliament in 2011.

Uganda's Museveni: European Gays are "Recruiting" in Africa

Rod 2.0:Beta (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni ramps up the state-sanctioned, anti-gay hysteria and claims European gays are "recruiting" in Uganda and throughout Africa, reports the Monitor. He urged the youth to reject the advances. Expressing his homophobia, Mr Museveni said the youth...

Museveni's Love-Hate Relationship With Media

All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Over the last twenty years, President Yoweri Museveni has baffled observers with his relations with the Ugandan media. He has simultaneously been the strongest promoter of press freedom and its biggest threat. He has jailed and prosecuted as many journalists as he has dined with.

All Districts to Get Road Equipment

All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

ALL districts, municipalities and town councils will soon have their own road construction equipment, President Yoweri Museveni has disclosed.

Expedite Bill On Cultural Leaders

All Africa (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni told cultural leaders on Wednesday that a Bill that will regulate relations between them and the central government has been approved by cabinet.

Uganda: Cabinet approves new bill on kings

Uganda Watch (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

The law includes a clause that not only bars kings and chiefs from engaging in politics but also prohibits politicians from riding on kingdoms. The kings and chiefs under the Forum for Kings and Cultural Leaders pledged loyalty to the sovereign state of Uganda and work as peers. They asked the Government to increase payment to the traditional leaders, fund their activities, give them budgetary allocations...

• Cabinet Approves New Bill on Kings - All Africa
• Cabinet approves new Bill on kings - New Vision

Government Sends Relief Items to Rakai

All Africa (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

THE Government has allocated food relief to the disadvantaged families and schools affected by drought. The disaster and relief state minister, Musa Ecweru, told authorities over the weekend that the intervention was ordered by President Yoweri Museveni.

Nothing to Prevent the Kabaka Holding Talks With the President

All Africa (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

ACCORDING to newspaper reports of the proceedings of the recent meeting of the Buganda lukiiko (parliament) some members objected to the meeting between President Yoweri Museveni and Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi arguing that it was contrary to Buganda culture for the Kabaka to discusss political or constitutional issues.

ANDREW MWENDA OP-ED: Nigeria Makes Uganda Shine

Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

However, the Ugandan libertarian journalist says his geographical neighbor Rwanda - which lacks the democratization of either Nigeria or Uganda - is beating both nations because it's building an organic infrastructure to build its expertise and develop the country. He argues that efficient and competent dictatorship is better than flawed and incompetent democracies : "Last week, I was in Lagos,...

Museveni Orders Eviction of Encroachers

All Africa (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has directed water and environment minister Maria Mutagamba to immediately evict encroachers in all forest reserves.

Museveni Meets Meles Zenawi in Addis

All Africa (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni and other African leaders yesterday agreed to ask for compensation from the rich industrialised nations during the climate change talks to be held in Copenhagen at the end of the year.

Uganda Allocates $2.24m to Support And Promote Food Technology

Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

The government of Uganda has announced an allocation of $2.24 million towards the support and promotion of the Food Science and Technology Department of Makerere University. While meeting a delegation of Food Science and Technology (FST) entrepreneurs led by the Associate Professor John Muyonga at State House in Entebbe on Monday afternoon, President Yoweri Museveni [...]

Museveni in Addis for Climate Change Meeting

All Africa (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

President Yoweri Museveni is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to join other African heads of state and government gathered for the 2nd African Union Committee on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) meeting on Tuesday.

Exodus Sends Letter To Uganda President

Box Turtle Bulletin (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

Exodus has announced that they have sent a letter to Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni concerning the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Act that is now before Parliament. The letter, which is signed by Exodus President Alan Chambers, vice president Randy Thomas, “former homosexual” and AIDS survivor Christopher Yuan, and Grove City College professor Warren Throckmorton, the letter begins...

Museveni Asked to Rein in Gambian Counterpart

All Africa (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

HUMAN Rights activists from Commonwealth have petitioned President Yoweri Museveni to rein in his Gambian colleague, Yahya Jammeh, for threatening to kill human rights defenders.