President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday received a Special Envoy from the Republic of Somaliland, Dr. Jama Musse Jama at State House-Entebbe. During the engagement, President Museveni agreed to be the unification facilitator between Somaliland and Somalia. Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an unrecognised sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, recognised internationally as…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been asked to investigate one of its former employees over allegations of facilitating and funding Joseph Kony, the fugitive leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group. Brigid Inder, who was a Special Gender Advisor to former ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bansouda (2012-2016) is accused of personally and through…
A group of Mairungi/Khat growers in Tooro sub-region, under their umbrella body Kabarole Mairungi Growers Association, have petitioned President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, beseeching him not to pass the Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Bill (2023) as it is, arguing that is aimed at cutting off their main source of income and livelihood. The members of…
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has told investors in the United Kingdom that investing in Uganda is a sure deal to the success of their projects because of the prevailing excellent investment environment in the country. He said the investors are guaranteed of security and a huge return on the investment, citing non-tax…
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit and Internal Security Organisation(ISO) have commenced arrests of Ministry of Trade Industries and Cooperatives officials who connived with law firms to steal billions of moneys meant to compensate cooperatives for the losses incurred during the liberation war and insurgencies. The move to compensate the cooperatives was decided upon by cabinet…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned a factory manufacturing concrete Railway Sleepers to be used on the ongoing construction project of the railway lines. The concrete railway sleepers will be used for the construction of the SGR and MGR. While inspecting the factory at Kawolo-Lugazi, the president applauded Imathia Construction and the Uganda Railways Corporation…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni,who doubles as the Commander In Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has advised the retiring senior army officers to invest their retirement package wisely. “This retirement does not regard it as becoming redundant now, no, not at all. This is like a mutation; from one form of service to…
Following the acquittal of all charges from former Inspector General of Police, Gen. Kale Kayihura at Court Martial in Kampala, residents of Kisoro Town were filled with joy and flocked the streets cheering and praising President Museveni for freeing their son. Gen.Kayihura was battling charges of failure to safeguard war materials and aiding and abetting…
The Buganda clan leaders’ council has distanced itself from a group of individuals who recently met with President Museveni and requested Shs 9 billion to acquire land for their offices. A reliable source within the council informed The Observer that the organizers of this initiative took these actions without informing or seeking consent from the leadership committee.…
The head of the Office of the National Chairman (ONC), Hajjat Uzeiye Hadijah Namyalo, provided an update on the progress being made in the preparations for the upcoming 79th birthday celebrations of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Namyalo said this event will be held under the theme; “Celebrating Jajja, Lessons From Battles of Katonga; Omalayo Jajja…
