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KAMPALA, Uganda — The missing in the swearing-in of several ministerial appointees has reignited national debate over citizenship, constitutional eligibility, and the legal thresholds required for occupying high public office in Uganda. As President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni prepares to oversee the inauguration of members of the new Cabinet, uncertainty has emerged around the status of four ministerial nominees whose citizenship …

× Four newly appointed ministers did not take their oaths of office on Monday as colleagues in the new cabinet gathered at State House, Entebbe, for the swearing-in ceremony. Addressing President Yoweri Museveni before the commencement of the ceremony, the Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet, Lucy Nakyobe, said 78 Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State were present …

Viewers: 70,002 By Spy Uganda Four ministerial nominees were absent from the Cabinet swearing-in ceremony at State House Entebbe on Monday as government lawyers continue reviewing legal questions surrounding their citizenship status and compliance with constitutional requirements for public office. The officials whose inauguration was deferred are Foreign Affairs Minister-designate Adonia Ayebare, State Minister-designate for Foreign Affairs (International Affairs) …

Edgar-Tabaro The first point that must be made is a simple one: ethnicity is not citizenship. One may be a Munyarwanda by ethnicity and a Ugandan by nationality, just as one may be a Musamia and belong to either Uganda or Kenya, or a Mukonzo and belong to either Uganda or the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Great Lakes region …

KAMPALA — The decision by Parliament’s Appointments Committee to decline the nomination of Dr. Lawrence Muganga for the position of Minister of State for Internal Affairs has evolved into more than a question of one individual’s eligibility. It has opened a wider national conversation about citizenship, constitutional requirements for public office, institutional transparency, and the relationship between talent mobility and …

× Former State Minister-designate for Internal Affairs Dr Lawrence Muganga has accused Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa of discrimination and bias following his rejection by Parliament’s Appointments Committee, escalating a controversy that has drawn attention to issues of citizenship, ethnicity and the ministerial vetting process. Dr Muganga, who was among President Museveni’s recent Cabinet appointees, made the allegations on Wednesday, 03 …

Parliament’s Appointments Committee has temporarily halted the vetting of Dr. Lawrence Muganga, the nominee for State Minister for Internal Affairs, following concerns surrounding his citizenship status. Sources familiar with the proceedings indicate that committee members raised questions about whether Dr. Muganga holds dual Ugandan and Canadian citizenship. The committee is understood to have requested clarification on the matter before proceeding …

Viewers: 50,002 By Spy Uganda Newly appointed Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Sanjay Tanna has moved to address public concerns surrounding his citizenship status, stating that he holds only one passport and is solely a citizen of Uganda. Tanna’s remarks come amid heightened public discussion following a recent letter attributed to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni seeking verification of …

Viewers: 50,005 By Rashid Ssemambo We again find ourselves at the usual intellectual (or lack thereof) crossroads in Uganda now stemming from inter-alia, the appointment of Dr. Lawrence Muganga to Minister of State in charge of Internal Affairs whilst he holds dual citizenship (CANADA and UGANDA). The storm in the tea-cup (sic) derives from the presumed expert “Constitutional” and …

The Chairman of Council For Abavandimwe in Uganda, Mr. Frank Gashumba, has sent out a vote of thanks and appreciation to all leaders of Council For Abavandimwe for their support to the NRM Presidential candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni from nomination up to the swearing in ceremony at Kololo Independence Grounds on Tuesday. He thanked them for the endless support and …