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Leave My Cantankerous & Quarrelsome Ministers Alone: Museveni Defends Appointment Of Balaam, Nameere

Leave My Cantankerous & Quarrelsome Ministers Alone: Museveni Defends Appointment Of Balaam, Nameere

Viewers: 90,001 By Spy Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has defended his decision to appoint Balaam Barugahara and Justine Nameere to the Ministry of Local Government, saying their outspoken and confrontational personalities make them suitable for tackling corruption and poor service delivery. Speaking during his address at the reading of the 2026/27 national budget at Kololo on Thursday, Museveni said …

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Senior Counsel Defends Prof Lawrence Muganga Appointment, Blasts TikTok Lawyers – mulengeranews.com

Senior Counsel Defends Prof Lawrence Muganga Appointment Blasts TikTok Lawyers

By Ben Musanje A fresh legal opinion by Senior Counsel Rashid Ssemambo has added a constitutional dimension to the growing public debate surrounding the appointment of Prof. Lawrence Muganga as Uganda’s State Minister for Internal Affairs, dismissing claims that his dual citizenship disqualifies him from holding ministerial office. Prof. Muganga, the Vice Chancellor of Victoria University which is owned by …

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Mwenda apologises to Ssenfuka, as Museveni defends herbalist’s cancer drug dev’t

Mwenda apologises to Ssenfuka as Museveni defends herbalists cancer drug

Renowned herbalist David Ssenfuka has responded to journalist Andrew Mwenda’s claims that he was trying to con President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni into funding the development of his cancer and diabetes medicine. In an exclusive interview with The Observer, Ssenfuka wondered how “a supposedly serious person” of Mwenda’s stature would make such wild allegations without first seeking to understand the project …

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President Museveni Defends Economic Progress, Accuses Andrew Mwenda Of Undermining Transformation, Industrialization And Patriotism

President Museveni Defends Economic Progress Accuses Andrew Mwenda Of Undermining

President Museveni Responds to Andrew Mwenda on Industrialization and Patriotism Mr. Mwenda, thank you for declaring me senile and incapable of judging right. You will, however, discover that at 82, I am still able to defend Uganda and myself with the Bible, the AK-47 and the pen.You are supposed to be a journalist. Why do you not interview these “conmen” …

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NWSC Boss Dr. Silver Mugisha Defends Record, Rejects Allegations Amid Political Claims – mulengeranews.com

NWSC Boss Dr Silver Mugisha Defends Record Rejects Allegations Amid

By Mulengera Reporters Dr. Silver Mugisha, the Managing Director of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), has publicly defended his leadership and the corporation’s performance, pushing back against what he described as attempts to “drag NWSC into certain things.” In a detailed statement shared on his X (formerly Twitter) account, Mugisha said he has worked at NWSC for about …

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Suluhu Seeks Clarity as Ruto Defends Tanga Refinery Vision: A Test for East African Energy Diplomacy

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Dar es Salaam / Tanzania— A rare moment of public candour between regional leaders has drawn fresh attention to the complexities of East Africa’s energy ambitions, after Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan openly pressed Kenyan President William Ruto to clarify remarks about a proposed oil refinery in Tanga. The exchange, which unfolded during a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony at …

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ROAD TO 2026! MP Rukaari Defends NRM-Leaning Independent Bid

ROAD TO 2026 MP Rukaari Defends NRM Leaning Independent Bid

By Amos Tayebwa – Mbarara A fresh storm is brewing within the National Resistance Movement (NRM) as tension mounts between official party flagbearers and NRM-leaning independents ahead of the 2026 general elections. Mbarara City North MP Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari has come out strongly to defend his decision to run as an independent, accusing some senior NRM figures of intimidation and …

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