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Kampala– A few weeks after being sworn in as the duly elected President of Uganda, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has finally released a list of Ministers with whom he will be serving with in this term starting from 2026 to 2031. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni during the swearing ceremony which was held earlier on this month. “By virtue of the powers …

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has proposed a sweeping new line-up of top government officials, naming the Vice President, Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State, and Senior Presidential Advisors under powers granted to him by the 1995 Constitution of Uganda. The list, which reshapes key ministries while retaining several familiar faces, sees Maj. (Rtd) Jessica Rose Epel Alupo maintained as …

Kampala, Uganda — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has unveiled a major reshuffle of Executive, appointing a new line-up of Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State, and Senior Presidential Advisors ahead of the anticipated State of the Nation Address. The changes, announced under the constitutional powers vested in the Presidency, signal both continuity and strategic political recalibration within the ruling National Resistance …

President Yoweri Museveni has sharply rebuked veteran journalist Andrew Mwenda in an unusually direct public statement, defending his support for Ugandan scientists Dr Matthias Magoola and David Ssenfuka. Museveni accused Mwenda of attacking government-backed innovation without verifying the facts on the ground. The exchange began after Mwenda criticised Museveni over his continued backing of Dr Magoola and Ssenfuka’s work and …

Uganda President Museveni If I were to pose a question, who is the greatest African statesman? There would definitely be multiple nominees, such as Nelson Mandela, Julius Nyerere, Kwame Nkrumah, Thomas Sankara, and Sir. Ketumire Masile, to mention a few, but that would be to steadfastly ignore the elephant in the room, the enormous achievements of those other great men …

Museveni Warns Lazy Leaders as Parliament Elects New Speaker and Deputy Speaker  – The Voice Uganda HomeNationalMuseveni Warns Lazy Leaders as Parliament Elects New Speaker and Deputy Speaker  , https://voiceuganda.com/2026/05/26/museveni-warns-lazy-leaders-as-parliament-elects-new-speaker-and-deputy-speaker/

    By Mulengera Reporters As pressure mounts on government to leverage the Anita Among investigations momentum to cast the net wider, PFF’s Salaam Musumba has specifically called on the President to ensure that the Office of Auditor General is also cleaned up once and for all.   Salaam Musumba, a former MP, says that there is no way Anita …

The election, presided over by Chief Justice Flavian Zeija on Monday, 25 May 2026, took place during the first sitting of the 12th Parliament at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. The sitting was attended by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Oboth was nominated by Hon. Jessica Alupo (NRM, Katakwi District) and seconded by Kibale East MP, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze Jinja South East …

President Yoweri Museveni has warned yet-to-be-appointed cabinet officials that they face dismissal if they fail to use their dockets to help elevate citizens out of poverty. Speaking shortly after the election of Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth as speaker and Thomas Tayebwa as deputy speaker of the 12th parliament at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on Monday, Museveni said he was no longer prepared to …

President Yoweri Museveni has responded sharply to veteran journalist and long-time ally Andrew Mwenda following an opinion article in which the journalist questioned the president’s judgment and mental capacity. In an April 20, 2026, commentary published in The Independent, Mwenda criticised Museveni’s continued support for several local pharmaceutical and industrial projects, arguing that the 82-year-old president was being misled by …