President Yoweri Museveni

Yoweri Museveni beats Kizza Besigye for 3rd time in 2011 elections

The Chairman of the Uganda Electoral Commission, Dr. Badru Kiggundu has declared President Museveni winner  of Uganda’s 2011 presidential election with a landslide victory of  68.38 per cent of 8, 272, 760 total votes cast. Kiggundu says Museveni obtained 5, 428, 369 votes, FDC/Inter-Party Cooperation flag bearer, Dr Kizza Besigye, has obtained 2, 064, 963 […]

NRM’s President Yoweri Museveni wins 2011 Uganda elections

The flag bearer of the National Resistance Movement, President Yoweri Museveni has won the 2011 presidential election with a convincing majority. The Electoral Commission Chairman, Dr. Badru Kiggundu will shortly this Sunday announce the full official results, but preliminary results indicate Museveni is leading with more than 68%. The Electoral Commission says President Museveni has […]

Museveni assures Uganda on security during elections

President Yoweri Museveni has assured Ugandans that there will be no violence or instability during the 2010 elections period. Museveni describes as enemies people spreading rumours and fears amongst Ugandans that there is likely to be violence and unrest after the February 2011 elections. Speaking during national peace prayers held on Sunday at Kololo airstrip, […]

Latest Opinion poll gives Museveni comfortable lead, Besigye, Mao following

With barely 10 days left to the February 18th presidential elections, President Museveni will sleep comfortably following the latest opinion poll results showing he will win by 65%. In its latest research done between 26th and 30th January 2011, the Afrobarometer says President Yoweri Museveni of the National resistance Movement is still leading with 65% […]

One man’s take on each of the eight presidential candidates in Uganda 2011 elections

“Honour your vote. Vote issues not wolokoso” is the latest slogan plastered everywhere. But what is wolokoso? My nine-year-old niece thought it was one of the presidential candidates. Unreliable sources confirm that wolokoso means things that don’t make sense. Eight candidates are competing for the post of President in the upcoming elections. They all claim […]

Besigye writes to Uganda army about involvement in elections, warns of public protests

Tthe presidential candidate on Inter-Party Cooperation (IPC)/Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) ticket Retired Col. Dr. Kiiza Besigye has written a letter to the Chief of Defense Forces Gen. Aronda Nyakairima asking him not to involve the army in the elections. Speaking to Journalists in Kampala today, Besigye said that army officers’ utterances that army will be […]

Proline Soccer Academy receives 30 acres of land from President Museveni

The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has given 30 acres of land to Proline Soccer Academy. The Ministry was honoring the promise President Yoweri Museveni made to the academy that government would allocate them land to run their activities properly. An officer from the ministry of Lands said that the land has been […]

Dr. Kizza Besigye says Idi AMin was better President than Museveni’s 25 years

The Inter-Party cooperation Presidential flag bearer Kiiza Besigye who is currently campaigning in West Nile has said that the 25 years of President Museveni on power as time wasted. While addressing rallies in West Nile (Arua and surrounding districts) Besigye said that Museveni’s legacy shall be corruption and nepotism. On comparing the government of Late […]

Museveni hails South African investments in Uganda

President Yoweri Museveni has hailed the government and different companies of South Africa for investing in Uganda. The President who concluded his two day state visit to South Africa last week told journalists today that the government strongly values the South African businesses. He says his National Resistancer Movement government  will continue providing ample security […]

President Museveni’s address to the nation on Liberation Day

Uganda on January 26th marked the 26th anniversary of the Liberation day remembering the takeover of Uganda by the National Resistance Amy led by current President Yoweri Museveni. The national celebrations were held in Masaka under the theme “NRM’s 25 Years’ Heritage to Uganda: a solid foundation for a Progressive Nation”. Below is the address of His […]