# President Yoweri Museveni

Officiating at the International Day of Older Persons at State House Entebbe, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni cautioned senior citizens against land and wealth fragmentation through physical inheritance, announcing plans to tailor an affirmative Parish Development Model package for the elderly post-AFCON commitments alongside state funding for specialized geriatric doctors in every district.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has extended condolences on behalf of Uganda to Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan following the passing of her husband, Mr. Hafidh Ameir Hassan, commending his quiet support for bilateral and regional development initiatives.

Teso district leaders have been warned against corruption, nepotism, and enrolling ineligible candidates into the Presidential Industrial Skilling Hub initiative. Speaking at a stakeholders' meeting, Eng. Raymond Kamugisha demanded transparent selection focused strictly on vulnerable youth and announced new oversight measures for graduate SACCO funds.

State House Comptroller Jane Barekye has announced plans to build a second Presidential Industrial Skilling Hub in Karamoja to meet surging demand for vocational training. During an assessment visit to the Napak District hub, officials also appointed a regional SACCO manager to oversee the President's Shs50 million revolving fund for young entrepreneurs.

President Yoweri Museveni has honored the late Gen. (Rtd) Moses Ali as a patriot and peacemaker, praising his role in ending military conflict and advancing infrastructure development in the West Nile sub-region.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged Uganda’s official support for Angola’s Josefa Sacko for the top job at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, calling for stronger continental unity in global institutions.

State House will launch the construction of 17 new zonal industrial hubs before the end of the financial year, as 4,560 youth enroll in free vocational training across Uganda.

President Yoweri Museveni has warned military officers at Kimaka that Africa must politically integrate to develop space-age defense capabilities or risk becoming an obsolete "boy scout movement."

President Yoweri Museveni has appointed veteran communication specialist Dennis Katungi as the substantive Deputy Executive Director of the Uganda Media Centre, filling a vacancy created by the late Colonel Shaban Bantariza.

The President took his oath of office and subsequently received the tools of command from the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba.

Police have issued traffic and access guidelines for the swearing-in ceremony of President Museveni on May 12 at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, urging cooperation from all road users.

At the Africa We Build Summit in Nairobi, President Yoweri Museveni challenged African leaders to move beyond "ideological disorientation" to fix the continent's economy. He argued that resolving strategic bottlenecks in infrastructure and market fragmentation will make Africa's $3.6 trillion economy unstoppable.

President Yoweri Museveni and AGRA Chairman Hailemariam Desalegn have moved to strengthen Uganda's agricultural sector through a new partnership focusing on scientific research and financing. The collaboration aims to modernize farming via improved irrigation and livestock feed research, directly impacting national food security and rural household incomes.

President Museveni will be sworn in on May 12, 2026, at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala.

Uganda and Azerbaijan have agreed to deepen diplomatic and economic ties, with investment, education, and cooperation deals expected to follow Oryem’s visit to Baku.

Highly placed sources told this publication that the President is frustrated by the stark contrast between EU investment opportunities flowing into Uganda versus its East African neighbors.

Under the scorching Pader sun, yellow clad supporters gathered at Pajule Primary School, their chants rising in rhythm with the beating drums. When President...

President Yoweri Museveni has intervened in a land dispute in Kiboga District, ordering the arrest of Patrick Ainebyona and his group for illegally evicting a...