Uganda said on Thursday it expects to start generating at least 1000 megawatts (MW) from nuclear power by 2031 as it moves to diversify its sources of electricity and accelerate its energy transition, a key part of its climate change response, Reuters reported. Uganda has uranium deposits and President Yoweri …
Read More »Ugandan leader defends move to shut UN rights office
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has defended his government’s decision to terminate the operations of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in the country. He was responding to a journalist questioning Uganda’s decision to close OHCHR operations, during a press conference at the Uganda-South Africa …
Read More »President Museveni said Uganda won’t support homosexuality
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said his country will not embrace homosexuality and the West should stop seeking to impose its views to compel dissenting countries to “normalise” what he called “deviations”. Officiating at the national celebrations to mark Janani Luwum Day at Wii-Gweng village in Mucwini Sub-County, Kitgum District, Mr …
Read More »Uganda: President Museveni speaks against LGBT campaigns
Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has warned against campaigns supporting rights of homosexuals in the country. The president described homosexuality as “nonsense” during remarks made on Wednesday at a graduation ceremony at the National Defence College. Mr Museveni said he was glad to have attended a recent meeting in the …
Read More »President Museveni calls for a ban on MPs overseas travel
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has urged for a ban on overseas travel by members of parliament and civil servants to save money for priority areas. He made the remarks while commissioning facilities at Uganda Petroleum Institute-Kigumba (UPIK) where the country intends to train local experts in oil exploration. Uganda hopes …
Read More »Uganda: kneeling doctors ask President Museveni to run for another term
A group of Ugandan doctors have taken a knee before President Yoweri Museveni asking him to run for a seventh term. The doctors representing the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) had attended a patriotism symposium in the capital, Kampala, when they were led by their leader to kneel before the president. …
Read More »Uganda: Museveni’s harsh words to the West on climate change
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has accused Western countries of reprehensible double standards when it comes to commitments to stop climate change. In a post on social media, Mr Museveni highlighted the partial dismantling of a wind farm in Germany to make way for the expansion of a coal mine. He …
Read More »Uganda: General Kainerugaba challenges his father
Ugandan General Muhoozi Kainerugaba known for his controversial tweets, says “no one will ban him from anything.” His tweet comes a day after his father, President Yoweri Museveni, directed that he will no longer comment on government affairs on Twitter. But Mr Kainerugaba said he is “an adult” and no …
Read More »Uganda: President Museveni says son will stay off Twitter
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said his son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, will no longer comment on government affairs on Twitter. It follows a social media storm a fortnight ago when Gen Kainerugaba, 48, tweeted about invading neighbouring Kenya and conquering its capital, Nairobi, in two weeks. President Museveni later asked …
Read More »Uganda: President Museveni signs law to combat hate speech
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law a communications legislation to curb hate speech, his office said on Thursday, but critics warn it could squash free speech and cripple electronic commerce. The “Computer Misuse Amendment Act” was introduced by a ruling party legislator then passed by parliament last month amid …
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