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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has asked the country’s lawmakers to make clear in a proposed anti-homosexuality law that it is not criminal to merely identify as gay, local media reported. This measure is part of an attempt to tone down a bill that has drawn international condemnation. Last month, Ugandan …

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 …

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 …

On a recent tour of Africa, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (UN) said “if a country decides to engage with Russia, where there are sanctions, then it break those sanctions.” “They’re violating our sanctions, and in some cases they’re violating UN sanctions with other countries. And …

The son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni – Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba – has announced his retirement from the army. “After 28 years of service in my glorious military, the greatest military in the world, I am happy to announce my retirement,” he posted on Twitter. After 28 years of …

A Ugandan novelist charged with insulting President Yoweri Museveni has taken the government to court over his alleged torture by soldiers, local media report. Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was arrested in December after posting tweets insulting Mr Museveni and his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba. He denied the charges. He wants the East African …

Ugandan opposition leader and musician Robert Nyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has just released a song entitled Ogenda, a Luganda word that loosely translates as “You will fall”, the BBC reports. According to the musician, the song is made directly for President Yoweri Museveni’s ears because he has turned …

Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, aka as Bobi Wine, said his house was surrounded by security forces to prevent him from leaving and attending campaigns planned for a by-election in Kayunga district, northeast of the capital, Kampala. President Yoweri Museveni is also expected to visit Kayunga to campaign for the …

Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni is today expected to announce the schedules for the reopening of schools as he addresses the nation on Covid-19 situation at 8pm. The address comes 92 days after closing the education institutions in order to curb the spread of coronavirus. Mr Museveni, in his July 30 …

Uganda will take in 2,000 Afghan refugees fleeing the crisis in their country. Refugees Minister Esther Anyakun said President Yoweri Museveni agreed to take in the refugees at the request of the Americans. It follows the weekend’s lightning Taliban takeover and collapse of the federal authorities. The first group of …