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By Jumah Kakomo and Kabuye Ronald Uganda’s President-Elect, General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has said his decisive 71 percent victory in the 2026 presidential election reflects a nationwide resurgence of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), while cautioning opposition actors against what he described as subversive and violent schemes. In his first national address since being declared President-Elect by the Independent Electoral …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s incumbent President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday secured a seventh five-year term after winning the country’s presidential election. According to final results announced by the Electoral Commission, the country’s electoral body, Museveni garnered more than 7.9 million votes out of about 11.3 million valid ballots cast. His closest challenger, Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi …

KAMPALA — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is facing renewed accusations of using state force to protect his long-held grip on power, following an election period marked by alleged malpractice, deadly violence, and the abduction of opposition figures. Museveni, who has ruled Uganda since 1986, moved closer to another term after elections conducted under heavy security deployment and an internet shutdown. …

Uganda has been plunged into an indefinite internet shutdown just days before the country’s general election, following a directive issued by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) ordering the suspension of public internet access nationwide. In a letter dated 13 January 2026, addressed to all licensed Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs), the UCC directed operators to block …

Post Views: 1 AMBROSE KWERONDAIN KISOROwww.mknewslink.com President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, through the former Inspector General of Police, Rtd. Gen. Kale Kayihura, has urged residents of Kisoro District to grow Hass avocados as a way of generating household income, fighting poverty, and reducing alcohol abuse. Gen. Kayihura made the remarks yesterday on the second day of his tour across various …

Iganga – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has advised leaders and residents of the Busoga sub-region to adopt the right farming models in order to overcome household poverty and fully benefit from Uganda’s growing agricultural economy. Meeting National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders from Busoga in Iganga, President Museveni, also NRM Presidential Candidate, cautioned that small-scale cultivation of certain crops cannot deliver …

  Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has advised leaders and residents of the Busoga sub-region to adopt the right farming models in order to overcome household poverty and fully benefit from Uganda’s growing agricultural economy. Meeting National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders from Busoga in Iganga, President Museveni, also NRM Presidential Candidate, cautioned that small-scale cultivation …

Kole – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday campaigned in Kole District, where he outlined key priorities of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ahead of the 2026 elections, with strong emphasis on wealth creation through fish farming, irrigation and cattle restocking. Addressing residents, Museveni said the NRM’s 2026–2031 manifesto is anchored on seven key contributions, which he described as “bricks” …

Kampala, Friday, 9 January 2026 — The Minister of Education and Sports and First Lady, Hon. Janet Kataaha Museveni, today commissioned the newly constructed Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB) National Skills Assessment Centre at Kyambogo Hill, marking a major milestone in the implementation of Uganda’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) reforms. The modern eight-storeyed facility, valued …

Gulu- A few days to Uganda’s 2026 General elections scheduled to take place on 15th January, Democratic Party President, Hon. Nobert Mao has declared his unwavering support to the ruling government. Democratic Party President, Hon Nobert Mao (Courtesy photo) “For the first time in my life, I will be voting President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni…..” Remarked Mao while addressing while addressing …