Museveni directs local committees to lead citizenship verification for Bavandimwe and other long-settled communities

Kampala, Uganda – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has issued new directives to reform Uganda’s citizenship verification process, shifting authority from central government bureaucrats to local community structures. Following a June 23, 2025 meeting with the Bavandimwe (Banyarwanda of Uganda) at State House Entebbe, Museveni acknowledged concerns of discrimination and mismanagement in the current system. He…