Museveni pitches roads, health upgrades in Rwampara and Mbarara

President Yoweri Museveni on Monday resumed his campaign trail with stops in Rwampara and later Mbarara City, using the visits to revisit his personal history in the region and outline infrastructure and service-delivery priorities. Addressing supporters in Rwampara, Museveni recalled previous visits to Bujaga dating back nearly seven decades, including passages made during the 1979…

Teso to gain new roads and livestock under Museveni’s pledge

Soroti/Serere, Uganda – President Yoweri Museveni has reaffirmed peace and wealth creation as central pillars of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) manifesto during campaign rallies held on Monday in Serere and Soroti districts. Addressing supporters in Serere District, the President said the area, once scarred by insurgencies led by Alice Lakwena and other rebel groups,…

Museveni vows to transform West Nile as 7th term campaign heats up

Maracha/Koboko, Uganda — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni continued his campaign trail in the West Nile sub-region, addressing enthusiastic crowds in Maracha and Koboko as he seeks a seventh term in office. The long-serving leader highlighted the National Resistance Movement (NRM)’s achievements in infrastructure, education, and economic transformation, while promising to expand ongoing development projects if…

Museveni lauds peaceful NRM primaries, defends gifts as rewards, not bribes

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has applauded the National Resistance Movement (NRM) for conducting what he described as “much more peaceful and fraud-free” primary elections for local government positions held on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Speaking in a public statement addressed to NRM members, particularly the Bazzukulu (youth supporters), and the wider Ugandan population, the President…

Museveni warns against electoral fraud in NRM Primaries as Bobi Wine responds with sharp criticism

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, in a strongly-worded public statement, has condemned alleged cases of electoral malpractice during the recently concluded NRM party primaries held on July 17, 2025. The primaries saw participation from over 9.22 million registered party members across the country, which the president hailed as a “massive democratic process.” In his address, Museveni…

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…

Museveni speaks out on Balaalo conflict

Kampala, Uganda | Lucid News Africa — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has publicly addressed the ongoing tensions surrounding the presence and conduct of Balaalo cattle keepers in Northern, North Western, and Eastern Uganda. In a statement posted on his official X account (formerly Twitter), the President condemned unlawful grazing practices, encroachment on community land, and…

Museveni warns of global uncertainty’s impact on trade, investment, and development

Seville, Spain – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has raised concern over growing global instability, warning that ongoing conflicts, economic protectionism, and renewed competition for natural resources are fueling uncertainty for investment, trade, and development financing. In a written statement delivered by Uganda’s Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija, at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development in…

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