EAC Armed forces urged to embrace regional integration
The President and Commander-In-Chief of the UPDF H.E Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged the East African Community (EAC) Armed Forces to continuously promote the integration agenda as a great pillar for the social-economic transformation of the region.
These remarks were contained in president Museveni's speech which was read by the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for EAC Affairs Rt Hon Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga as she officiated at the closure of the 12th Edition of the EAC Armed Forces...
President Museveni directs Lango, Acholi Security chiefs to tighten
“I met security, political and religious leaders of Lango and Acholi Sub-Regions. We talked about the rampant cattle thefts and the increasing cases of commercialized cattle rustling resulting from the neighbouring districts of the Karamoja region,” President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni said.
On Friday, President Museveni held an extensive meeting with all the security chiefs from Acholi and Lango regions at Barlegi State Lodge in Otuke Districts over the prevailing security situation arising from recent cattle rustling by the Karamojong.
President directed...
President Museveni directs tougher actions against cattle rustlers
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed for a tougher action against the prevailing security situation in Eastern region of the country.
He made the directive on Thursday during the meeting with Teso, Bugisu and Sebei regional leaders held at Kapchorwa state lodge.
“I have had a very good discussion with the political, security and religious leaders of Bugisu, Teso and Sebei sub-regions on the prevailing security situation in the region,” President said.
In his directive, President Museveni ordered security commanders and local...
President Museveni equates heroism of hacked 9 NRM cadres to Uganda martyrs
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has equated the heroism and valour of the nine supporters of the National Resistance Movement supporters murdered during the regime of late Bazilio Okello to that of the Uganda martyrs.
The cadres were brutally hacked to death by troops of Bazilio Okello at Kikandwa in Wakiso district, to that of the Uganda Martyrs.
President Museveni on Thursday named the nine murdered cadres as ; Edidian Lutamaguzi, Nkangirwa Matayo, Sentogo Sebastian, Gitta, Kibuuka, Kirumira Edrisa, Sebowa and Kibirige.
“Despite...
President Museveni emphasizes unification of African states in Heroes Day message
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has once again emphasized the urgent need to unify African states.
In his 41st heroes’ day message posted on Thursday morning on his official twitter account, President Museveni reminded African freedom fighters about jeopardy as long as they continue to glorify the small and weak African states.
“I also want to use this occasion of Heroes’ Day to remind the African freedom fighters that our safety and security as a black race remain in jeopardy as long...
Why ‘assassination’ claim has remained deceptively prominent among NRM opponents?
Few weeks ago, Julius Katongole, a prominent National Unity Platform-NUP leader claimed that there is a plot to kill NUP’s Nusifah Nakato while on her admission bed in Nsambya hospital.
Without shame, Katongole circulated this wild claim on various social media channels including YouTube, and Facebook etc. Nakato was involved in a severe motor accident while traveling in Kumi district last month.
In his claim, Katongole named President Museveni and the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence to be behind this baseless plot.
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