The newly elected AU chairman who is also the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Mr. Hailemariam Dessalegn has hailed President Museveni for his peace efforts as the chairman of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), in ensuring that the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo does not escalate. He called for more assistance to the regional ICGLR initiative in order to address the...
President Yoweri Museveni has arrived in the Ethiopian Capital Addis Ababa for the 20th African Union Summit, which will run until January 28 under the theme "Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance". He was received at the Bole International airport by the Ethiopian Minister for Agriculture Hon. Tefera Deribew alongside Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa and Uganda’s ambassador to Ethiopia Mull Katende.
President Yoweri Museveni has today left for the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa for the 20th African Union Summit, which will run until January 28 under the theme "Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance".
The President who is currently the chairman of the East African Community, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) will be looked upon to influence...
President Yoweri Museveni has today met and held discussions with the M23 delegation from the Democratic Republic of Congo led by Francois Rucogoza at his country home in Rakitura, Kiruhura district.
The M23 delegation is currently involved in peace talks with the Congolese government in Kampala aimed at among other things reviewing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 23 March 2009, security issues, and social issues, political and...
On the third day, 13th January 2013, Members of the Caucus discussed the question of Party Discipline, after receiving a presentation from Lt. Col. Henry Masiko providing a comparative analysis of mechanisms of discipline regulation in parties from other countries.
The Members of the Caucus in their contributions, expressed outrage about continuing acts of indiscipline in the party. They were unanimous in their determination that these...
President Yoweri Museveni has warned leaders against cheap politicking and political interference calling on them to reorient society from laziness and parasitism to production and generating of profits in the respective enterprises. “Let’s learn from our past mistakes. When talking to people, we should not mislead them. Am tired of cheap politicking. Honourable members you have a contract with God. Out of the 33 million people, you have been...
President Yoweri Museveni has pledged Uganda’s support to the proposed investment fund targeting the housing sector, Education and skills and gas development in Uganda and other African countries. The fund proposed by the outgoing Director General of the Commonwealth Business Council Dr. Mohan Kaul will be implemented using a loan from the Commonwealth Investment Fund and the Africa Investment Fund.
The newly redesigned State House website has been voted one of the top five websites of 2012 in Uganda by PC Tech, a leading technology Magazine in East and West Africa. Published monthly, the magazine features personal and enterprise technology, reviews, interviews and research on ICTs in Africa.
Under the headline, PC Tech Awards: Uganda’s Top 5 Websites of 2012 at...
President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned that electing leaders is not just fashionable and that the prevailing peace in the country is not something to joke around with, adding that by electing NRM, it has given government power to repair and build the economy. The President said that the process would have grown even much faster but for some people in parliament who delay programmes. “The economy has expanded 13 times from 1986 todate. It...
President YoweriMuseveni received and held a meeting with the Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Hon. AbdirahinAbdi, who was accompanied by EALA Secretariat official, Ms. Winnie Kaliba. The meeting was also attended by the Executive Director of Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA), Ms. JennipherMusisiSsemakula.
During the meeting that took place at the President’s Kisozi farm in Gomba district earlier this week,...