Also known as: his Ugandan counterpart · Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni · President Museveni · President Yoweri Museveni · Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni
Uganda's president inaugurated for a seventh consecutive term in May 2026, in power since 1986.
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The Standard
… At any rate, this is the impression, following President William Ruto’s State visit to Tanzania in the ended week, and President Yoweri Museveni’s visit to Nairobi a few days earlier. …
Democracy under siege as region's ruling class defend dictatorship unityCitizen Digital
… ent was not democratic participation, but disobedience. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-m', container: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails', placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix' }); Not to mention President Yoweri Museveni …
YVONNE'S TAKE: Presidents...and fellow adultsThe Standard
… Samia said she had not been consulted before Ruto floated the project at the Africa Infrastructure Summit in Nairobi on April 23, alongside Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni and Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote. …
Kenya risks losing its diplomatic standing, analyst warnsCitizen Digital
Uganda approves Russian-style 'foreign agents' law By AFP May 06, 2026 07:56 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, leader of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party …
Uganda approves Russian-style 'foreign agents' lawCitizen Digital
… President Yoweri Museveni has said that the project was set to benefit Uganda's internal market and parts of Kenya and Uganda, but a surplus will be channelled to the refinery in Tanga.
Ruto banks on Tanga oil refinery to end dependence on Middle EastCitizen Digital
… efinery in Tanga to benefit all of us because that refinery is going to take on board the oil from DRC, the oil from Kenya, the oil from South Sudan, and the oil from Uganda,” he said at an infrastructure financing conference attended by both the Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni …
Diplomatic blunder as Suluhu openly reprimands Ruto over 'Tanga refinery' gaffeCapital News
… He noted that the idea emerged from talks with Yoweri Museveni on how East African countries can jointly utilize oil, mineral and agricultural resources to spur development. …
President Ruto Explains Tanga Refinery Plan After Suluhu Says She Was Not InformedThe Standard
… The dispute arose after Ruto, alongside Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, backed plans for a 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Tanga during the Africa We Build Summit 2026 in Nairobi on April 23. …
Ruto defends Tanga refinery plan after Samia says she was kept in the darkThe Standard
… Samia pressed Ruto to explain himself after he had, alongside Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, publicly backed a plan to build a 650,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Tanga, a port city in northeastern Tanzania, during the Africa We Build …
'Why didn't you tell me about my own refinery?' Samia confronts RutoCitizen Digital
… Just two days after President William Ruto made a call for self-sufficiency during The Africa We Build Summit attended by President Yoweri Museveni and business leaders from the continent, a delegation led by Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayo led a groundbreaking ceremony in …
Gov't begins drilling oil in Turkana as global supply strains biteDr. Kizza Besigye has sued Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba for allegedly threatening to kill him on Heroes Day. Besigye, detained since November 2024, claims his Constitutional rights were violated through his arrest, detention and prosecution.
10 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Dr. Kizza Besigye has sued Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba for allegedly threatening to kill him on Heroes Day. Besigye, detained since November 2024, claims his Constitutional rights were violated through his arrest, detention and prosecution.
10 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Linus Kaikai's opinion piece criticizes the National Prayer Breakfast for proceeding without acknowledgment of a school dormitory fire that killed girls, calling the gathering heartless and lacking empathy for grieving families.
29 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ugandan politician Anita Annet Among has withdrawn from the race for Speaker of Uganda's 12th Parliament, citing mounting pressure within the ruling establishment and ongoing investigations into alleged corruption and money laundering. Security personnel seized luxury vehicles, including a Rolls-Royce, from her residence in Kigo.
19 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni took the oath of office at Kololo Independence Grounds on May 12, 2026, beginning his seventh term as he enters his fifth decade in power. The ceremony was attended by more than 40,000 guests, including 15 heads of state, and Kenya's Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
12 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, attending President Museveni's swearing-in in Entebbe on behalf of President Ruto, praised Kenya–Uganda relations and said Kenya is keen to deepen collaboration for mutual prosperity, citing shared history and socio-economic interdependence.
12 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda's First Lady Janet Museveni was notably absent from President Yoweri Museveni's seventh-term inauguration at Kampala's Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on Tuesday, with no publicly recorded appearance since March 21. Her absence deepens scrutiny following the unexplained presence of a Ugandan presidential jet in the United States.
12 May 2026 · Capital News →
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni took the oath of office in Kampala at an inauguration ceremony attended by regional leaders and African dignitaries. Museveni pledged to advance Uganda's development agenda, strengthen regional cooperation, and promote economic growth and stability.
12 May 2026 · Capital News →
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Kampala for the presidential inauguration of Yoweri Museveni, who was re-elected in January and has been in power for 40 years. The ceremony, scheduled for Tuesday, will bring together regional leaders, government officials and dignitaries from across Africa.
12 May 2026 · The Standard →
Yoweri Museveni was inaugurated as Uganda's president for a seventh consecutive term at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala, extending his rule from 1986 to at least 2031. Museveni secured 71.65 per cent of votes in January 15 general elections; his main challenger Robert Kyagulanyi rejected the results citing electoral irregularities.
12 May 2026 · The Standard →
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has arrived in Kampala for the inauguration of Yoweri Museveni, scheduled for Tuesday, following Museveni's re-election in Uganda's January 2026 General Elections. The event is expected to draw regional leaders, Heads of State, and international dignitaries.
11 May 2026 · Capital News →
According to the article, East Africa's emerging diplomatic compact risks mistaking repression of dissent for order and state capacity, as evidenced by recent state visits between Kenyan and Tanzanian leaders and Uganda's president to Kenya.
10 May 2026 · The Standard →
Yvonne Okwara's opinion piece criticizes a trend among regional leaders who increasingly speak of dissent as something to suppress rather than engage. She notes that Tanzania's Samia Suluhu Hassan threatened to beat activists, Kenya's William Ruto framed Gen Z protesters as children needing discipline, and Uganda's Yoweri Museveni adopts a paternal tone that reinforces a hierarchy in which citizens are reduced to children and dissent becomes disrespect.
8 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Foreign policy analyst Ahmed Hashi has accused President Ruto's administration of making unilateral foreign policy decisions that risk isolating Kenya from regional allies, citing recent diplomatic incidents with Tanzania and France. The criticism followed Ruto's announcement of a proposed regional oil refinery in Tanga without consulting Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan beforehand.
7 May 2026 · The Standard →
Uganda's parliament passed the "Protection of Sovereignty Bill," which criminalises actions promoting "the interests of a foreigner against those of Uganda" and labels foreign-funded recipients as "agents of foreigners," with convictions carrying sentences of up to 20 years. Rights groups and journalists have criticised the law for mirroring Russian language used to silence dissent.
6 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto addressed Tanzania's National Assembly, calling on regional leaders to support a proposed oil refinery in Tanga, Tanzania, to reduce East Africa's dependence on Middle Eastern oil supplies and retain jobs through local production of refined products.
5 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Ruto was forced to clarify remarks on a proposed oil refinery in Tanga, Tanzania, after President Samia Suluhu publicly questioned his announcement of the project during a Kenya-Tanzania Business Forum in Dar es Salaam on May 4, 2026, saying he announced it without her government's knowledge.
5 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto clarified his announcement of a proposed regional oil refinery in Tanga as part of a strategy to accelerate industrialization in East Africa, after Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan publicly stated she had not been informed of the declaration beforehand.
5 May 2026 · Capital News →
President William Ruto defended his announcement of a proposed 650,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Tanga, made alongside Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote at the Africa We Build Summit 2026 in Nairobi, after Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said she was not consulted on the plan. Ruto characterized the proposal as a product of broader regional consultations aimed at industrializing the region using its resources.
5 May 2026 · The Standard →
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan publicly confronted Kenyan President William Ruto in Dar es Salaam over his announcement of a 650,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery planned for Tanga, saying she was not informed beforehand. Ruto, alongside Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, had unveiled the refinery plan at the Africa We Build Summit 2026 in Nairobi on April 23, describing it as an East African regional project to process crude from multiple countries.
4 May 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya has launched drilling operations in Turkana's Lokichar Basin, targeting the county's estimated 560 million barrels of crude oil deposits discovered 14 years ago. Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi announced plans for the first oil shipment to leave Mombasa port by December 2026 under a production sharing contract with Gulf Energy.
25 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya and Uganda are proposing a joint investment in a Tanzanian refinery, a partnership reflecting improved ties between Presidents William Ruto and Yoweri Museveni, but rekindling memories of their 2014 falling out over the Hoima-Lokichar-Lamu pipeline.
25 April 2026 · The Standard →
The Africa Finance Corporation warned that Africa's fuel import gap will widen to 86 million tonnes by 2040, exposing the continent's vulnerability to supply shocks. At a Nairobi summit, Aliko Dangote offered to build an east African refinery if supported by Kenya and Uganda, and regional leaders called for Africa to reduce reliance on external capital and finished-goods imports.
24 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →