Also known as: his Ugandan counterpart · Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni · President Museveni · President Yoweri Museveni · Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni · Uganda President Yoweri Museveni
Ugandan President who attended Lamu refinery groundbreaking in September 2026, backing the project but declining to invest pending clarification on earlier regional refinery plans.
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… Besigye, 70, a long-time rival of President Yoweri Museveni, has been in jail since late 2024 when he was kidnapped in Kenya and smuggled back to Uganda. …
Uganda opposition leader Besigye 'very weak' and unable to speak: wifeThe Standard
… It has also won two seats on the board of the strategic State-owned firm, giving President Yoweri Museveni's government effective control over Kenya's fuel transport infrastructure in a deal that critics say compromises Kenya's energy sovereignty. …
Uganda takes control of Kenya Pipeline as Museveni secures veto power, two board seatsThe Standard
… Kindiki travelled to Uganda on behalf of President William Ruto on Friday, July 31, accompanied by Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya.Hosted by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, the summit has brought together Heads of State and Government, defence ministers, military chiefs …
In Pictures: Kindiki arrives in Uganda for AUSSOM SummitThe Standard
… ame countries to review what the military chiefs discussed including coordination to support Somalia’s ongoing security transition and the long-term goal of enabling Somali forces to assume full responsibility for the country’s security.Today the Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni …
Letter From Mogadishu: Summit to shape Somalia's future held in KampalaCapital News
… Besigye, who has run for president against long-serving leader Yoweri Museveni four times, was dramatically abducted in Kenya in 2024 and taken back to Uganda. …
Veteran Ugandan opposition leader collapses in court and in ICU, his wife saysCitizen Digital
… Besigye, 70, has been in custody and facing treason charges over an alleged plot against President Yoweri Museveni. …
Ugandan opposition leader Besigye in intensive care: wifeThe Standard
… Besigye, 70, was once the personal doctor of President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled Uganda for more than four decades, before becoming one of his most prominent political rivals. …
Besigye hospitalised after collapsing in courtThe Standard
… In January 2026, Yoweri Museveni in power since 1986 won a seventh term with 71.65 per cent against Bobi Wine, a near-repeat of 2021's internet blackout, house arrest and disputed deaths in Butambala. …
A by-election and a warning Kenya keeps ignoringCapital News
KAMPALA, Uganda Jul 28 – Nation Media Group Uganda (NMG Uganda) has announced it will resume operations after receiving authorization from President Yoweri Museveni’s government, bringing to an end a period of disruption that affected its television, radio, print and digital plat …
Nation Media Group Uganda to Resume Operations After Museveni AuthorizationCitizen Digital
… PHOTO | COURTESY Audio By Vocalize Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda has announced the resumption of normal operations, a month after the country’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and President Yoweri Museveni’s son General Muhoozi Kainerugaba shut them down. …
NMG Uganda resumes operations after month-long shutdownRuhamya Kainerugaba, grandson of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has been commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the Uganda People's Defence Forces following completion of a 44-week commissioning course at Sandhurst military academy in the United Kingdom in August 2026.
22 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ruhamya Kainerugaba, grandson of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has been commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the Uganda People's Defence Forces following completion of a 44-week commissioning course at Sandhurst military academy in the United Kingdom in August 2026.
22 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A Ugandan intelligence officer has leaked video evidence from a secret jail documenting alleged torture of political opponents. The footage has drawn condemnation from rights organizations including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, though army officials have dismissed the allegations.
14 October 2026 · The Standard →
Uganda's First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga said the government has ordered an immediate crackdown on citizens living along the Kenya-Uganda border who cross into Kenya to participate in political activities, including voter registration, saying such actions violate Uganda's laws and sovereignty.
8 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Thousands of residents from Magogoni in Lamu are requesting alternative settlement areas as the Dangote East Africa refinery project begins, following President Ruto's declaration that the government will not compensate people occupying public land.
3 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has publicly endorsed Kenyan President William Ruto's 2027 re-election on social media and designated Kenya's National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula as his political envoy to rally support.
3 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Ruto has revealed that the Ksh.2 trillion Dangote East Africa Oil Refinery in Lamu County was conceived to protect Kenya and the region from global oil supply chain disruptions, following fuel access challenges linked to Middle East tensions.
2 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Yoweri Museveni has given contradictory statements about the Dangote East African Refinery, which broke ground in Lamu on September 30, 2026, leaving uncertainty about whether Uganda would invest in the project.
2 October 2026 · The Standard →
President Ruto stated that Kenya has no objection to Uganda and Tanzania pursuing their own refinery projects, arguing that regional petroleum demand is large enough to support multiple facilities that would complement rather than compete with one another.
1 October 2026 · The Standard →
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and heads of state from Ethiopia, Togo and Benin attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ksh.2.2 trillion Dangote East Africa Oil Refinery in Lamu County, voicing support for the project and calling on governments and investors to create a conducive environment for economic growth.
30 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni supports Kenya's planned Lamu oil refinery but said Uganda will not invest in the project until he clarifies what happened to an earlier plan for a regional refinery at Tanzania's Tanga port. Museveni said he would discuss the matter with Tanzanian and Kenyan leaders, noting that multiple refineries in East Africa would not undermine viability given regional demand for petroleum products.
30 September 2026 · Capital News →
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said he will engage Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan to establish what led to the relocation of the planned East African oil refinery from Tanzania's Tanga to Lamu, Kenya, as Kenya formally launches construction of the Sh2.2 trillion facility backed by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote.
30 September 2026 · Capital News →
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has pledged to commission the proposed Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery in Lamu within 40 months. Speaking at a groundbreaking ceremony, Dangote said the USD 16 billion project would demonstrate Africa's ability to undertake large-scale industrial projects and reduce dependence on imported petroleum products.
30 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote says the Sh2.2 trillion Lamu Oil Refinery is the second-fastest project to launch, progressing from conceptualisation in April to groundbreaking construction. The refinery, a joint venture with the Kenyan government, is designed to process up to 700,000 barrels of crude oil daily and supply refined products to Kenya and regional markets.
30 September 2026 · Capital News →
President William Ruto and five other African heads of state—from Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Burundi—will attend the groundbreaking of the Dangote East Africa Refinery in Lamu, which is expected to cost over Ksh.2 trillion and take three years to complete. The refinery will supply refined petroleum products to Kenya and neighbouring countries including Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and the DRC.
30 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Six heads of state, including President William Ruto and leaders from Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Burundi, will attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Lamu Oil refinery, a Ksh.2 trillion project expected to take three years to complete and supply refined petroleum products to Kenya and neighbouring countries.
30 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto presided over a groundbreaking ceremony in Lamu on Wednesday for a Sh2.2 trillion oil refinery led by the Dangote Group, which is expected to reshape Kenya's petroleum sector and make it a regional fuel-processing hub. Regional leaders including Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, and Togo's President Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové attended the event.
30 September 2026 · The Standard →
President Ruto and businessman Aliko Dangote have affirmed support for the Sh2.2 trillion Lamu refinery project despite a court challenge from over 130 residents over land, compensation, and other concerns. Ruto warned against attempts to frustrate investors through legal cases or demands for money, while Dangote said the legal challenge would not deter the investment.
30 September 2026 · The Standard →
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni said at the groundbreaking ceremony for Kenya's Sh2 trillion Lamu refinery project that he supports it but will not invest, citing Uganda's own planned small refinery and an earlier proposed Tanga refinery deal with Tanzania.
30 September 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto will be joined by leaders from Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Burundi, Benin, and Togo for the groundbreaking of the Sh2.2 trillion East Africa Oil Refinery in Lamu on September 30. The refinery will process up to 700,000 barrels of crude oil daily over three years and supply refined products to Kenya and neighbouring countries, though the event follows police dispersal of local residents protesting land rights and compensation.
30 September 2026 · The Standard →
Makadara MP George Aladwa has defended Kenya's Government-to-Government petroleum importation arrangement, arguing it should be assessed through verifiable figures rather than political claims. He said the 2023 programme was introduced to address a foreign-exchange shortage and provided credit terms of up to 180 days, easing dollar liquidity pressures and reducing exchange-rate volatility.
27 September 2026 · The Standard →
ODM chairman George Aladwa has rejected former President Uhuru Kenyatta's recent assertion that Raila Odinga was rigged out of the 2022 presidential election, calling the remarks ill-intentioned and questioning why Uhuru is reopening the matter nearly four years after the Supreme Court upheld President William Ruto's victory.
25 September 2026 · The Standard →
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni retracted his earlier attack on Kenya's Government-to-Government fuel import deal, instead thanking President William Ruto for help addressing middlemen exploitation, and blamed Kenyan media for misrepresenting his remarks.
23 September 2026 · The Standard →
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced he had just learned of the death of ex-Kenyan legislator Cyrus Jirongo, who died in a car crash in December 2025. Museveni had earlier credited Jirongo with alerting him in 2019 to the existence of middlemen in East Africa's G-to-G oil importation deal, whereby Uganda was procuring petroleum through Kenyan intermediaries rather than directly between governments.
21 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto has defended Kenya's Government-to-Government fuel importation arrangement as superior to Uganda's system, amid debate sparked by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's comparison of the two countries' petroleum procurement models. Kenya's arrangement, introduced in 2023 to address foreign exchange pressures, provides refined petroleum products on credit terms of up to 180 days from suppliers including Aramco, ADNOC, and ENOC.
21 September 2026 · Capital News →
Jubilee Party Deputy Leader Fred Matiang'i has called for Kenya's Government-to-Government oil importation agreement to be published in full, with scrutiny of intermediaries' roles, citing the need for transparency in petroleum management following remarks by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni about the involvement of middlemen in the petroleum supply chain.
21 September 2026 · Capital News →
Jubilee Party Deputy Leader Fred Matiang'i has called for full disclosure of the Government-to-Government oil importation deal following President Museveni's revelation of alleged middlemen involvement, arguing that Kenyans deserve detailed agreement documents and scrutiny of middlemen roles.
21 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya Kwanza leaders have defended a Government-to-Government fuel importation deal, days after Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni raised concerns over it. The leaders accused the opposition of attempting to discredit the government and launched attacks against Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro and former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
20 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has identified a Kenyan legislator called "Jirongo" as the whistleblower who exposed irregularities in East Africa's Government-to-Government oil importation deal, saying Jirongo alerted him around 2019 to backdoor oil dealings where Uganda had procured petroleum through middlemen in Kenya rather than directly from government.
20 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has identified a Kenyan Senator named Jirongo as the person who exposed irregularities in East Africa's Government-to-Government oil importation deal, saying Jirongo informed him around 2019 about middlemen involved in the petroleum procurement.
20 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi dismissed allegations of impropriety in the Government-to-Government refined petroleum arrangement, stating it was established in 2022 to address acute US dollar scarcity that threatened the economy and foreign exchange reserves.
20 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →