President Museveni has ordered a fresh crackdown on corruption, absenteeism and medicine shortages in public health facilities, warning that government workers who fail to serve citizens could be replaced by younger professionals. Speaking to members of the NRM Caucus at Speke Resort Munyonyo, Museveni said his recent countrywide campaigns had given him a clearer picture…
President Museveni has formally reaffirmed Uganda’s support for Olara Otunnu’s candidature for the position of secretary general of the United Nations. Introducing Otunnu to the diplomats at State House Entebbe, Museveni described him as a distinguished Ugandan statesman and experienced diplomat whose long service within the United Nations system makes him well qualified to lead…
For nearly two decades, Olara Otunnu called President Museveni a mastermind of genocide in northern Uganda. Then Otunnu was working as the UN’s special representative for children and armed conflict and was in contention to become secretary-general. Uganda refused to back him, his diplomatic passport was revoked, and he was left with little choice but…
