Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni has officially named his preferred candidate to succeed Antonio Guterres as UN Chief. According to a statement dated July 26 2026, Museveni has nominated veteran diplomat Olara Otunnu as Uganda’s candidate for the position of the next UN Secretary-General. “The Government of the Republic of Uganda has officially nominated Ambassador Olara
Uganda has responded to former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s claims that President William Ruto influenced the closure of Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda outlets. The response came from Daudi Kabanda, Executive Secretary in the Office of the National Chairman of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), after Gachagua accused Ruto of being indirectly responsible for