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Vice President Alupo Represents Museveni: BRICS Summit, Ends with Renewed Push for a Multipolar World Order.

NEW DELHI, INDIA – By Dr.Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin L. H. D (Hon.)- HICGI News Agency updated at 1613 EAT on Monday 14 September 2026 Vice President Jessica Alupo represented President Yoweri Museveni at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, where she held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on strengthening cooperation between…

Lukyamuzi Takes on Odonga Otto Over Disappearance of Signatures Collected to Impeach the President

On the Senior Citizens Talk, veteran Ugandan politician Hon. John Ken Lukyamuzi, popularly known as The Man, revisits the controversial 2012 impeachment petition against President Museveni and addresses the alleged disappearance of signatures collected to support the motion. In this candid discussion with Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D. (Hon.), Lukyamuzi also shares his views on…

Government Raises Arts Teachers’ Salaries by 25%

Updated by Faith Barbarav N Ruhinda at 1205 EAT in Wednesday 12 June 2026 The government has significantly increased funding for education, skills development and sports in the 2026/27 financial year, with part of the additional allocation earmarked for a long-awaited salary enhancement for arts and primary school teachers. According to the budget speech presented…

Global Billionaire Wealth Hits Record $20.1 Trillion as AI Boom Fuels Surge

By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda & Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D (Hon.) at 1224 EAT on Wednesday 10 June 2026 Billionaires have reached unprecedented levels of wealth and influence, increasingly shaping global politics, public policy, financial markets and the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence sector—developments that have, in turn, accelerated the fortunes of the world’s richest…

Uganda’s Great Transformation: Four Decades of Stability Development and National Progress Under President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.

By Briton Tigah Kiwanuka- Research Assistant – Special DutiesOffice of the President. When the National Resistance Movement (NRM) assumed leadership of Uganda on January 26, 1986, the nation was emerging from one of the most turbulent periods in its history. Years of political instability, civil conflict, economic collapse, and institutional breakdown had left the country…

Mayiga Sparks Debate After Calling Uganda Martyrs “Traitors” in Historical Context

Updated by HICGI News Agancy at 1205 EAT on Wednesday 10 June 2026 KAMPALA — Buganda Kingdom’s Katikkiro, Charles Peter Mayiga, has triggered widespread debate after describing the Uganda Martyrs as “traitors” when viewed from the perspective of the Buganda royal administration under Kabaka Mwanga II. The remarks, made in an interview with Daily Monitor…

Ukraine Launches Drone Attacks on Sevastopol Museum and Major Russian Oil Refineries

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1153 EAT on Wednesday 10 June 2026 Ukrainian drones struck a historic museum in Sevastopol, Crimea, triggering a fire on the building’s roof, as Russian authorities reduced overnight train services amid escalating aerial attacks across the peninsula and deep inside Russian territory. The attack was reported early Wednesday…

Museveni Directs Audit of Shs231bn Allocated to Veterans’ Wealth Creation Programme

Updated by HICGI News Agency at 1138 EAT on Wednesday 10 June 2026 President Yoweri Museveni has directed leaders of veterans’ associations to convene for a comprehensive audit of more than Shs231 billion disbursed under various government programmes intended to improve the livelihoods of veterans. The directive was issued during this year’s Heroes’ Day celebrations,…

Bishop Hannington Mutebi: A Life of Dedicated Service to the Church and Education.

By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L. H. D (Hon.) Senior Citizen and Anglican leader Bishop Hannington Mutebi (born in 1968) is one of Uganda’s respected church leaders, currently serving as the Assistant Bishop of Kampala Diocese, a position he has held since 2014. Over the years, he has distinguished himself through dedicated pastoral leadership, theological…

Museveni, WHO Chief Hold Talks on Ebola Preparedness and Regional Health Security

By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H. D (Hon) & Walyamboka Beatrice -updated at 2225 EAT on 09th June 2026 ENTEBBE, Uganda – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at State House Entebbe, where the two leaders discussed the Ebola outbreak in the region and strategies…