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Museveni Begins Seventh Term, Russian Jets Overhead; NGOs Restricted

5/12/2026

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President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for a seventh term in Kampala on Tuesday.
The ceremony featured a military parade with Russian Sukhoi fighter jets over the Kololo grounds.
Speaker Anita Among pledged legislative support for General Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s presidential bid.
Lawmakers passed a bill restricting foreign-funded NGOs and opposition groups, condemned by Bobi Wine’s National Unity Platform as unconstitutional.

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President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for a seventh term in Kampala on Tuesday.
The ceremony featured a military parade with Russian Sukhoi fighter jets over the Kololo grounds.
Speaker Anita Among pledged legislative support for General Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s presidential bid.
Lawmakers passed a bill restricting foreign-funded NGOs and opposition groups, condemned by Bobi Wine’s National Unity Platform as unconstitutional.