Atleast 50 Heads of Staes will attend President Yoweri Museveni Swaering Cremony slated for 12th May at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala,
The high level ceremony will be held under the theme “Protecting the Gains, Making a Qualitative Leap into High Middle-Income Status”. according to Uganda Media Centre Executive Director, Alan Kasujja,
He confirmed that several dignitaries from different countries are expected to attend the event adding that that preparations for the ceremony are already underway.
“Following his election victory, President Yoweri Museveni will be sworn in on 12th May 2026,” Kasujja said in the announcement.
The National Organising Committee, led by Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President, Hajji Yunus Kakande, is handling preparations for the function.
The swearing-in ceremony is expected to attract government officials, diplomats and invited guests from across the world. Kololo Ceremonial Grounds traditionally hosts major national events, including presidential inaugurations and national celebrations.
Security agencies and organisers are expected to release further details about attendance, traffic arrangements and accreditation in the coming days as preparations intensify ahead of the event.
Uganda’s electoral commission has declared President Yoweri Museveni as the winner of the January 15 elections, securing his seventh term in office with 71 percent of the vote. while victory extends his 40-year rule to 2031.
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa is a Ugandan politician and former military officer who has served as the president of Uganda since 1986. Widely considered to be a dictator, Museveni is currently the third longest-serving non-royal leader in the world, behind dictators Paul Biya and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
As of March 2026, has assumed the Chairmanship of the East African Community (EAC) Summit. He is a driving force for regional integration, focusing on a political federation, economic prosperity, and strategic security. His key roles include fostering regional infrastructure, specifically the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), to strengthen economic ties.
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni assumed the chairmanship of the Non Aligned Movement on January 19, 2024, during the 19th Summit in Kampala, serving a three-year term until 2027. He took over from Azerbaijan to lead the 120-member organization, focusing on fostering unity, prosperity, and sovereignty for developing nations
Museveni took over the EAC chairmanship, focusing on deepening regional integration, enhancing economic cooperation, and fostering unity.
He is tasked with overseeing the political federation process of the regional bloc, managing teams designed to unite member states into a single political entity.
Under his stewardship, Uganda is pursuing the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) as regional, rather than national, utilities.
He played a pivotal role in the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), contributing troops to fight Al-Shabaab
Under his leadership, Uganda has been lauded internationally for its progressive refugee policy, hosting over 1.5 million refugees, making it one of the largest refugee hosts globally
