The dispute now places Tooro at a delicate crossroads between customary authority and Uganda’s legal framework. Omusuuga Kamurasi has called for respect for tradition and the law, while President Museveni has called for peace and unity among the Batooro.
On commercial diplomacy, the United States is shifting assistance toward private-sector-led growth, including efforts with Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Taiwan to connect every Pacific Islands Forum country to a trusted undersea cable network. A second Pacific Investment Summit is scheduled to be hosted in early 2027.
The three new hubs are expected to bring vocational training closer to vulnerable youth while strengthening government efforts to promote skills, jobs and entrepreneurship.
Citizenship by birth in accordance with Article 10 of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda emphasizes that the applicant must be belonging to the five indigenous communities and his or her grandparents must have been living in Uganda by 1926, when the borders of the country were demarcated.
The IGG office has interdicted over 100 public servants in the last year and has seen an increase in whistleblowers, both physically and on social media.