Uganda, May 12 -- President Museveni has been sworn in for his seventh term as the President of the Republic of Uganda, declaring a "Kisanja of No More Sleep" as he pledged wake up Ugandans from poverty and to propel the country into a high middle-income status.

The 81-year-old veteran leader took the oath of office on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, Kampala, before Chief Justice Dr Flavian Zeija. The ceremony, held under the theme "Protecting the Gains: Making a Qualitative Leap into High Middle-Income Status," was attended by several African Heads of State, diplomats, and thousands of jubilant supporters clad in the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) yellow.

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