Regional leaders and international dignitaries have started arriving in Uganda ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Yoweri Kaguta Museveni scheduled for Tuesday, May 12, at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala.
Among the leaders already in the country is Salva Kiir Mayardit, the President of the Republic of South Sudan, who arrived together with his delegation to attend the inauguration ceremony.
Former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn also arrived at Entebbe International Airport and was officially received by Hon. Kyofatogabye Kabuye, the Minister of State for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs.
Rwanda’s Prime Minister, Dr. Justin Nsengiyumva, was welcomed at Entebbe International Airport by Hon. Kyofatogabye Kabuye.
Somalia’s President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, was formally received by Uganda’s Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja.
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, arrived in Uganda and was welcomed by former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi.
Ethiopian President Taye Atske Selassie was received by Uganda’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu.
Zimbabwe’s First Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga was welcomed by Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao upon arrival at Entebbe International Airport.
Also arriving for the ceremony was Brahim Ghali, who was received by Gen. Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, Uganda’s State Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives.
Togo’s leader, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, is also expected to join other heads of state and dignitaries for the inauguration ceremony.
Meanwhile, at State House Entebbe, President-elect Museveni met Mr. Nick Checker, the Senior Bureau Official in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs, who is representing Donald Trump at the swearing-in ceremony.
The ceremony follows Museveni’s victory in the 2026 general election, extending his leadership that began in 1986.
The ruling National Resistance Movement credited the victory to continued public confidence in his leadership and government programmes focused on economic growth, industrialisation, infrastructure, and regional integration.
Thousands of guests, including heads of state, diplomats, religious leaders, and government officials, are expected to attend the inauguration as Museveni begins another five-year term in office.