{
  "id": 10185483,
  "title": "Muhoozi orders ministers to seek his clearance before foreign travel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/muhoozi-orders-ministers-to-seek-his-clearance-before-foreign-travel",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T09:36:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/muhoozi-orders-ministers-to-seek-his-clearance-before-foreign-travel/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ugandan Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has introduced a directive requiring all government ministers to seek his clearance before traveling abroad, threatening a fine of 30 million Ugandan shillings for non-compliance. The directive, announced in response to a recent foreign trip by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Regional Affairs) Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo, who traveled to Türkiye without official clearance. Muhoozi stated that he would review ministers' foreign trips on a monthly basis, with the Finance Ministry responsible for obtaining his approval. The proposed penalty funds will be used for road construction. Kasolo assured Muhoozi that he would comply with the new directive.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}