
For a long time, there have been persistent rumors about Winnie Byanyima dating Museveni, circulating in various places, and now the spouse of veteran politician Dr. Kiiza Besigye has addressed the allegations regarding her dating the President. Since her return to Uganda to advocate for her husband Besigye’s release, Winnie has been quite active on social media. She engaged with numerous Twitter users after criticizing the contentious tweets from Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba.

In her responses, some users boldly inquired if there was ever a romance between her and the President. They also questioned whether the split between her and Museveni occurred due to her current marriage with Dr. Besigye or if it’s true that she grew up alongside Museveni.
It is well-known that the two were indeed involved at one point. Winnie Byanyima’s father, Mzee Boniface Byanyima, confirmed this, stating he met Museveni in the 1950s when Museveni was a student at Ntare School where he was teaching. They had a good rapport until the mid-90s. After the war, Museveni approached Mzee Byanyima to seek his daughter’s hand in marriage, but he declined. Even Museveni’s father, Mzee Amos Kaguta, made a similar proposal, which was also turned down.

Mzee Byanyima cautioned his daughter about Museveni, but she ignored his warning and chose to continue her relationship with him. However, they eventually parted ways, and she left him. Therefore Winnie Byanyima dating Museveni are not rumors but rather facts.