The Ruhinda North County, Member of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa, has retained his position as the Deputy Speaker in the 12th parliament, following a landslide victory during the elections held at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. The newly elected speaker of Parliament Rt Hon Oboth Oboth, declared Tayebwa the winner, after scoring 457 votes to defeat the Hoima […]
Budama West MP Jacob Oboth Oboth, has been elected the Speaker of the 12th Parliament, after securing the majority of votes from 519 out of 528 Members of Parliament that cast their ballots in the election. The Chief Justice Dr. Flavian Zeija, who was the presiding officer, declared Oboth after he emerged as the winner […]
President Yoweri Museveni has fiercely hit back at veteran journalist, and political commentator Andrew Mwenda, accusing him of being a neo-colonial agent, and sabotaging Uganda’s industrialisation agenda. Museveni’s attack on Mwenda on Saturday through his official X account, follows an article by Mwenda in April, tilted, “When old age strikes a leader”, in which he […]
Government has repatriated two wives of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony, along with three of his children from Bangui, the Central African Republic (CAR). According to the Acting UPDF Spokesperson Col Chris Magezi, the wives, one Ugandan and another, a South Sudanese were received at the UPDF Airbase in Entebbe on Friday. […]
Security operatives have raided former Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among’s country home in Aputiput Village, Aereere Parish, Kamutur Sub-county in Bukedea District, as investigations into alleged corruption, accountability, illicit enrichment and money laundering widens. According to sources, the operation which began at around 10am, seeks to locate documents, electronic devices, financial records and other materials […]
The U.S. Department of State has sanctioned the Tanzanian Police Force (TPF) Senior Assistant Commissioner, Faustine Jackson Mafwele over gross violations of human rights including torturing, and sexually assaulting human rights activist Agather Atuhaire and Kenyan Boniface Mwangi, last year. The two renowned activists, had travelled to Tanzania to observe the trial of opposition leader […]
National Unity Platform (NUP)’s John Mary Ssebuwufu, has been elected the new Kampala Capital City Authority Council (KCCA) Speaker, after defeating National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) Ali Kalule Ssalongo in a highly contested race. The election which was held at City Hall, was presided over by Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa, saw Ssebuwufu secure 18 votes […]
Joint security agencies led by the Police have on Wednesday afternoon returned to outgoing Speaker of Parliament Anita Among’s, Nakasero residence and seized additional luxury cars. The return to the opulent home, saw security operatives hauling away at least four more vehicles which included a Sports Utility vehicle registration number UBH 138W and a Toyota […]
The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Lady Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala, has revealed that the inspectorate is investigating several petitions it has received against former speaker Anitah Among. In a post shared on it’s official X handle, the inspectorate confirmed receiving several petitions against Among, but declined to divulge any details into the ongoing allegations […]
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has unveiled Jinja South East MP Hon. Paul Mwiru, as it’s candidate in the race for speaker of the 12th Parliament. The Party Secretary General Lewis Rubongoya, said Mwiru will present an alternative vision of what Parliament should look like. However, on the position of Deputy Speakership, Rubongoya noted that […]
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