The newly proposed Sovereignty Bill that was tabled before Parliament on Wednesday, is set to make it criminal for any Ugandan to solicit or receive assistance from a foreigner, including a fellow Ugandan or relative abroad without cabinet approval to face a penalty of fine of UGX 2 Billion and a 20 years’ imprisonment term. […]
The Constitutional Court has declared the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022, null and void after Parliament passed the law in violation of constitution. The controversial law that was passed by Parliament in September 2022 received widespread public criticism and protests from rights groups, journalists, and opposition figures who warned it would be used to gag citizens freedom of […]
The Mukono Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded recently nominated Mukono South parliamentary candidate Mubarak Ssekikubo over an alleged government recruitment job scam. Ssekikubo, the incumbent Chairperson of LC III, Nakisunga Sub-County, Mukono District was arraigned before the Mukono Grade 1 magistrate’s court on Monday and charged with obtaining money by false pretence and conspiracy to […]
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has expressed disappointment with the nomination process of candidates for Members of Parliament after Speaker Anita Among and her deputy Thomas Tayebwa were declared elected unopposed on the NRM ticket during nomination on Thursday. NUP Principal Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to express how […]
The Director, Communication & Public Affairs at Parliament Chris Obore has revealed the arrest of two men after a trailer they were traveling in nearly knocked the speaker of Parliament Anita Among’s car on Saturday. In a brief statement on his X account, Obore revealed that the driver of the trailer and his co driver […]
Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has pledged Parliament’s commitment to address the ongoing teachers’ strike, assuring members of the Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) that their concerns over salary disparities will receive urgent attention. Speaking on Tuesday while receiving a petition from UNATU, lead by their Secretary General, Baguma Filbert, Among acknowledged the long-standing […]
The Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament and NRM Second National Vice Chairperson (Female), Anita Annet Among, on Monday addressed a rally in Buyende District as Busoga Sub-region prepares to welcome H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the NRM Presidential Flag Bearer, who is currently on a nationwide campaign trail. In her remarks, the Speaker sensitized the […]
By Martha Asinguza Theft of government-supplied medicines is not merely a logistical glitch—it is a betrayal of public trust and a direct assault on the dignity of Ugandans who depend on the public health system. Uganda’s National Medical Stores (NMS) has made notable progress through its Last-Mile Delivery reforms, ensuring drugs reach even the remotest […]
The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rt Hon Rebecca Kadaga has refuted online reports that she is contesting for Presidency in next year’s national elections. In a statement released by her Press Secretary Bishop Samuel on Thursday, she noted that the information being circulated on social media is entirely […]
Hon. Lagen David Otuka, Member of Parliament for Agago County, has urged the government to take swift action to protect medicines in public health facilities, warning that insider malpractice is undermining the delivery of healthcare to ordinary Ugandans. Otuka noted that in many parts of the country, medical workers operate private clinics close to the […]
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