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16 May '26
Ssemakadde’s remarks come at a time when Among’s bid for another term as Speaker is facing mounting resistance from influential political and security actors.Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde (Photo/Courtesy)Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Law Society (ULS) President, Is
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16 May '26
The police have cleared Equity Bank of any wrongdoing in a fraudulent gold transaction that resulted in a loss of over Shs3 billion for Canadian national Clifford Potter.Last week, it was reported that Police had called on Equity Bank and Stanbic Bank to clarify the circumstances surroundi
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16 May '26
Opta’s supercomputer has predicted the likely outcome of the Premier League title race following Manchester City’s FA Cup triumph on Saturday, May 16, 2026.Antoine Semenyo was the hero as Manchester City secured a 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup final at Wembley.Supercomp
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16 May '26
Outgoing speaker Anita Among has cancelled a dinner she had planned for Saturday, May 16, 2026, as NRM MPs have reportedly been ordered to attend Jacob Oboth Oboth’s thanksgiving party in Mukono.Both events were meant to happen on Saturday but following developments in the last 48 hours,
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16 May '26
The meeting, which reportedly stretched past midnight into the early hours of Saturday, May 16, 2026, brought together President Yoweri Museveni and key political actors amid growing tensions inside the ruling establishment over the succession of the speakership.Speakership debate shifts t
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16 May '26
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s political establishment was thrown into fresh turmoil on Saturday after the dramatic arrest of Parliament’s Director of Communication and Public Affairs, Chris Obore, in what insiders describe as an expanding anti-corruption crackdown targeting powerful figures li
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16 May '26
President Yoweri Museveni has endorsed Defence Minister Jacob Oboth Oboth as the next Speaker of ParliamentPresident Yoweri Museveni has endorsed Defence Minister Jacob Oboth-Oboth as the next Speaker of Parliament.The development was confirmed by Daudi Kabanda, the Secretary Genera
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16 May '26
News reaching our news desk indicate that police and other sister agencies have raided former Speaker Anita Among’s home in Nakasero and are currently undertaking a serious search with movements in and out restricted by the army and police. Her other residence in Kigo has also been cordoned off
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15 May '26
woman in her 20s, identified as Lona Giramia, has sparked public outrage in Zingili cell, Zingili Ward, Paidha Town Council, Zombo District after she allegedly aborted her eight-month-old unborn baby and dumped the body in a clogged pit latrine.The incident came to light on Thursday, May 1
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15 May '26
Uganda is preparing to issue its first sovereign sukuk as part of efforts to finance the construction of a standard gauge railway (SGR) linking Kampala to the Kenyan border town of Malaba, marking the country’s entry into Islamic capital markets, Ecofin Agency reports.The Ministry of Fin