The spokesperson of Parliament, Oliver Mori Benjamin, has described the walkout by some MPs during Monday’s sitting as premature, saying it happened before the proper stage for debate on the peace deal amendment bill.On Monday, legislators representing the Sudan People’s Liberation Mov
When President Museveni shot to power in 1986 by gun after a five-year guerrilla war, he famously declared that Africa’s biggest problem was leaders who overstayed in office.Four decades later, the same man has just taken the presidential oath for the eighth time — and his seventh as a
The government’s plan to fully implement free and compulsory basic education is expected to return to the Cabinet for fresh guidance, as significant funding gaps and other critical challenges continue to hinder its rollout.The policy, which seeks to strengthen Universal Primary Education
KCCA has launched enforcement of mandatory paving, painting and cleaning of buildings in Kampala. Teams will move around the city this week to identify non compliant buildings and engage owners. Authorities warned that failure to comply may lead to fines, imprisonment or closure of premises.
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has unveiled plans to construct permanent headquarters at Plot 10, Kyadondo Road in Kampala, where it currently operates.The party’s secretary general, Richard Todwong, said the project is a fulfilment of a pledge by the party chairman, Yoweri Musev
Kampala — The Secretary General of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), Rt. Hon. Richard Todwong, has commended district party leaders for their decisive role in securing the party’s recent electoral victory and called for renewed mobilization ahead of the next week’s presidential inaugu
An attempt by the Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi, to block the the second reading of the controversial Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 failed after a sharp procedural exchanges and pushback from the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, who ultimately cleared the way for the governmen
In mid-April this year, MPs heard the Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026 read for the first time under Rule 135 (1) of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament.The drafters of the Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026 intended to enact a law that seeks to provide for the protection of the sover
There was some Sovereignty Bill drama as MPs nearly punched each other during special joint committee meeting in a Munyonyo hotel, according to reports.A joint Committee comprising the Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs and the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs is handlin
There is an unwritten rule, supported by parliamentary precedent, that where substantial amendments are made to a Bill, that Bill must be withdrawn, redrafted, re-gazetted and reintroduced to Parliament at first reading.The rationale for this rule is that the Bill is no longer that which w
