Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) in Uganda have vowed to go to court to stop two new laws that were passed by Parliament on May 20, 2025. These are the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill, 2025, and the Political Parties and Organization
Several students have been arrested by police as they marched to KCB bank to protest against it's decision to debt fund the East African C
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has vowed to drag the government to court if Parliament passes the proposed UPDF Amendment Bill 2025 in its current form, citing serious violations of human rights.Addressing journalists at the party headquarters in Najjanankumbi, FDC’s acting presid
The Opposition in Parliament has made a joint decision to participate in the upcoming parliamentary sitting, where two contentious bills will be debated: the Political Parties and Organizations Amendment Bill 2025 and the Uganda People's Defense Forces Amendment Bill 2025.According to the
President Museveni is meeting members of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) caucus at State House Entebbe today amid growing political tensions over the UPDF Amendment Bill 2025—a contentious piece of legislation that has triggered alarm among the opposition, legal experts, and civil
The Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka has appeared before the joint committee of Parliament processing the controversial UPDF Amendment Bill 2025 to provide clarification on some of the controversial clauses in the bill.The Attorney General's submission aimed to address concerns and miscon
A motion to compel the Commander of the Defense Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to appear before the joint committee processing the UPDF Amendment Bill 2025 has been defeated.The motion, moved by Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze, was voted down by the majority of committee members.
A motion to compel the Commander of the Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to appear before a joint parliamentary committee scrutinising the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill 2025 has collapsed after the majority of committee members voted it down.The motion, tab
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has criticised Parliament for what it calls a rushed and exclusionary process in handling the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill, 2025.In a statement, NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya expressed disappointment over the short n
The Ugandan Parliament has granted leave to Faith Nakut Loru, the District Woman MP for Napak, to introduce a controversial private member’s bill that seeks to restrict government funding to political parties and organisations unless they are members of the National Consultative Forum (NCF).
