Opposition Democratic Party president general and 2026–2031 Speaker contender Norbert Mao is seen ahead of the voting in Kampala on May 25, 2026. PHOTO/IBRAHIM KAVUMA Opposition Democratic Party (DP) president general Norbert Mao has revealed he was prepared to resign from Parliament if
Questions have resurfaced over the academic background of former Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, after activist and lawyer Godwin Toko publicly challenged the consistency of her education history, triggering renewed public debate.Toko, in a detailed public statement, said he had spent s
While speaking to the press, May 25 following his endorsement by the National Resistance Movement Caucus as the preferred candidate for the 12th Parliament Deputy Speakership, Rt. Hon Tayebwa acknowledged shortcomings in the 11th Parliament. Deputy Speaker of the eleventh Parliament, Rt.
section of politicians who were blocked from contesting in Bukedea District have accused outgoing Speaker of Parliament Anita Among of orchestrating intimidation, electoral manipulation, and abuse of state institutions, demanding that she apologise to the people of Teso.The aggrieved polit
The NRM CEC met at least twice to discuss the positions of the speaker and deputy speaker of the 12th parliament but Anita Among, who is the second national vice chairperson of the ruling party, was not in attendance.President Museveni, who is also the NRM national chairman, had instructed
family in Kole District is appealing for financial support to save the life of a nine-year-old boy who survived a deadly arson attack that killed his younger brother after unknown assailants torched a grass-thatched hut where the children were sleeping.The tragic incident happened on April
matter of a few tweets, the powerful PLU Secretary General David Kabanda managed to expose the fallibilities of some of the big political men who Ugandans have always taken to be very powerful, if not invincible.These include Sheema MP Dickson Kateshumbwa who Kabanda warned to stop undermi
Robert Kabushenga says that as the country celebrates the fall of the much-dreaded Anita Among and her alleged corruption, credit should go to Agatha Atuheire and her teams at AGORA Uganda who were the first ones to fearlessly open the eyes of Ugandans that there was a problem at parliament.
recent debates on leadership and accountability, male chauvinists have increasingly weaponised the case of Anita Among to discredit women in leadership as a whole.Instead of interrogating individual conduct on its own merits, they present her example as “proof” that women are unfit to
The Federation of Uganda Traders Associations (FUTA) also called for tougher penalties, asset recovery from implicated officials, and greater inclusion of business-minded leaders in key economic ministries to improve service delivery.Traders in Kampala have welcomed government’s intensif
