After waiting 22 years for a Premier League title, Arsenal fans across Uganda have erupted into emotional celebrations so intense that even Agriculture minister Frank Tumwebaze found himself receiving early morning calls demanding financial contributions for victory parties instead of requests fo
this file photo, former Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga [left] and People's Front for Freedom council speaker Salaam Musumba attend a children’s event in Bugabula South, Kamuli District, wearing Independence medals. PHOTO/SAM CALEB OPIO People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) council spe
Bukono County MP Persis Namuganza has entered the Speaker of Parliament race after the NRM Electoral Commission accepted her expression of interest, despite earlier declarations that independent MPs would not be allowed to participate in the process.Bukono County MP Persis Namuganza has fo
Political commentator Andrew Mwenda has defended embattled Speaker Anita Among, arguing that the funds she allegedly obtained from Parliament were only a “small fraction” compared to the political value she delivered to President Yoweri Museveni and the ruling establishment.Speaking du
The directive, issued by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, places the investigation into alleged corruption, unexplained wealth, and procurement irregularities at the center of what has now evolved into a high-stakes political and institutional inquiry affecting Parliament and its leadership circ
The Ruhinda North MP is being told to follow the tone set by Anita Among, the 11th speaker of parliament, who had up to end of Sunday, May 17, to withdraw from the race in favor of Jacob Oboth Oboth or face more music.The development is a dent on the political rise of Thomas Tayebwa, the y
Until this week, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa appeared almost certain to retain his position in the 12th Parliament, buoyed by growing influence within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) and a close political alliance with Speaker Anita Among. But recent political developments have in
KAMPALA, Uganda — Several Members of Parliament are reportedly expected to appear before the Criminal Investigations Directorate headquarters in Kibuli on Monday, 18th May, at 9:00 a.m. to record statements in connection with alleged multi-billion-shilling business interests, according to repor
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
KAMPALA, Uganda — Joint security forces on Saturday raided the Nakasero residence of outgoing Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among as part of an ongoing high-level corruption investigation into alleged illicit enrichment, money laundering and undeclared assets.The multi-agency operati
