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
Tayebwa, who also serves as Ruhinda North MP, said he was ready to respect whatever decision is reached by the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) Central Executive Committee (CEC) regarding the party flag bearer for the influential parliamentary position.“I’m ready to abide by w
Uganda has demanded USD 4.3 million in compensation from Kenya for the families of three Ugandan geologists and two Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officers killed by Turkana warriors in 2022. The figure was tabled at a high-level bilateral meeting in Kampala, following President Yoweri M
Uganda prepares for leadership elections in the 12th Parliament, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa and his family have recorded a series of notable developments that are drawing public attention within political and diplomatic circles.In a rapid sequence of events, Tayebwa’s wife, Anita Ruku
The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded a Kampala-based lawyer to Luzira Prison over allegations of obtaining Shs193 million by false pretences in a disputed land transaction. Jimmy Awanga, 49, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa on Wednesday for plea taking and
Former State Minister for Foreign Affairs John Mulimba has backed the ongoing anti-corruption crackdown targeting senior public officials, saying many Ugandans had been silenced by fear as corruption suffocated the country.Former State Minister for Foreign Affairs John Mulimba has welcomed
The joint multi-agency probe into grand corruption has widened to cover several government offices over alleged misconduct, including at the Electoral Commission and the Judiciary.A probe reportedly sanctioned by President Museveni into alleged corruption, money laundering, and illicit enr
Kawempe Chief Magistrate’s Court has thrown out public nuisance charges against several National Unity Platform members arrested during the Kawempe North by-election period, citing insufficient evidence.The Kawempe Chief Magistrate’s Court has dismissed charges of being a public nuisan
New flag mast at the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters in MbuyaKAMPALA, Uganda — Perched atop Mbuya Hill, a giant new national flag towering above the Uganda People’s Defence Forces and Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affai
The political survival of Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa amid the ongoing turbulence surrounding Uganda’s parliamentary leadership has triggered intense debate within political and media circles, with many questioning why President Yoweri Museveni appears to have spared him while s
