Anita Annet Among must be having some of the longest nights of her life, as a lot has unfolded in a very short period. From expecting to defend her position as Speaker of Parliament, the third-highest office in Uganda’s governance structure, she now finds herself fighting to hold on.Amon
source at the residence of outgoing Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has said heavily armed security personnel raided the premises in the early hours of Saturday morning, sparking a violent confrontation with guards attached to the residence.According to the source, the operation started
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
Uganda is preparing to issue its first sovereign sukuk as part of efforts to finance the construction of a standard gauge railway (SGR) linking Kampala to the Kenyan border town of Malaba, marking the country’s entry into Islamic capital markets, Ecofin Agency reports.The Ministry of Fin
Sources indicate that the meeting was deliberately exclusive, with Among herself conspicuously left out alongside several of her closest allies. Those reportedly excluded include NRM Women’s League head Adrine Kobusingye and Eastern Uganda Vice Chairperson Calvin Echodu—figures considered cen
The murder trial of Molly Katanga took a dramatic turn at the High Court Criminal Division after veteran forensic pathologist Dr Sylvester Onzivua dismissed the prosecution’s postmortem findings as scientifically flawed and testified that businessman Henry Katanga most likely died by suicide af
KAMPALA — Parliament of Uganda on Wednesday officially commenced the gazetted swearing-in exercise for newly elected Members of Parliament, a process expected to run through Thursday and Friday as legislators from across the country take oath ahead of the 12th Parliament.Among those swor
Makerere University has officially released the results for the 2026/2027 Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Pre-Entry Examination, with some of Uganda’s leading secondary schools once again dominating the highly competitive list of top performers.Leading the rankings was a candidate from Mbarara Hi
While Uganda has not yet recorded a case of Hantavirus disease before, scientists have urged the public to be alert warning that the disease-causing rodents and small mammals are present and common in the country.The confirmation of hantavirus outbreak, believed to have started in South Am
Long distance truck drivers on the Kenyan side have imposed a blockade on Ugandan border entry points after Ugandan security forces arrested their leader.Mr Sudi Kauli Mwatela, the chairperson of Long-Distance Drivers Union, and a Kenyan national, was arrested on Sunday at the Uganda-South
