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16 May '26
President Yoweri Museveni has endorsed Defence Minister Jacob Oboth Oboth as the next Speaker of ParliamentPresident Yoweri Museveni has endorsed Defence Minister Jacob Oboth-Oboth as the next Speaker of Parliament.The development was confirmed by Daudi Kabanda, the Secretary Genera
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16 May '26
Daudi Kabanda warned Speaker Anita Among after reports emerged that SFC soldiers were monitoring her home amid the Speakership race.The Secretary General of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), Daudi Kabanda, has sent a stern warning to Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, accusing her of u
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16 May '26
Security operatives yesterday arrested Masaka City Woman MP Justine Nameere and reportedly recovered UGX3.5 billion in cash during a search at her Kampala residence, according to highly placed security sources.Sources claim the money was allegedly handed to Nameere by Speaker Anita Annet A
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16 May '26
In a dramatic twist to Uganda’s unfolding parliamentary power struggles, Justine Nameere’s husband Nsubuga aka Papito, has delivered a stunning confession that has rattled the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) establishment. Speaking to the media shortly after his wife’s detention b
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16 May '26
News reaching our news desk indicate that police and other sister agencies have raided former Speaker Anita Among’s home in Nakasero and are currently undertaking a serious search with movements in and out restricted by the army and police. Her other residence in Kigo has also been cordoned off
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15 May '26
Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng is increasingly being mentioned in ruling party circles as a possible candidate for Deputy Speaker of Parliament in a major political arrangement aimed at balancing regional interests following the death of former Speaker Jacob Oulanyah.Highly placed NRM sou
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15 May '26
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
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15 May '26
Following the meeting held yesterday at State House, chaired by President Museveni, reports indicate that outgoing Speaker of Parliament Anita Among was asked to quit the speakership race. The reason cited was the controversy surrounding the wealth she has amassed during her tenure as Speaker.
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15 May '26
Residents and supporters of Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament Betty Nambooze Bakireke have raised concerns over her decision to hold her first post-swearing-in celebration outside the constituency, arguing that the move distanced ordinary voters from a moment they expected to share with th
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15 May '26
Lenia Charity Kevin has been sworn in as a Member of Parliament, becoming the youngest lawmaker in the 12th Parliament at the age of 24.She represents Vurra County in Arua District.She is 63 years younger than Moses Ali, 87, the current Second Deputy Prime Minister and MP for Adjuma