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Parliament: MPs’ walkout over peace bill was premature and misguided

Parliament: MPs’ walkout over peace bill was premature and misguided

The spokesperson of Parliament, Oliver Mori Benjamin, has described the walkout by some MPs during Monday’s sitting as premature, saying it happened before the proper stage for debate on the peace deal amendment bill.On Monday, legislators representing the Sudan People’s Liberation Mov

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Speaker Anita Among Reflects on Journey From Housemaid to Parliament

Speaker Anita Among Reflects on Journey From Housemaid to Parliament

Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has opened up about her rise from humble beginnings to one of Uganda’s top offices, describing herself as a lifelong hustler.“All my life, I’ve been a hustler,” Among said. “I began as a housemaid, then made it to Centenary Bank as a teller

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URA Seizes Massive Consignment of Smuggled Mobile Phones, Suspect Arrested

URA Seizes Massive Consignment of Smuggled Mobile Phones, Suspect Arrested

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) impounded an enormous consignment of mobile phones, estimated to fill nearly a full shipping container. The taxman believes the value of the phones could yield over one billion shillings in recovered taxes once fully assessed.The operation targeted shipments

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Four Rukungiri teachers arrested for conducting holiday lessons

Four Rukungiri teachers arrested for conducting holiday lessons

Four teachers at Rukungiri High School in Rukungiri Municipality have been arrested for allegedly conducting lessons during the school holiday.The arrests were made on Monday during an operation led by the office of the Deputy Resident District Commissioner. Officials said the teachers wer

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Muhoozi Withdraws Speakership Endorsement From Anita Among And Tayebwa

Muhoozi Withdraws Speakership Endorsement From Anita Among And Tayebwa

Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the leader of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) political group has withdrawn his support for Annet Anita Among and Thomas Tayebwa for speaker and deputy speaker respectively for the 12th Parliament.The PLU Secretary General who is also MP for Kasambya County,

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Museveni Hails NRM Election Wins, Warns Against Electoral Violence and Praises Regional Allies

Museveni Hails NRM Election Wins, Warns Against Electoral Violence and Praises Regional Allies

Museveni has hailed what he termed overwhelming National Resistance Movement victories in the 2026 elections while warning against electoral violence, urging stricter enforcement of electoral laws and praising regional allies for supporting Uganda’s stability, as he framed continued political d

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Muhoozi’s anger at corruption

Muhoozi’s anger at corruption

Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. He has been tweeting his frustration with mass and endemic corruption in Uganda’s public sector How the abuse of the public trust through looting of public funds is going to cause a terrible backlash at the perpetrators

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Government Tightens Verification Process in Teso Compensation Program

Government Tightens Verification Process in Teso Compensation Program

Government has intensified verification of beneficiaries under the Teso compensation program, with State Minister Kenneth Ongalo Obote saying the exercise is aimed at eliminating fraud, cleaning up beneficiary lists, and ensuring only genuine claimants receive payment.State Minister for Te

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How a mix-up in court file numbers cost Hill Water Shs 45.8 million

How a mix-up in court file numbers cost Hill Water Shs 45.8 million

An application by Hill Water Uganda seeking to overturn a default judgment in a debt dispute with General Moulding Uganda has been dismissed, bringing to an end a lengthy legal battle over unpaid goods worth Shs 45.8 million.Justice Dr. Ginamia Melody Ngwatu of the Commercial Court dismiss

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Uganda-South Sudan border impasse: Uganda security arrests Kenyan truck drivers' leader

Uganda-South Sudan border impasse: Uganda security arrests Kenyan truck drivers' leader

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

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