Parliament on Monday opened the race for Deputy Speaker with sharp debate over gender representation, continuity in leadership, and experience, as Sarah Aguti, Asinansi Nyakato and Thomas Tayebwa were formally nominated before voting commenced in the afternoon.Calls for gender balance domi
matter of a few tweets, the powerful PLU Secretary General David Kabanda managed to expose the fallibilities of some of the big political men who Ugandans have always taken to be very powerful, if not invincible.These include Sheema MP Dickson Kateshumbwa who Kabanda warned to stop undermi
recent debates on leadership and accountability, male chauvinists have increasingly weaponised the case of Anita Among to discredit women in leadership as a whole.Instead of interrogating individual conduct on its own merits, they present her example as “proof” that women are unfit to
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
The race for the leadership of the 12th Parliament has officially taken shape as the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission concluded the exercise for expression of interest in the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker.By the end of the exercise presided over by N
Kira Division Police are investigating a suspected case of human trafficking and promotion of pornography following an operation that led to the rescue of 27 young women in Kyaliwajjala, Wakiso District. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police, the suspects were found on May 18, 2026, at around
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
Two people have died, and 13 others are nursing injuries following a double motor crash involving a bus belonging to Jaguar Bus Company and a trailer along the Masaka-Mbarara Highway.The crash occurred at around 3:45 am on Thursday at Katuba Village, about one kilometre from Mbirizi Town,
Mildred Tuhaise, the husky-voiced anchor and senior reporter, is set to leave Next Media at the end of this month, impeccable sources at Naguru have told Bbeg Media.We have been told that Tuhaise tendered her notice of resignation at the beginning of this month. However, management is yet
Outgoing speaker Anita Among has cancelled a dinner she had planned for Saturday, May 16, 2026, as NRM MPs have reportedly been ordered to attend Jacob Oboth Oboth’s thanksgiving party in Mukono.Both events were meant to happen on Saturday but following developments in the last 48 hours,
