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23 May '26
Laroo-Pece legislator also Democratic Party president General Norbert has been locked out of the Speakership race by the NRM party after it opened expression of interest for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 11th parliament.The party’s Apex organ Central Executive Committee sitting today
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23 May '26
In yet another proof of the fact that the Islamic regime of Iran has no interesting in any real peace negotiations with the "Great Satan" America or the "Little Satan" Israel, the Iranian Majlis or Parliament is drafting legislation they say will ensure a reward of €50 million for assassinating
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23 May '26
Outgoing Minister of Finance for General Duties Henry Musasizi has warned against corruption in local government institutions, citing alleged bribery in district service commissions and irregularities in procurement processes.Musasizi made the remarks on Friday while addressing councillors
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23 May '26
At a time when political pressure, corruption allegations, sanctions, and growing public criticism continue to surround embattled Bukedea Woman MP Anita Among, many of her critics had hoped to see her political exit end in embarrassment and uncertainty.Instead, the outgoing Speaker is head
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23 May '26
confidential dossier pieced together by covert intelligence shows that State actors put Anita Among under surveillance as early as 2021, when she was Deputy Speaker of Parliament.The voluminous collection of documents, a copy of which Weekend Monitor has seen, discloses that “a reliable
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23 May '26
The High Court has ordered the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to refund more than Shs 73.5 million to the Pentecostal Assemblies of God (PAG) after ruling that the tax body illegally collected Value Added Tax (VAT) on humanitarian food aid imported for South Sudanese refugees.In addition,
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23 May '26
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on May 21st that Tanzanian Police Force Senior Assistant Commissioner Faustine Jackson Mafwele has been designated under Section 7031(c) of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026. The United St
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23 May '26
Available information indicates that several Kampala commercial buildings in the CBD area are increasingly being targeted by money lenders, speculators and property acquirers, for reasons which couldn’t readily be established.These include Indians-owned Raja Chambers located along Parlia
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23 May '26
An official attached to the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), Joshua Ekule, has been remanded to prison after being accused of extorting money from residents seeking national identity cards.Ekule was arrested during an operation by Soroti Resident District Commissi
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23 May '26
Bukono County MP Persis Namuganza has entered the Speaker of Parliament race after the NRM Electoral Commission accepted her expression of interest, despite earlier declarations that independent MPs would not be allowed to participate in the process.Bukono County MP Persis Namuganza has fo