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Tayebwa Family Scores Triple Wins in Politics and Diplomacy as Wife, Mother-in-Law Secure Key Positions

Tayebwa Family Scores Triple Wins in Politics and Diplomacy as Wife, Mother-in-Law Secure Key Positions

Uganda prepares for leadership elections in the 12th Parliament, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa and his family have recorded a series of notable developments that are drawing public attention within political and diplomatic circles.In a rapid sequence of events, Tayebwa’s wife, Anita Ruku

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Don’t celebrate Karangwa’s death, NRM boss tells critics

Don’t celebrate Karangwa’s death, NRM boss tells critics

The wreckage of the car in which the Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Duties, Moses Karangwa (inset) was driving before the crash.The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Director for Mobilisation Rosemary Sseninde has criticised those celebrating the death of Moses Karangwa, Senior P

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Not Because He’s a Westerner? Why Thomas Tayebwa Survived Museveni’s Axe That Struck Anita Among

Not Because He’s a Westerner? Why Thomas Tayebwa Survived Museveni’s Axe That Struck Anita Among

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

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Independent Candidate Defeats NRM in Rukungiri District Speakership Race

Independent Candidate Defeats NRM in Rukungiri District Speakership Race

The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has suffered a setback in the Rukungiri District speakership elections after independent candidate Albert Ahabwe, popularly known as Rwamugata, defeated former Speaker James Turyamuboona. Ahabwe, who represents Buyanja Sub-county, secured 21 vot

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Cattle Quarantine Pushes Nyamunuka Meat Dealers Into Financial Distress

Cattle Quarantine Pushes Nyamunuka Meat Dealers Into Financial Distress

Meat traders and slaughter operators in Nyamunuka Town Council say a month-long Foot-and-Mouth Disease quarantine has crippled livelihoods, stalled business activity, and left many families struggling to raise school fees and daily necessities.Meat dealers and slaughter operators in Nyamun

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JUST IN: NUP beats NRM Hands Down To Take Speakership At KCCA Council

JUST IN: NUP beats NRM Hands Down To Take Speakership At KCCA Council

Following the swearing in Lord Mayor Engineer Ronald Balimwezo and all Lord Councilors from the five divisions of Kampala who will sit on the KCCA council, they have convened today to elect the Speaker and Deputy Speaker.National Unity Platform last week endorsed Nakawa Councilor John Mary

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Who was Anita Among before joining NRM and rising to Speaker of Parliament?

Who was Anita Among before joining NRM and rising to Speaker of Parliament?

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

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BE LIKE ANITA AMONG: Thomas Tayebwa Ordered to Issue Statement Announcing His Withdrawal from Deputy Speaker Race

BE LIKE ANITA AMONG: Thomas Tayebwa Ordered to Issue Statement Announcing His Withdrawal from Deputy Speaker Race

The Ruhinda North MP is being told to follow the tone set by Anita Among, the 11th speaker of parliament, who had up to end of Sunday, May 17, to withdraw from the race in favor of Jacob Oboth Oboth or face more music.The development is a dent on the political rise of Thomas Tayebwa, the y

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Rights Lawyer Opiyo Demands Court Drop Charges Against Parliamentary Exhibition Protesters

Rights Lawyer Opiyo Demands Court Drop Charges Against Parliamentary Exhibition Protesters

Human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo has called on courts to drop all charges against activists arrested during the 2024 parliamentary exhibition protests that exposed alleged corruption and financial mismanagement within Parliament.The exhibition, spearheaded by journalist and academic Jimm

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BREAKING: Kayunga NRM boss Moses Karangwa dies in fatal crash

BREAKING: Kayunga NRM boss Moses Karangwa dies in fatal crash

According to preliminary reports, Karangwa was involved in the crash at Ssukka Village near the Lake Oil area on Sunday evening.The late Moses Karangwa Kaliisa, Senior Presidential Adviser on Special Duties and Kayunga District NRM Chairperson.Kayunga, Uganda: Moses Karangwa Kaliisa

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