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 Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the leader of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) political group has withdrawn his support for Annet Anita Among and Thomas Tayebwa for speaker and deputy speaker respectively for the 12th Parliament.The PLU Secretary General who is also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,
For years, Vincent Frerrio Bamungaki Sempijja (who personally mentored greats likes AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi) served as Masaka LC5 Chairman before moving on to become Kalungu East MP for two terms (2011-2021).In 2021, he was dethroned by NUP’s Francis Katongole Katabazi who rode on the
growing number of Members of Parliament-elect are reportedly evading service of election petitions, raising concerns over access to justice and the increasing risk of cases being dismissed on technical grounds.Last month, the High Court in Gulu, presided over by Justice Phillip Odoki, allo
For the last 20 years preceding his death last week, says his daughter Miriam Jiji, fallen Senior Council Peter Medard Mulira was on medication for the Parkinson disease. This condition deteriorated and became even more complicated to manage when a stroke came into the picture. Simultaneously, he
Norbert Mao, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional affairs plays the drum during his home welcoming celebration at Kaunda parade ground in Gulu City on July 22 2023. URN PhotoThe Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs and Member of Parliament-elect for Pece-Laroo Division in G
The High Court has dismissed a defamation case filed by Lt Gen Charles Otema Awany and his wife, Elizabeth, against DFCU Bank, after the bank advertised their properties for sale over an uncleared loan.The case dates back more than a decade to when the couple entered into a banking relatio
IGANGA: The High Court in Iganga has cleared the way for an election petition against State Minister Persis Namuganza to move forward after allowing the petitioner to serve her through alternative means.In a ruling delivered on April 13, Justice Batema N.D.A approved an ex-parte request by
A public disclosure by Uganda’s tax authority that it recovered in excess of $10m (Shs37b) smuggled through Entebbe International Airport has raised more questions than answers. The revelation has come under scrutiny after sources at the aviation security, which combines civilian and military i
The Bank of Uganda has started buying gold mined in the country and will add it to the official foreign exchange reserves, shifting part of the national safety net from dollars and euros to bullion.In an April 20, 2026 notice, the Central Bank said it had launched a three-year pilot Domest
Nearly five years after first being summoned over a controversial story, The Observer newspaper finds itself back before Uganda’s Media Council, this time, not just to answer old questions, but to revisit a case it believed was already closed.The latest summons, delivered on April 8, 202
