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I Have Beaten the Head of the Snake’ – Mao Declares Victory After Kampala Engagement

I Have Beaten the Head of the Snake’ – Mao Declares Victory After Kampala Engagement

AMURU District – Norbert Mao has declared to residents of Amuru that he has confronted the root cause of political challenges in the region, describing his recent actions in Kampala as a decisive blow to the source of their struggles.“I told you earlier that I don’t fight the shadow

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WITCHCRAFT IN PARLIAMENT: Speaker Jacob Oboth Oboth Asks for Prayers

WITCHCRAFT IN PARLIAMENT: Speaker Jacob Oboth Oboth Asks for Prayers

Speaker Jacob Oboth ObothKAMPALA — The Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament, Jacob Marksons Oboth Oboth, has sparked fresh debate about the influence of witchcraft and spiritual practices in Uganda’s political circles after calling for prayers for Parliament and the country’s leader

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Norbert Mao Admits: I Wanted Anita Among Out of Speaker’s Chair

Norbert Mao Admits: I Wanted Anita Among Out of Speaker’s Chair

Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao has said his role was to remove Speaker Anita Among from office, alleging that she abused her position.Mao claimed that concerns had been raised across the board: “Civil society was making an alarm, MPs were making an alarm, the opp

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Ex-General Sejusa Questions Logic Behind Norbert Mao’s Speaker Bid, Frames It as Strategic Political Calculus

Ex-General Sejusa Questions Logic Behind Norbert Mao’s Speaker Bid, Frames It as Strategic Political Calculus

Retired General David Sejusa has commented on Democratic Party (DP) leader Norbert Mao’s bid for Speaker in Uganda’s 12th Parliament, describing it as a move that appeared risky on the surface but may have carried deeper political calculation.The Speaker race, held at Kololo Ceremonial

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Makerere lecturer with degrees from three continents asks NRM spokesman to match his academic record

Makerere lecturer with degrees from three continents asks NRM spokesman to match his academic record

started, as most of Uganda’s best Twitter arguments do, with a comment that probably should have been left untyped.NRM Director of Information Emmanuel Lumala Dombo made a remark on a post comparing Dr. Jimmy Spire Ssentongo’s cartoons and Bobi Wine’s music to art and comedy. Whateve

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Opposition rallies behind NUP’s Paul Mwiru in Speaker race

Opposition rallies behind NUP’s Paul Mwiru in Speaker race

National Unity Platform Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya delivers remarks after the unveiling of Paul Mwiru as the party’s candidate for Speaker in Kampala on May 1, 2026.The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has endorsed National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Paul Mwiru in today

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Defeated Mao says he'd have resigned from Parliament if he got less than 10 votes in Speaker race

Defeated Mao says he'd have resigned from Parliament if he got less than 10 votes in Speaker race

Opposition Democratic Party president general and 2026–2031 Speaker contender Norbert Mao is seen ahead of the voting in Kampala on May 25, 2026. PHOTO/IBRAHIM KAVUMA Opposition Democratic Party (DP) president general Norbert Mao has revealed he was prepared to resign from Parliament if

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Thomas Tayebwa apologises, promises change in ‘shortest possible time’

Thomas Tayebwa apologises, promises change in ‘shortest possible time’

While speaking to the press, May 25 following his endorsement by the National Resistance Movement Caucus as the preferred candidate for the 12th Parliament Deputy Speakership, Rt. Hon Tayebwa acknowledged shortcomings in the 11th Parliament. Deputy Speaker of the eleventh Parliament, Rt.

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Political Analyst: Mao’s Speakership Bid a Calculated Power Play for Bigger Political Leverage

Political Analyst: Mao’s Speakership Bid a Calculated Power Play for Bigger Political Leverage

Norbert Mao’s entry into the race for Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament is less about securing the chair and more about repositioning himself within the country’s power structure, political commentator Wilfred Businge has argued. As the contest intensifies, Mao’s move is now bein

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SEMUJJU NGANDA: Mao Making Maximalist Demands Because He Wants A Juicier Ministry from Museveni

SEMUJJU NGANDA: Mao Making Maximalist Demands Because He Wants A Juicier Ministry from Museveni

Semujju Nganda says that Norbert Mao knows he can’t get speakership but he is busy pushing hard and making maximalist demands because he wants to end up getting something big and better from Museveni and general Saleh.Semujju says that Mao is like a man who goes to a friend’s home to a

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