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Formerly NUP, now NRM - meet the youngest MP in 12th parliament

Formerly NUP, now NRM - meet the youngest MP in 12th parliament

Lenia Charity Kevin has been sworn in as a Member of Parliament, becoming the youngest lawmaker in the 12th Parliament at the age of 24.She represents Vurra County in Arua District.She is 63 years younger than Moses Ali, 87, the current Second Deputy Prime Minister and MP for Adjuma

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PLU’s Andrew Mwenda on why Anita Among cannot be defeated in open speaker race

PLU’s Andrew Mwenda on why Anita Among cannot be defeated in open speaker race

Andrew Mwenda says Anita Among remains a dominate candidate and that in a free and fair election, she's likely to get 90% voteAndrew Mwenda, the Director of Communications for the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), has warned party supporters and the public against writing off Speaker of Pa

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Nakadama, Mao, Kasaija, Nabakooba, Muhanga Take Oath as Exercise Ends Tomorrow

Nakadama, Mao, Kasaija, Nabakooba, Muhanga Take Oath as Exercise Ends Tomorrow

A host of ministers were up the podium to take oath this afternoon, joined by legislators who have been out of the House for one or more terms.Former Prime Minister, Hon. Amama Mbabazi returned to the House today, not to take oath but to accompany his wife, Jacqueline Mbabazi, who joins Pa

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Fred Lumbuye dispels arrest reports, says social media pages hacked

Fred Lumbuye dispels arrest reports, says social media pages hacked

Fred Lumbuye has dismissed reports of his arrest, saying hackers hijacked his social media pages and spread false claims about him quitting political activism.Fred Lumbuye denied reports that he had been arrested in Turkey.He said hackers took over his social media accounts and post

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ANT's Karuhanga on Independent Decision: Voters Asked I Come in a Different Package

ANT's Karuhanga on Independent Decision: Voters Asked I Come in a Different Package

The Alliance for National Transformation spokesperson Gerald Karuhanga has defended his decision to contest the Ntungamo Municipality MP as an independent candidate, arguing that many Ugandans are more concerned about healthcare, jobs and education than political party affiliations.Gerald

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Special NRM CEC Meeting — Excluding Anita Among and Her Allies — Held Ahead of State House Meeting to Decide Speaker’s Fate — Sources

Special NRM CEC Meeting — Excluding Anita Among and Her Allies — Held Ahead of State House Meeting to Decide Speaker’s Fate — Sources

Sources indicate that the meeting was deliberately exclusive, with Among herself conspicuously left out alongside several of her closest allies. Those reportedly excluded include NRM Women’s League head Adrine Kobusingye and Eastern Uganda Vice Chairperson Calvin Echodu—figures considered cen

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Let NRM CEC Members Vote for Speaker Race Flagbearer: Anita Among Pleads with Museveni During State House Meeting

Let NRM CEC Members Vote for Speaker Race Flagbearer: Anita Among Pleads with Museveni During State House Meeting

The speaker of the 11th parliament of Uganda, Anita Among has used today’s State House Entebbe meeting between her and Yoweri Museveni to tell the president to allow NRM CEC members vote for speaker flagbearer, The Pearl Times has learnt.Anita Among understands the power of NRM CEC’s e

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Nankabirwa Appeals to Museveni for Cabinet Retention in Seventh Term

Nankabirwa Appeals to Museveni for Cabinet Retention in Seventh Term

Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa has publicly appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to retain her in Cabinet, saying she has served the NRM government loyally and diligently throughout her long political career without any wrongdoing.The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nank

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Only Museveni can pardon Besigye, says Baryomunsi

Only Museveni can pardon Besigye, says Baryomunsi

Dr Kizza Besigye, the opposition behemoth who has been in detention for more than one year, is unlikely to regain his freedom before the conclusion of court proceedings against him, the minister of Information Dr Chris Baryomunsi, has said.Speaking to journalists after being sworn in for a

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Breaking News: Museveni Names New Deputy Chief Justice

Breaking News: Museveni Names New Deputy Chief Justice

President Museveni has today appointed Justice Moses Kazibwe Kawumi as the new Deputy Chief Justice to fill the position which has been vacant since January this year when the then Deputy Chief Justice Dr. Flavian Zeija was named Chief Justice.The president also appointed Her Worship Agnes

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