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Uganda Will Never Have Worse Speaker Than Anita Among-Semujju Nganda

Uganda Will Never Have Worse Speaker Than Anita Among-Semujju Nganda

On Monday, PFF Secretary General Semujju Nganda was interviewed by Joseph Sseruwoza, a BBS TV journalist. The interview touched on a multiplicity of subjects including the ongoing turbulence drowning former Speaker Anita Among.Semujju, who has closely dealt with Parliament for over 30 year

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UPDF Generals, British Businessman to Testify Against Besigye in Treason Trial

UPDF Generals, British Businessman to Testify Against Besigye in Treason Trial

Current and former military intelligence chiefs, senior army officers and a British businessman are among witnesses the prosecution intends to call in the treason trial of opposition veteran Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajji Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya.The identities of the witnesses

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The Structural Logic of Political Fallouts in Uganda: Why Elite Purges Are a Feature, Not a Betrayal

The Structural Logic of Political Fallouts in Uganda: Why Elite Purges Are a Feature, Not a Betrayal

Centuries ago, Niccolò Machiavelli warned in The Prince that rulers who govern through personal power must constantly prevent subordinate centers of influence from becoming independent poles of attraction. In modern political science, this is understood as the core logic of competitive authorita

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New Busoga MPs seek end to political infighting hindering development

New Busoga MPs seek end to political infighting hindering development

Chairperson of Busoga sub-region MPs and Luuka South MP Stephen Kisa (holding the microphone) addresses the gathering alongside fellow Members of the 12th Parliament of Uganda from the Busoga sub-region duriing the graduation ceremony of 600 students in various health disciplines at Lubega School

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Appointments Committee Constituted as Museveni’s New Cabinet Faces Vetting Starting Monday

Appointments Committee Constituted as Museveni’s New Cabinet Faces Vetting Starting Monday

Parliament has formally constituted the powerful Appointments Committee, paving the way for the vetting of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s newly appointed Cabinet ministers beginning Monday, June 1, 2026.The committee, chaired by Speaker Rt. Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth and deputis

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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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Salaam Musumba says Among became casualty of NRM internal power battles

Salaam Musumba says Among became casualty of NRM internal power battles

this file photo, former Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga [left] and People's Front for Freedom council speaker Salaam Musumba attend a children’s event in Bugabula South, Kamuli District, wearing Independence medals. PHOTO/SAM CALEB OPIO People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) council spe

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JUST IN: NRM CEC, And Caucus Unanimously Back Oboth Oboth And Tayebwa Ahead Of The Elections Tomorrow

JUST IN: NRM CEC, And Caucus Unanimously Back Oboth Oboth And Tayebwa Ahead Of The Elections Tomorrow

The NRM Central Executive Committee (CEC) the party’s apex body on Friday failed to endorse another candidate for Speakership and Deputy speakership after the candidate they had endorsed earlier [Anita Among] pulled out of the race as she faces a corruption probe.CEC instead of endorsing

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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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Lukwago Accuses Museveni of ‘Rebranding’ Regime Through New Speaker Choice

Lukwago Accuses Museveni of ‘Rebranding’ Regime Through New Speaker Choice

According to Lukwago, Among’s political troubles followed growing public and international scrutiny surrounding corruption allegations that damaged her standing and usefulness within the regime.The President of People's Front for Freedom, Erias Lukwago, has accused President Museveni of

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