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How State spied on ex-Speaker Anita Among from 2021

How State spied on ex-Speaker Anita Among from 2021

confidential dossier pieced together by covert intelligence shows that State actors put Anita Among under surveillance as early as 2021, when she was Deputy Speaker of Parliament.The voluminous collection of documents, a copy of which Weekend Monitor has seen, discloses that “a reliable

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Tanga Backtracks on Independents as Namuganza Joins Speaker Contest

Tanga Backtracks on Independents as Namuganza Joins Speaker Contest

Bukono County MP Persis Namuganza has entered the Speaker of Parliament race after the NRM Electoral Commission accepted her expression of interest, despite earlier declarations that independent MPs would not be allowed to participate in the process.Bukono County MP Persis Namuganza has fo

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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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Anita Among ‘Stole’ Money to Build Museveni Political Base, She Ate Very Little Money” — Andrew Mwenda

Anita Among ‘Stole’ Money to Build Museveni Political Base, She Ate Very Little Money” — Andrew Mwenda

Political commentator Andrew Mwenda has defended embattled Speaker Anita Among, arguing that the funds she allegedly obtained from Parliament were only a “small fraction” compared to the political value she delivered to President Yoweri Museveni and the ruling establishment.Speaking du

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Finding Out I Had HIV Actually Led Me to the Love of My Life - Producer Didi

Finding Out I Had HIV Actually Led Me to the Love of My Life - Producer Didi

Music producer Didi has opened up about how his HIV diagnosis changed his life and eventually led him to finding love with singer Chandiru Leila.Speaking about his journey of living positively, Didi revealed that although discovering he was HIV positive was one of the most difficult moment

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Tayebwa Calls for Unity Among Sembabule Leaders to Boost Service Delivery

Tayebwa Calls for Unity Among Sembabule Leaders to Boost Service Delivery

Former Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Ruhinda North MP Thomas Tayebwa, together with the Vice National Chairperson of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), Michael Nuwagira, have urged leaders in Sembabule District to avoid political conflicts and work together if the district is to benefit ful

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Govt Assures Luweero District Headquarters Completion by January 2027 Despite Rising Construction Costs

Govt Assures Luweero District Headquarters Completion by January 2027 Despite Rising Construction Costs

Government has reaffirmed its commitment to completing the Luweero District headquarters by January 2027, despite increasing construction costs driven by rising fuel prices and expensive building materials, particularly cement.The Luweero District Engineer in charge of buildings, Francis K

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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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The three names poised for Deputy Speaker race

The three names poised for Deputy Speaker race

Until this week, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa appeared almost certain to retain his position in the 12th Parliament, buoyed by growing influence within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) and a close political alliance with Speaker Anita Among. But recent political developments have in

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Prepare for Transition’ – NRM youth want CDF Muhoozi named Vice President in Museveni’s next cabinet

Prepare for Transition’ – NRM youth want CDF Muhoozi named Vice President in Museveni’s next cabinet

Kampala, Uganda: Members of the NRM Revolutionary Network (NRN) have publicly called on President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to appoint the First Son and Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, as Uganda’s next Vice President, arguing that the move would guarantee stability, continuity an

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