Mao vs Among: Inside the battle for Uganda’s 12th speakership
The race for the Speakership of Uganda’s 12th Parliament has exposed a quiet but consequential struggle inside the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), with...
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Persis Namuganza Declares Interest in Speakership Race
Bukono County Member of Parliament Persis Namuganza has formally declared her interest in contesting for the position of Speaker of Parliament for the 2026–2031 te...
Inside the battle for House Speakership
The race for the Speakership in the 12th Parliament moved up a gear this week, with the two leading candidates ripping along at a cracking pace. Following Mr Norbert Mao�...
Alenyo Joins Race For Deputy Speaker Amid Quiet Revolt Against NRM CEC Position
A fresh undercurrent of defiance is beginning to ripple through the 12th Parliament as Hon. Marshall Alenyo, a seasoned city lawyer and newly elected legislator, throws h...
Law Society Fires Back at CJ Zeija: Judges Are Not Immune From Criticism
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has issued a sharply worded statement rejecting what it described as an attempt by incoming Chief Justice Flavian Zeija to silence critics on...
Museveni in Tanzania to Meet Samia Suluhu
President Yoweri Museveni and his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan in Dar es Salaam.Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni arrived in Tanzania on Saturday for a worki...
Kanyesigye floors NRM’s Ampaire to win National Female Youth MP Seat
Independent candidate Mercy Kanyesigye Friday defeated NRM’s Flag bearer Dianah Ampaire Kampe to win the National Female Youth MP seat after a closely fought vote...
Aid workers missing after airstrikes hit South Sudan hospital
An unknown number of aid workers are missing after air strikes hit a hospital in South Sudan, near the Ethiopian border, a charity group says.The hospital, run by medical...
PFF demands audit of 2026 elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The People’s Front for Freedom has called for an independent audit of Uganda’s 2026 general elections. They accuse the E...
Uganda: Parliament Reduced to a Rubber Stamp Under Executive Dominance - Egesa
Political and business strategist Ronald Egesa says Uganda's democratic institutions have steadily lost their authority, with Parliament reduced to a ceremonial body oper...