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�...
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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...
M7 Meeting With Opposition MPs: What It Signals After a Disputed 2026 Election
The opposition members of Parliament (MP)’s decision to meet the president has exposed fresh cracks within the opposition, coming just weeks after a disputed Janua...
NRM Candidate Wins Mayor Race for Kasangati Town Council Which is Where Bobi Wine Magere Home is Located
Strategists inside NUP headquarters at Kavule have been left with no option but to agree with Dr. Kizza Besigye’s time-tested conclusion that the vote and mere bal...
Karamoja, Teso Parliamentary losers to back Mao for speakership
Teso/Karamoja – Several parliamentary candidates who lost in the just concluded elections across Teso and Karamoja have started holding meetings with those who wer...
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...
DJ Jacob Omutuzze Cries Foul After Losing Bunamwaya Division LC3 Chairmanship
Popular media personality DJ Jacob Omutuzze is a disappointed man after losing his Bunamwaya Division LC3 Chairmanship seat in elections held earlier this week on Wednesd...
Rigging aside, why are we still voting from basins?
Uganda’s elections are often discussed through the familiar vocabulary of irregularities: Intimidation, militarisation, ballot stuffing, voter bribery, and contest...
Gen. Muhoozi Signals UPDF Withdrawal from Somalia over Funding
Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has said Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) could withdraw completely from Somalia by the end...
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...