Parliament Sets Aside Time for 527 MPs to Deliver Maiden Speeches
Parliament’s Business Committee has scheduled special sittings to allow each of the country’s 527 Members of Parliament to deliver a three-minute maiden speech. The e...
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Minister Nankabirwa pressured to drop ‘Doctor’ title
The minister faced queries from members of the public led by activist Nicholas Opiyo who questioned whether her credentials qualify her to use it in professional or publi...
OPINION: The Woman who flew but kept silent!
The story of Uganda’s independence is often told through the lens of 1962, the year the nation shed its colonial tether to embrace sovereignty. It was then that the Par...
Odur Lands Heavy Blows, Knocks Anita Among Down In House Debate
Kampala, Uganda | A dramatic moment unfolded in Parliament on Tuesday when outgoing Erute South MP Jonathan Odur openly confronted Speaker Anita Among during a tense deba...
Museveni uses Israel’s backing of Amin coup to defend sovereignty bill
Museveni used the Israeli and British support for Idi Amin’s 1971 coup against Obote to justify Uganda’s new sovereignty bill and warn against foreign interference.Mu...
Fearless Lango MP Shuts Anita Among: Stop Using My Name to Justify NRM’s Wrongful Acts
Jonathan Odur (Erute South) is the fearless legislator who read out one of the minority reports as hundreds of MPs gathered to debate and vote on the controversial protec...
VIDEO: Sovereignty Bill Drama as MPs Nearly Punch Each Other During Special Joint Committee Meeting in Munyonyo Hotel
There was some Sovereignty Bill drama as MPs nearly punched each other during special joint committee meeting in a Munyonyo hotel, according to reports.A joint Committee...
Britain Must Confront Its Past and Rethink Its Role in Africa
Uganda provides a modern case study of these tensions. During recent electoral cycles, figures such as Bobi Wine drew international attention, with Western governments in...
Low-income earners to benefit from planned tax exemptions, says government
Henry Musasizi (left) and Hamson Obua addressing the media at ParliamentThe Minister of State for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi, has defended the proposed incr...
MAO: Come clean on Speakership
Norbert MaoNobert Mao has no locus, objective reason or right to make personal noise in the name of seeking the speakership of our 12th Parliament. The prerogative lies w...