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The Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Winfred Kiiza, has continued to attack a section of people in Kasese district who are advocating for the split of the district with support from the President. Kiiza says that the proposed creation of new districts of Bwera, Hima and Kikorongo is selfish and has ill intentions. This comes as Kasese district […]
The Prime Minister, Dr.Ruhakana Rugunda, has launched the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Budget (PACOB) that is to ensure there is no bureaucratic implementation to the budget. Launching the Committee at the Prime Minister’s Office, Rugunda says that PACOB is to align the budget to key priorities in the Second National Development Plan (NDP2), Vision […]
Police in Kampala blocked the launch of a book that is thought to critic President Yoweri Museveni. The book, titled ‘Unsowing the Mustard Seed’ reportedly seeks to contradict President Museveni’s autobiography ‘Sowing the Mustard Seed’. The book was scheduled to be launched by anti-Museveni activists under their umbrella union Jobless Brotherhood. They are also known […]
The High Court in Soroti district has nullified the election of yet another National Resistance Movement (NRM) member, Hon. Hellen Adoa as Woman Member of Parliament for Serere district. Adoa beat Forum for Democratic Change’s Alice Alaso in the Febraury 18 elections to clinch the seat. According the results by the Electoral Commission, Adoa polled […]
The electoral commission has issued a warning against fraudsters whom they say use the name of the body to mislead the unsuspecting members of the public especially on the on-going nullification of results for Members of Parliament by Courts. In a press release to journalists, the acting EC Chairperson, Dr. Joseph Biribonwa said they had […]
Former minister for ethics and integrity Maria Matembe has expressed disappointment with members of the 10th parliament for taking 5 million shillings from the president to facilitate their swearing in celebrations. Matembe told MPs that she has already lost hope in them having gotten 5 million shillings from the president to celebrate their swearing in. Kapelebyong […]
In a series of losses to electoral petitions coined around inadequate academic papers, the High Court sitting in Jinja has nullified the election of National Resistance Movement (NRM)’s Hajat Rehema Watongola as a member of parliament for Kamuli municipality. Kamuli Municipality was created as part of the 12 municipalities approved by parliament and became effective […]
Parliament has approved the expansion of the cabinet from 21 to 31 for cabinet ministers and from 31 to 49 for ministers of State. This brings the entire number to 80 ministers, the largest number in Uganda’s political history. The motion to increase the cabinet was tabled by Kiboga woman MP Ruth Nankabirwa and seconded by […]
Thursday this week, June 9, marks thirty-five years since a resistance supporter, Eddidian Babumba Mukiibi Luttamaguzi was brutally murdered by the fascist second UPC regime, and from his sacrifice we use the day of his death to pay tribute to some of our forbearers. Therefore, this year’s Heroes Day which is set to be celebrated on […]
President Yoweri Museveni has promised to deal with the corrupt officials in his new term of government; he gave the warning as he delivered his state of nation address to parliament as he opened the second sitting 10th parliament. He told parliament that his government is going to handle the corrupt officials like the national resistance movement brought discipline in the […]