Another MP from Dokolo North County, Paul Amoru Omiat, has lost his seat in parliament over contravention of electoral laws. Lira magistrate’s court nullified the elections on grounds that the electoral commission declared votes from 8 polling stations with declaration forms not signed by the presiding officers that significantly affected the outcome of the poll. Amoru’s victory was challenged by […]
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 […]
Busoga members of parliament have asked the NRM party members not to be diverted and divided by the accumulated wealth of the party secretary General Justine Kasule Lumumba. This follows claims that Kasule Lumumba be investigated over diversion of the party funds meant for campaigns in the last national general elections. Speaking to journalists at parliament […]
Uganda Cranes suffered a 2-0 defeat on Tuesday May 31 in a friendly match played at Rufaro stadium in Harare with Zimbabwe. The match was played in preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations qualification match with Botswana scheduled June 4th 2016. A brace from Tennage Hadebe in the first half gave the Harare stars […]
NRM party has been ranked first in spending money in the previous concluded general elections. According to the final report released by Alliance for Campaign Finance Monitoring- ACFIM on campaign financing, NRM spent about 91.7% followed by Independents, FDC and the rest. According to the Country director of Alliance for Election Campaign Finance Monitoring (ACFIM) Henry […]
West Budama south MP Jacob Oboth challenged the speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga and her deputy Jacob Oulanyah to forge a way of harmonizing their relations if they are to succeed in their new assignments as given to them by parliamentarians. Oboth who stood for deputy speakership but withdrew to allow the status quo as requested […]
Members of parliament from Western and Eastern Uganda continue their search for votes to enable speaker Rebeca Kadaga wins the speakership for the 10th parliament despite the inside reports claiming that the NRM party Central Executive committee endorsing her as a sole candidate from the party. Kadaga while addressing both members of parliament from Western […]
NRM CEC meeting at state house Entebbe yesterday resolved to maintain the status quo for speakership and deputy speaker implying that Kadaga and Oulanyah are back as heads of the 10th parliament respectively. Sources that attended the caucus told us that CEC chaired by President Museveni resolved to front them as the party’s candidates for those […]
The NRM electoral commission has set May 5th as a date on which NRM caucus MP-elects are going to select their candidate for speakership and deputy. This comes after, according to sources, NRM CEC sitting last night at Entebbe failed to come out with a sole candidate for speakership between Rebecca Kadaga and Jacob Oulanyah who […]
Some members of parliament say attempts by the Ministry of Finance Permanent Secretary Keith Muhakanizi to communicate the government position on MPs’ tax exemption as negative are false because the NRM MPs agreed on that matter while at Kyankwanzi retreat. The MPs have also threatened that if the president does not assent to the tax income […]