A section of local leaders, churches, and elders in the Karamoja sub-region have expressed mixed reactions over the appointment of the Cabinet Minister for Karamoja Affairs. Simon Peter Lokeris, the former State Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Chekwii County in Nakapiripirit district, was appointed as the […]
The Senior Presidential Advisor in charge of special operations, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has been appointed as the new Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) by the Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces, (UPDF), Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Gen. Muhoozi replaces Gen. Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, who was appointed Minister of State for Trade and Cooperatives in […]
✳ UPC Aguti 23,044 ✳ NRM Adongo 14,001 ✳ FDC Ogwal 8,168 ✳ Ind Akullo 790 ✳ NUP Ageno 727 ✳ Ind Alao 439 Sarah Aguti of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party, is the new District Woman Member of Parliament for Dokolo, according to the final results released by the Uganda Electoral Commission. She had […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today March 21, 2024 reshuffled his cabinet where he has appointed a prominent events promoter Balaam Barugahare as the Minister of State for Children. The President has dropped ministers, Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, Agnes Nandutu among others. I hereby inform the country that by virtue of the authority given to the […]
The Leader of Opposition (LOP) Joel Ssenyonyi has written to the Inspector General of Government (IGG), Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and Auditor General, asking them to act within their mandate to investigate matters of financial impropriety, and other issues that are happening here at Parliament. Ssenyonyi says that the Speaker in 146 days received […]
The past three weeks have not been the best for the second most important institution in nation building. A group of people, under the Agora Discourse initiated what was termed as the Parliament Exhibition where a number of stories were brought to the light of how allegedly, money was misused by the institution. The exhibition […]
The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has blocked debate on the corruption allegations against her and the parliament at large. The Speaker, who has been in the limelight over an alleged scandal about the Parliamentary Commission funds, said she will not respond to rumors. It is the first time that Anita Among has spoken about […]
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Unity Platform (NUP) on Friday March 15, 2024 resolved to recall Hon. Mathias Mpuuga as the parliamentary commissioner. In a letter signed by the acting NUP President Dr. Lina Zedriga Waru, Mpuuga is to be replaced by the Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament, Hon. Francis Zaake Butebi. […]
Hundreds of Ugandans are not in position to present their National Identification cards, something which has greatly affected the National Resistance Movement (NRM) membership update exercise which is going on countrywide. In Nakaseke district, the members who had turned up in numbers to verify their membership in the party were frustrated as the village registrars […]
Parliament’s Publicist, Chris Obore has indicated that allegations of graft at Parliament are aimed at bringing down the personality of the Speaker Of Parliament, Annet Anita Among. Obore, who doubles as the Director of Public Affairs has turned fire on Agora Discourse activist group saying it is being funded by one of the embassies to […]