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Poll shows majority of Ugandans don’t think legislators will work in their best interest Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Jacob Oulanyah, the outgoing Deputy Speaker of Parliament, was candid when he spoke to the press on May 20 shortly after swearing-in as the new MP for Omoro County.  Oulanyah …

✳ NRM CHOICE FOR SPEAKER Jacob Oulanyah ✳ NRM CHOICE FOR DEPUTY SPEAKER Anita Among Entebbe, Uganda | JOAN AKELLO -URN | A decision by  National Resistance Movement Party organ to back outgoing Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanya for Speaker of the 11th Parliament is drawing mixed reaction. Kadaga …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Close to 24 hours after the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the ruling party NRM converged at State House Entebbe to pick a flag bearer in elections of Speaker for parliament, a decision is yet to be made. CEC’s choice of speaker and deputy …

✅ CEC meeting 11am TODAY ✅ NRM caucus elections 8.am TOMORROW Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  & URN |  Hours before the Central Executive Committee (CEC) meets and an NRM Parliamentary caucus election is held to determine the party’s candidate for Speaker and Deputy, Government Chief Whip Ruth Nankabirwa has said MPS …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Museveni succession plot in Oulanyah – Kadaga battle: How Speakership race tested NRM and exposed the President THE LAST WORD A dangerous new world: How social media promotes radical extremism with a high …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Orungo County Member of Parliament Jeje Odongo has said that Government cannot simply act on requests to release suspects being held in relation to the 2021 election. Odongo was asked by journalists in Parliament today on the calls by the former Mufti of Uganda sheikh …

COMMENT | Theophilus Oladipo | On the 4th of May 2021, the sexual offences bill passed the third reading stage at the Ugandan Parliament. Since 2019, the bill has been a source of debate and worry. Apart from the fact that it needlessly confirms what has mostly been criminalized, it raises …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament has concluded the administration of oath for Members of Parliament.   The Eleventh parliament will have the highest number of legislators who have increased from 426 MPs in the Tenth Parliament to 529. During the four day exercise, each MP took the Oath of Allegiance …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  General Kahinda Otafiire, the member of Parliament for Ruhinda County who bounced back in the 11th Parliament after suffering defeat in the 10th Parliament has taken oath.   Otafiire who emerged victorious in the newly created constituency says that he will use his experience for the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kamuli Woman MP Rebecca Kadaga will have to convince the Central Executive Committee of the National Resistance Movement-NRM party to consider her as a candidate if she is to bounce back as the speaker of the 11th parliament. But according to interviews with a number …