Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
Whether out of desperation, inability to cope with the commoners’ lifestyle, missing the red carpet type of lifestyle, or genuinely responding to voters’ outcries for the mistakes they (voters) made in dropping former National Resistance Movement (NRM) ‘darlings’, the now undoubted (and almost official) stand is that over ten former ministers are determined head-over-heels to […]
The government has admitted that the situation of the former presidential candidate, Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye is alarming. This was during Tuesday’s plenary sitting in which the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among questioned the government side about steps taken to comply with the Supreme Court directive of 31st January 2025, regarding the unconstitutional trial of […]
Betty Amongi, the Gender, Labor, and Social Development Minister, has officially registered as a voter in Lira City East Division, marking the beginning of her quest for the City Woman parliamentary seat. Amongi, who serves as the incumbent Oyam South Parliamentary seat was accompanied by her husband and the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party president, Jimmy James […]
The former Koboko Woman Member of Parliament, Margaret Baba Diri is dead. The news of her passing was delivered on Thursday on the floor of Parliament by the Koboko County MP, James Boliba Baba. “Rt. Honourable Speaker, thank you for the privilege and Honorable Members. I regret to inform you that our old colleague, a […]
The management of Rubaga Hospital has finally confirmed the death of Kawempe North Member of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya. In a statement stamped by the hospital, Ssegirinya died on Thursday January 9, 2025 at 12:10pm. Bank Manager Dies in Bathroom “OFFICIAL STATEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PASSING OF HON. MUHAMMAD SSEGGIRINYA 9th January, 2025 With deep sorrow, […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among has asked the Attorney General to advise the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) and the Public Service that parliament is an independent institution which is not answerable to either of the two commissions. Speaker Among was reacting to a request by the EOC and Public Service to be handed […]
Many Ugandans view Members of Parliament (MPs) as service providers, despite the official focus of their role being representation. Concerns over transparency and accountability have recently heightened public discussions about MPs’ responsibilities. According to the 2024 Sauti za Wananchi report by Twaweza-Uganda, 64% of citizens see MPs as communicators, responsible for voicing citizens’ needs to the government […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also the National Chairman of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has today rallied the people of Kisoro district to support and vote for Rose Kabagyeni, the party candidate in the forthcoming Woman Member of Parliament by-election. The Kisoro Woman MP seat fell vacant following the untimely death of Sarah […]
The Leader of Opposition (LOP) Joel Ssenyonyi has put to task the Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among to disclose the identity of the people who attacked MPs during last week’s raucous debate on the coffee bill. Last week, opposition Members of Parliament were physically lifted out of Parliament after they had been suspended by […]
The Kilak North MP, Anthony Akol has asserted that he never inflicted so much injury to Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake to warrant his being admitted to Nsambya hospital, explaining that after their scuffle, Zaake stood up and jumped up and down; Akol wondered if some other people took advantage of the brawl and punished Zaake […]
