Uganda People’s Congress’s (UPC) Dr. Eunice Otuko Apio has today been declared winner of the Oyam Parliamentary by-election. UPC’s Apio has defeated National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) Samuel Engola despite the rampant voter bribery and violence allegedly from the NRM’s camp. Richard Onoba, the Oyam District Returning Officer declared Apio winner with 15,718 votes followed by NRM’s […]
KAMPALA The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has called for the shutting of all pornographic sites, which he says expose children to huge amounts of inappropriate information at an early stage. Tayebwa who officiated at the high-level policymakers engagement on financing for young people, organized by the Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Children (UPFC) on […]
Hundreds of believers from the Catholic Faith and other religious denominations turned up in big numbers to celebrate the second parish day for St. Andrew Kaggwa Kichwa Mpoma Parish. One of the youngest parishes in Lugazi Catholic diocese, St. Andrew Kaggwa Kichwa Mpoma Parish boasts of tremendous developments. The parish is championed by Rev. Fr. […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called upon citizens to listen to his message of adding value to all the country’s raw materials if Uganda is to achieve its economic growth. In his virtual 2023/2024 Budget Speech to Parliament on Thursday June 15, 2023, President Museveni noted that by the end of the coming Financial Year, Uganda’s […]
In fulfilment of the Constitutional requirement under Article 101 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, I am here to deliver the State of the Nation Address, 2023. Madam Speaker, since my last Address, a number of Ugandans have departed from this earth. Some of whom are: · The Late Gen. Elly Tumwine, […]
Kawempe North Member of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya has sounded a warning to National Unity Platform boss, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu a.k.a Bobi Wine to take time studying the utterances of Members of Parliament and other politicians around him. Ssegirinya said many of those including NRM MPs are using the most popular opposition icon in Uganda today, […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has defended his signing of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into Law calling on all Ugandans to remain firm as no amount of intimidation or actions will deter the resolve of the people of Uganda. The President stated that Uganda will stand firm, and no amount of intimidation or actions will sway us. […]
President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned members of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Parliamentary caucus about using their own money in the areas they lead, saying it is a huge mistake which creates leaders who are indebted. “You will get leaders who are indebted. Indebted leaders are dangerous,” President Museveni warned. The President, in the company […]
The ruling National Resistance Movement party has today, May 28th, convened a ten (10) day residential retreat for the NRM Parliamentary Caucus at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi. The retreat is said to run until June 5th, 2023. Running under the theme “Increasing Household Incomes and Wealth Creation: The Critical Role of the […]
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has blamed the current expired courses crisis on misuse of strong words and directed the National Council for Higher Education to declassify ‘expired’ courses as “under review”. While presiding over plenary on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, the Deputy Speaker also challenged the Ministry of Education and Sports on […]