Speaker Among Suspends Parliamentary Sessions Till Next Week 

The Speaker of Parliament, Anitah Annet Among has directed the Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesige to cancel this week’s plenary sittings without giving a reason. The plenary is set to resume next Tuesday, July 30th, 2024. This follows protests demanding her resignation over corruption allegations, resulting in over 60 arrests and remands to Luzira prison […]

Makerere, IUIU University Students Arrested in Anti-Corruption Protests

 Two groups of anti-corruption protesters have been arrested in separate incidents near Parliament Avenue. The first group, comprising students from Makerere University, has been taken into custody on Nasser Road. Shortly afterwards, mores students, this time from the Islamic University of Uganda-IUIU have also been arrested at Parliament Avenue. “Anita Among must go, we’re tired of […]

Woman Remanded to Luzira for Asking Speaker Among to Resign

The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Fatuma Nansubuga a 34-year-old resident of Karerwe market, Kawempe Division to Luzira Prison on charges of common nuisance. Nansubuga who was arrested two days ago after staging a lone protest outside Parliament was on Thursday arraigned before the Court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Caroline Kyoshabire. The […]

Former RCC Burora Spends Night at CPS, Charged With Promoting Hate Speech 

Former Resident City Commissioner (RCC) for Rubaga Division, Anderson Burora has spent a night at Kampala Central Police Station (CPS).  Burora is facing charges of spreading hate speech and malicious information. The Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango on Tuesday confirmed Burora’s arrest saying he was arrested from his home in Kira on Monday night. […]

Trade, Finance Ministers Have One Week to Resolve City Traders’ Tax Woes-Speaker Among

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among has directed the Minister of Trade, Tourism and Industry, and that of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to resolve the woes of Kampala City Traders and report back to Parliament on Tuesday, 16 April 2024. The traders, under their umbrella body, Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) started a […]

Is Speaker Anita Among a Victim of Political Witch Hunt?

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 […]

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