Speaker Anita Annet Among has asked the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja to consider including a provision in Parliament’s budget to cover medical treatment abroad and burial expenses for former MPs, saying the demands for these items are overwhelming Parliament. She made the remarks during yesterday’s plenary sitting while reacting to a request by Phyllis Chemutai […]
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 […]
A man identified as Alfred Byamukama has spent 28 years at Luzira prison without appearing before courts for trial. Parliament’s Human Rights Committee has said his long stay on remand has exposed the persistent pre-trial detention crisis blamed for congestion in Uganda’s prisons. The parliament committee also found that more than a half of the population of […]
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, […]
Rubaga Hospital has refuted the allegations that Kawempe North Member of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya is dead. However, the hospital has said that Ssegirinya is “brain dead” and “all his organs have shut down!” The acting executive director for Rubaga Hospital, Sr. Dr. Grace Nannyondo said that though Ssegirinya is brain dead and all his organs […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga has dismissed as untrue, claims that Baganda have turned the debate on whether the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) should be merged with the mother ministry or not, into a tribal confrontation. “They are now blaming us (Baganda) for allegedly waging a tribal confrontation battle, but sincerely speaking, who ignited the tribal […]
