Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
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 […]
The Government Chief Whip, Denis Hamson Obua has applauded the 11th Parliament for holding the first ever regional plenary sittings in Gulu City, Northern Uganda. Obua made the remarks during the plenary sitting at Kaunda grounds, Gulu City on Wednesday, 28 August 2024. He paid tribute to Speaker, Anita Among for championing the regional plenary […]
The regional plenary sitting in Gulu city has kicked off with a large section of opposition members of Parliament boycotting the event. The plenary kicked off at 10:00am with the proclamation of the Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among at Kaunda Playgrounds in Gulu City. “Noting that Rule 17.1 of the Rules of Procedure of […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among last week had a private audience with Pope Francis in the Vatican, introducing her twins to the Pontiff for blessings. The World also got the opportunity to have the glance of the twins for the first time. The Bukedea Woman MP met Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has officially opened the 21st edition of the Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSA) games which are hosted by Uganda at Bukedea Comprehensive School in Bukedea District in Eastern Uganda. Bukedea Comprehensive School is owned by the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among. Other FEASSA games […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among, has blocked the censure motion against the four backbench Commissioners of Parliament in the controversial sh1.7bn “service award” saga. Lwemiyaga County Member of Parliament, Theodore Ssekikubo and others successfully collected signatures to support a motion to censure parliamentary commissioners Mathias Mpuuga, Prossy Akampurira, Esther Afoyochan, and Solomon Silwany […]
The Mwanga Two Magistrates Court in Mengo has charged Claire Namara, the former Vice Guild President of Kyambogo University, with disturbing religious assemblies. Namara, 25, appeared before Grade One Magistrate Amon Mugezi and denied the charges. The court heard that on July 28, 2024, at Lubaga Cathedral Church in Rubaga Division, Kampala District, Namara caused […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hundreds of peaceful protestors around different parts of Kampala have been arrested by security agencies, Military Police taking the lead. The March2Parliament protest which is against the alleged corruption in the Parliament of Uganda is intended to have the protestors reach the parliament and show their grievances from there. However, the security agencies are also […]
