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 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. […]
The first Leader of the Opposition under the restored multi-party system in Uganda, Professor Morris Ogenga Latigo has lashed the current leadership at Parliament. Latigo, the former Agago MP told Uganda Radio Network that Annet Anita Among and her Deputy, Thomas Tayebwa do not deserve to serve in the positions they are currently holding. Ogenga […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among has vowed to jealously guard her seat, narrating the worst past experience she passed through to struggle and become who she is today. Among says that she worked hard as a house girl, local brew seller and cleaner at Centenary Bank, after running away from home following […]
The call for an inquiry by Professor Barnabas Nawangwe into the setting of a constitutional law examination at Makerere University continues to raise debate. Speaker Anita Among has come out herself, to say there was nothing wrong with her being the subject of the exam. A section of academic dons has come out to defend […]
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 […]
The Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among in company of the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa and a section of Members of Parliament have today delivered sh50m for the support of the Kabaka’s Birthday Run. Received by the Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, the Speaker Among delivered the money at Bulange Mengo. Among says that as […]
The Leader of Opposition (LOP) Joel Ssenyonyi has written to the Inspector General of Government (IGG), Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and Auditor General, asking them to act within their mandate to investigate matters of financial impropriety, and other issues that are happening here at Parliament. Ssenyonyi says that the Speaker in 146 days received […]
The past three weeks have not been the best for the second most important institution in nation building. A group of people, under the Agora Discourse initiated what was termed as the Parliament Exhibition where a number of stories were brought to the light of how allegedly, money was misused by the institution. The exhibition […]
The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has blocked debate on the corruption allegations against her and the parliament at large. The Speaker, who has been in the limelight over an alleged scandal about the Parliamentary Commission funds, said she will not respond to rumors. It is the first time that Anita Among has spoken about […]