“Don’t Act Like Doctors,” Tayebwa Warns Community Health Workers

He urged the CHEWs to identify communities facing particular disease burdens and tailor their health education campaigns to address the specific needs of those areas. Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has warned 155 newly trained Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) in Mitooma District against treating patients or setting up informal clinics, urging them to […]

Tayebwa Calls on EU to Help Close Uganda’s Refugee Funding Gap

Despite the financial constraints, Tayebwa said Uganda would continue to receive people fleeing conflict, describing the country’s refugee policy as rooted in humanitarian values. Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has called on the European Union (EU) to increase funding for Uganda’s refugee response, warning that declining humanitarian support is putting growing pressure on public […]

Muganga Blames Tayebwa for Ministerial Rejection, Dismisses Citizenship Allegations

“I am a Rwandan by heritage, born in Uganda and a full Ugandan citizen,” Muganga stated, adding that he neither possesses a Rwandan passport nor holds citizenship of Rwanda. Victoria University Vice Chancellor Dr. Lawrence Muganga has renewed his defense against allegations surrounding his citizenship status, insisting that claims linking him to Rwanda were not […]

NRM CEC Endorses Oboth Oboth and Tayebwa for Speaker, Deputy Speaker Positions

According to sources, all candidates who had expressed interest in the Speaker and Deputy Speaker positions allegedly withdrew their bids during the NRM parliamentary caucus in support of Jacob Oboth Oboth and Thomas Tayebwa respectively. The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Central Executive Committee (CEC), sitting at State House in Entebbe, has endorsed Jacob Oboth Oboth […]

PLU Withdraws Endorsement of Anita Among for Speakership Role Under Directive from Gen. Muhoozi

However, the latest directive instructs PLU members-elect to instead support candidates to be presented by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for both positions. The Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) has officially withdrawn its earlier endorsement of candidates for the top leadership positions in Uganda’s Parliament, according to a statement released on May 12, 2026. In the […]

Deputy Speaker Tayebwa Denies Involvement in Owino Market Demolitions

He acknowledged that he once held a lease for a plot of land in the Nakivubo area but explained that the land is no longer under his ownership. How a DNA Test Almost Ruined My Dream of Becoming a Doctor The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has clarified that he has no ownership or […]

Makerere University Set to Render 500 Non-Teaching Staff Jobless in Restructuring Exercise

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa supported Ssemujju’s concerns and urged the Ministry of Education to ensure fairness in the restructuring process. Opposition MPs Who Bagged Sh100m Museveni Cash Bonanza Commits to Return It Makerere University is set to lay off up to 500 non-teaching staff in a restructuring exercise. The development, confirmed by the university, […]

Speaker of Parliament Among Seeks For Another Term-Declares When to Retire

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among has announced her intention to seek re-election as the Speaker in the 12th Parliament while also revealing plans to retire from active politics after serving a second term. She made the announcement during the 2nd sitting of the Women’s Parliament, where over 400 women leaders gathered to discuss […]

Man Spends 28 Years in Luzira Prison Without Trial; Parliament Reveals

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 […]

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