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Just In: President Museveni Summons All NRM MPs To Discuss Oulanyah Replacement
President Museveni who is also the Chairperson of National Résistance Movement has summoned all NRM members of parliament to converge and discuss the course of having another speaker following Oulanyah’s demise in the US yesterday. The constitutional provisions indicate that no business would take place in parliament when the position of the speaker is vacant,…
Museveni Assents To Relocation Of Electoral Commission To Enable Construction Of Kampala Flyover
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assented to the relocation of the Electoral Commission (EC) Head offices from Jinja Road, in Kampala, in a bid to enable the construction of the Kampala Flyover. Following the development, Museveni has since instructed the E.C Chairman Hon. Justice Simon Byakama to liaise with Prof. Godfrey Lule, who offered to…
‘My Beloved Son Was Poisoned’- Oulanyah’s Father
The father of the deceased Speaker Jacob Oulanyah, Nathan Okori has said his son did not die of natural causes and that he was poisoned. He has however quickly asked that his death is not politicised. Okori was quoted telling a handful of mourners at their ancestral home in Omoro District saying Oulanyah’s death is…
PROFILE: Who Exactly Was Jacob Oulanyah, The Man Who Beat Kadaga To Become Uganda’s 11th Speaker Of Parliament
The Speaker of Parliament of Uganda, Rt.Hon Jacob Oulanya has died, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has confirmed. General Museveni announced in a tweet that on Sunday morning he got news about Oulanyah’s death at 10.30am. “Countrymen and Countrywomen. It is with a lot of sadness that I announce the death of the Rt. Hon. Jacob…
Breaking: Uganda’s Speaker Of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah Is Dead
President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed the death of Speaker Jacob Oulanyah, who has been in hospital for over a month in Seattle, USA, “It is with a lot of sadness that I announce the death of the Jacob Oulanyah, the Speaker of Parliament. I got information of this sad news at 10.30am, East African time…
Parliament Orders Closure Of Fuelex Petrol Stations For Adulterating Fuel
The Parliamentary Committee on Trade And Industry led by Mbarara City South Member of Parliament Mwine Mpaka on Thursday March 17th, 2022 ordered the closure of two fuel stations, after it was discovered that the operators of the said stations were adulterating the fuel. Preliminary investigations indicate that several pump attendants were arrested while others…
Gold refiner Alain Goetz Says US Sanctions Are Based On Misinformation
Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz has said that sanctions that were imposed against him by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control over his alleged involvements in the gold trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were based on misinformation. The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets…
What Arsenal Fans Chanted At Emiliano Martinez During Victory Over Aston Villa
Arsenal supporters jokingly chanted at Emiliano Martinez during the Gunners’ Premier League clash against Aston Villa. Mikel Arteta’s men enjoyed a productive afternoon at Villa Park, enjoying the lion’s share of possession in the first half as Bukayo Saka broke the deadlock in the 30th minute with a sublime finish – his ninth Premier League goal of…
15 Court Of Appeal Justices To Handle Election Appeals
The Judiciary has appointed 15 judges to handle 81 election appeals starting next week. The judges are Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, Geoffrey Kiryabwire, Fredrick Egonda Ntende, Elizabeth Musoke, Cheborion Barishaki, and Irene Mulyagonja. Others are Hellen Obura, Catherine Bamugemereire, Stephen Musota, Christopher Gashirabake, Christopher Izama Madrama, Eva Luswata, Muzamir Mutangula Kibeedi, and Monica Mugenyi.…
LOP Mpuuga Hosts US Diplomats Over Human Rights Violations
The Leader of the Opposition (LOP) Mathias Mpuuga has held discussions with the visit United States Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Lisa Peterson over the human rights situation in the country. Peterson is leading a delegation from the US Department of State on a mission to establish the facts about reports of…