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Medard Ensinikweri, the incumbent opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party chairperson for Rukiga district has defected to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Ensinikweri handed over the FDC party card and t-shirt to Twaha Selubowa Yalyakumanyi, Rukiga district NRM party returning officer on Sunday evening at around 7:00pm at the district NRM party offices…
Members of Parliament have elected Hon James Kakooza to represent Uganda in East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) after he got 183 votes with no MPs voting against or abstaining. Kakooza, the elected member, replaces the late Hon Mathias Kasamba at the regional legislature. Hon Fox Odoi-Oywelowo presented a report of the verification committee of the…
The Mukono Municipality Legislator Hon. Betty Bakireke Nambooze has asserted that she will never visit President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State House, the way many people are alleging that she will do so soon. This was during the Assurance and Implementation Committee Parliamentary Committee meeting on how to execute their mandate. During the meeting, Nambooze…
Uganda’s oldest Political Party, The Democratic Party (PD) has launched an English newspaper named Egumire. Weve learnt that Egumire newspaper was launched by the Party’s president Nobert Mao earlier this week in what he called a “strategic step” to strengthen Democratic Party’s influence in Uganda and over the seas. According to DP, their newspaper shall…
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has said that the absence of Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has not created a vacuum Among was on Wednesday afternoon responding to inquiries by a section of Members of Parliament on the whereabouts of Speaker Oulanyah. Oulanyah was in May elected Speaker of Parliament and last presided over the…
National Resistance Movement (NRM) Party Caucus in Parliament have voted Hon James Kakooza to replace the Late Honorable Mathias Kasamba as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). Kakooza defeated the former State minister in charge of Tourism Hon Godfrey Kiwanda Ssuubi, Mr Abbas Mutumba, the former Principle Assistant to Hon Kasamba and four other candidates. Hon Kakooza…
The Leader of the Opposition Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, has presented a list of the new Shadow Cabinet that will serve in the 11th Parliament. In a plenary session chaired by Deputy Speaker, Anita Among , Mpuuga said that the cabinet will support him in running his office as the Leader of the Opposition. “We made…
Eight Ex Officio Members of Parliament have taken oaths of allegiance and for Member of Parliament. The eight were appointed to Cabinet by President Yoweri Museveni and do not represent a constituency. The Rules of Procedure however dictate that they take oath before assuming their seats in the House and do not have voting rights.…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered security to arrest “social media idiots” who have been pronouncing him dead. Speaking at the swearing in of Ministers who missed the first swearing in ceremony at Kololo on Thursday, Museveni laughed at those who were spreading rumours that he had died. He said security should start picking those…
On July 1, the Shadow Cabinet asked the Speaker of Parliament to recall the House so that they can debate response measures by the government to the pandemic, citing gaps that need the intervention of the lawmakers. The legislators say they must be involved in the decision making process as the country battles the second…
