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New Speaker Oboth Oboth KAMPALA, Uganda — Newly elected Speaker of Parliament Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth pledged Monday to lead a corruption-free, transparent and accountable legislature, unveiling seven key pillars to guide the 12th Parliament over the next five years. × Delivering his inaugural address shortly after taking the speaker’s chair at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, Oboth-Oboth called his election a reflection …

  ×   By Nyorozi Harriet Bamuturebye. Counselor Ndejje University. COUNSELOR’S CORNER. A male gender is created naturally to dominate both in human beings and in animals. However, with the changing society women have been emancipated, empowered to come out and compete with men in leadership, business, education and in rare cases family headship and inheritance. This boy who feels …

By Mulengera Reporters As MPs voted the new Speaker of Parliament, one of them indicated ‘Oboth-Tayebwa’ and the Chief Justice Flavian Zeija, who presided over the exercise at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, declared that an invalid vote. This displeased President Museveni, who in a subsequent speech, protested this apparent voter suppression because, in his view, that voter’s intention was very clear. …

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Once a ‘democratic beacon’ in West Africa, Senegal makes a homophobic leap into the past Senegal, once considered the “democratic beacon” of West Africa and the first signatory to the International Criminal Court, is now using the state apparatus to legally persecute its own citizens, adopting a rhetoric of identity-based isolationism similar to that of authoritarian regimes. Below, a community …

Once a ‘democratic beacon’ in West Africa, Senegal makes a homophobic leap into the pastSenegal, once considered the “democratic beacon” of West Africa and the first signatory to the International Criminal Court, is now using the state apparatus to legally persecute its own citizens, adopting a rhetoric of identity-based isolationism similar to that of authoritarian regimes.Below, a community activist speaks …

Three URA Officials Killed, Four Injured in Murchison Falls Crash After Vehicle Hits ElephantBy Our ReporterThree officials from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) have died while four others sustained serious injuries following a fatal road crash involving a URA vehicle and a crossing elephant in Murchison Falls National Park in Nwoya District.The tragic accident occurred on the night of May …

The moral integrity of Thomas Tayebwa has come under intense public scrutiny following his endorsement by the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) to continue serving as deputy speaker in the 12th parliament. Tayebwa, who served as deputy speaker in the 11th parliament under the embattled outgoing speaker Anita Annet Among (AAA), was endorsed on Sunday evening during a meeting of …

 Kilifi, Kenya — Fresh concerns have emerged over presidential security management in Kenya after a young man briefly breached security and stormed toward President William Ruto’s podium during a public event in Kilifi County, marking the latest in a series of incidents that have exposed vulnerabilities around high-profile political gatherings. The dramatic moment unfolded during a thanksgiving ceremony for Youth …

Washington, D.C. — Across the United States, flags are being flown at half-staff as the country marks Memorial Day, one of the few national observances that continues to unite Americans across political, regional, and cultural lines through a shared act of remembrance and national reflection. The nationwide tribute, observed annually on Memorial Day, honors members of the United States Armed …