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Viewers: 50,009 By Spy Uganda Parliament has urged the government to declare Thursday, July 23, 2026, a public holiday to allow Ugandans, particularly women and working citizens, to fully participate in the upcoming Women Council elections, as the country prepares for the long-awaited Local Council (LCI and LCII) polls. The proposal dominated debate during a plenary sitting on July …

Kampala– As we are left with few days to the State of the Nation Address where President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is expected to address the Country men on a number of issues in the country, the Parliament has issued new guidelines to be followed. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni  According to Mr. Adolf Mwesige, the Clerk to Parliament, this has been as a …

Rice farmers Newly sworn-in MPs from the Bukedi sub-region have criticised government restrictions on wetland rice growing and fishing, arguing that the measures are being enforced without viable alternative sources of income for affected communities. The legislators, drawn from Butebo, Bunyole East, Tororo North, Samia Bugwe North, Namayingo South, Kabweri, Butaleja and Kibuku constituencies, said their districts remain among the …

Members of parliament from Sebei sub-region have identified landslide resettlement, tourism infrastructure, cattle restocking and boundary disputes as key priorities as the 12th parliament begins business. At least six legislators from Bukwo, Kapchorwa, Kween and Sironko districts outlined their legislative agendas shortly after taking oath. T’oo County MP Peter Kiti said his immediate focus would be the resettlement of hundreds …

By Aggrey Baba Uganda’s First Son and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), is no longer being viewed only as a pressure group in the country’s political space. Its recent involvement in the race for Speaker of the 12th Parliament has triggered debate that it is steadily emerging as a new centre of …

Viewers: 50,004 By Spy Uganda Veteran politician and senior government minister Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Jim Muhwezi Katugugu has officially been sworn in as Member of Parliament for Rujumbura County in Rukungiri District as Uganda’s 12th Parliament continues to take shape. Muhwezi was among 86 Members of Parliament sworn in during the morning session on Thursday, bringing the total number …

Viewers: 90,003 By Spy Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has praised Members of Parliament from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) for passing the controversial Sovereignty Bill, describing the legislation as a necessary step in safeguarding Uganda’s independence and protecting the country from foreign interference. In a strongly worded statement issued on Thursday, the President defended the Bill as a …

Parliament has approved a supplementary budget of more than Shs 1.105 trillion, just weeks before the close of the 2025/2026 financial year.Presenting the request, the state minister for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi, said the expenditure could not be deferred to the next financial year beginning next month.The package comprises budget reallocations, additional non-tax revenue, external financing, and savings from …

The controversial Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, could be passed by parliament today amid deepening political fractures, procedural disputes, and mixed signals from President Yoweri Museveni.The Bill, scheduled for its second and third readings today, Tuesday, May 5, comes before the House under a cloud of uncertainty following a dramatic standoff at a joint committee retreat in Munyonyo, and growing …

Viewers: 40,001 By Spy Uganda Attempts by the government to soften the controversial Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 have failed to ease parliamentary concerns, as lawmakers across the political divide pushed back against proposed amendments tabled by Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka. Appearing before Parliament’s Joint Committees on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and Defence and Internal Affairs on April 30, …