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Kampala– The Appointments Committee of Parliament, chaired by the Speaker of Parliament Hon. Anita Annet Among, today vetted Mr. Samuel Akena following his reappointment as the Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons. Mr. Samuel Akena (courtesy photo) The vetting took place on Thursday at Parliament as part of the legal process required for senior government appointments. During the meeting, the committee …

‘Homosexuals will no longer breathe in this country’ Anti-gay legislators at Senegal’s National Assembly in Dakar celebrate the passage of the bill to double the penalties for same-sex intimacy. (Seyllou photo courtesy of AFP / Getty Images) Yesterday the National Assembly in Senegal unanimously approved a bill yesterday to double the prison time for gay sex, sending it to President …

A storm is brewing at the Uganda Wildlife Research and Training College after the latest report by the Office of the Auditor General of Uganda unearthed a trail of troubling gaps in funding, stalled projects, questionable contracts and a shocking governance vacuum at the country’s premier wildlife research training institution. College Principal, Robert Baluku, now finds himself presiding over an …

Indonesia’s parliament is debating a bill to ban LGBTQ+ content online which, if passed, could lead to job losses in the media and social media industries, while also restricting the community’s access to specialised services such as health. The third-largest democracy in the world is a big market for digital platforms with 143 million active social media users — more than half …

By Ex-MP Godfrey Pereza Ahabwe When the late Jacob Oulanyah was elected to the Speakership of Parliament in 2021 and Jessica Alupo was appointed Vice President, it looked like political power was shared among the Western, Eastern, and Northern Regions that supported the National Resistance Movement. I momentarily leave out Buganda for the obvious reason that it became a renegade …

Kampala– St. Mary’s Kisubi Old Boys Association (SMACKOBA) has congratulated its members who were elected to Parliament in the recently concluded 2026 General Elections. In a congratulatory message, the association praised the newly elected legislators for their achievement and commitment to public service. “We congratulate our own on their victories in the 2026–2031 Parliamentary elections. We celebrate your service and excellence,” …

His Highness Umukuka III, Jude Mike Mudoma, has congratulated Brigadier General David Gonyi and Colonel Christine Nekesa Situma upon their election as Army Representatives to the Parliament of Uganda. Both officers hail from the Bugisu sub-region, with Brig Gen David Gonyi from Sironko District and Col Christine Nekesa from Namisindwa District. The congratulations were conveyed through the spokesperson of the …

Kampala-  The Parliament has held a special sitting to honor the late Ngora District Woman Member of Parliament, Hon. Apolot Stella Isodo, who passed away on Saturday, 17 January 2026. Speaker and Deputy Speaker receiving Isodo’s casket at Parliament. Hon. Isodo was a prominent member of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Party and was widely respected for her humility, …

Reputation of Uganda’s Anita Among tarred by corruption scandal. Anita Among, speaker of Uganda’s parliament A “homosexuality honeymoon” seems to be over for Anita Among, the homophobic speaker of Uganda’s Parliament. In 2023, she orchestrated the enactment of Uganda’s harsh Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), after which she enjoyed months of praise from equally homophobic Ugandans. But now her name is tarred …

Bulenga– Hon. Medard Lubega Ssegona, Busiro East Member of Parliament and one of the Contestants for the same seat in the forthcoming general elections, has finally spoken about Mathias Walukagga’s controversy. Hon. medard Lubega Ssegona. (Courtesy photo) While responding to people’s reactions at in Bulenga early this week, stated that people before accusing him of behind the demand of Mathias …