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Viewers: 90,001 By Spy Uganda More than 30 years after Uganda introduced affirmative action to boost women’s participation in politics, lawmakers are beginning to question whether the policy has achieved its original purpose or whether it is time for a major constitutional overhaul. The debate took center stage during the induction of Members of the 12th Parliament at Commonwealth …

Post Views: 1 Date: 24 May 2026As Uganda prepares for the election of the leadership of the 12thParliament, public interest and national attention continue to grow.Different opinions, expectations and political interpretations continue toemerge, reflecting the importance of Parliament as a central institutionof governance and representation.Recent developments suggest that consultations and institutionalprocesses remain active and influential in shaping outcomes.Nevertheless, parliamentary …

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 …

Nakasero, Kampala– As the competition in the race of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 12th Parliament continues to get stuff, a total of Nineteen Members of Parliament have filed the credentials to National Resistance Movement (NRM) Secretariat expressing interest to Contest for those two seats. Hon. Jacob Oboth Oboth accompanied by Hon. Thomas Tayebwa and other officials at NRM …

Viewers: 90,003 By Spy Uganda A total of 19 National Resistance Movement (NRM) Members of Parliament and one NRM-leaning legislator have formally expressed interest in contesting for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 12th Parliament. The expression of interest exercise was opened by the NRM Electoral Commission on Friday evening following directives and resolutions passed by …

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Tensions remained high at parliament as investigators sealed off former speaker of parliament Anita Among’s office and declared it a crime scene. The Tuesday operation, which began around 9:30 am, involved a team of at least 20 police detectives who split into teams and moved into the speaker’s chamber, the clerk’s office, the parliamentary external auditor’s office, and the communications …

× EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE POSITION OF DEPUTY SPEAKER. Dear Colleagues Members of the 12th Parliament of Uganda. I congratulate you all upon being sworn in as Members of the 12th Parliament. I humbly express my interest in serving as the Deputy Speaker of the 12th Parliament. With my hybrid experience in law, leadership, parliamentary affairs, and international service, …

Kampala, Uganda — The decision by former Speaker of Uganda’s 11th Parliament, Anita Annet Among, to withdraw from the race for Speaker of the 12th Parliament marks one of the most politically consequential developments within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) ahead of the new parliamentary term. While officially framed as a move intended to preserve “harmony and clarity” within …

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 …