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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 …

By Aggrey Baba Immediately after being sworn in as the Laroo-Pece Division MP on Thursday, May 14, 2026, Democratic Party president and aspiring Speaker of the 12th Parliament, Norbert Mao, set out his vision for how he would run the House, pledging equal speaking time for all Members of Parliament (MPs) regardless of party affiliation if elected Speaker.   Mao …

Viewers: 90,000 By Spy Uganda Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among has praised President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) for maintaining peace and stability as Uganda officially commenced the swearing-in of Members of Parliament-elect for the 12th Parliament. Speaking to journalists at Parliament of Uganda on Tuesday, Among, who was re-elected as Woman Representative …

Uganda’s Eleventh Parliament leaves office with a contradiction that should trouble every citizen who still believes democratic institutions matter. It was energetic, efficient and remarkably productive. It passed at least 166 bills in five years and held more than 450 sittings. Yet for all that legislative activity, the deeper question remains unresolved: did Parliament strengthen Uganda’s democracy, or did it …