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VP Alupo swears in as Woman MP for Katakwi District – The Voice Uganda HomeBusinessVP Alupo swears in as Woman MP for Katakwi District , https://voiceuganda.com/2026/05/13/vp-alupo-swears-in-as-woman-mp-for-katakwi-district/

Annet Oyes Byamukama the elect Woman MP for Buhweju has today congratulated President Yoweri Museveni upon his swear in today. President Museveni starts his 7th term of office today.   The post Annet Oyes Byamukama the elect Woman MP for Buhweju congratulates President Yoweri Museveni upon his swear in today appeared first on The East African Watch., https://eastafricanwatch.net/annet-oyes-byamukama-the-elect-woman-mp-for-buhweju-congratulates-president-yoweri-museveni-upon-his-swear-in-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=annet-oyes-byamukama-the-elect-woman-mp-for-buhweju-congratulates-president-yoweri-museveni-upon-his-swear-in-today

The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) has set May 14 as the date for aspiring candidates to officially express interest in the forthcoming Kalangala District Woman MP by-election.The seat fell vacant following the death of MP-elect Helen Nakimuli, a NUP member. According to Johnmary Ssebwufu, a member of the party’s elections management committee, aspirants will be required to physically submit …

Kampala– The National Unity Platform (NUP) election Management Committee (EMC) has invited qualified party members to express interest in contesting for the position of District Woman Member of Parliament for Kalangala District ahead of the forthcoming by-election. The late Hellen Nakimuli former Kalangala Woman MP (Courtesy photo) According to a notice issued by the party, expressions of interest will be …

By Mwanje Gideon The story of Uganda’s independence is often told through the lens of 1962, the year the nation shed its colonial tether to embrace sovereignty. It was then that the Parliament of Uganda was formally established, a structure whose foundation stone had been laid on a hopeful December day in 1956. But the spirit of that house, rooted …

A 45-year-old woman has been remanded by the Chief Magistrate’s court in Mitooma district, western Uganda, over allegations that she forced her eight-year-old stepson to swallow sewing needles and several fragments of broken glass. Juliet Tushabeomwe appeared before grade one magistrate Gibson Muhangi on Thursday and was charged with aggravated torture and attempted murder. State prosecutor Caroline Kesubi told court …

The police in Busoga North, Kaliro district has mounted a search for Afuwa Namugwano over allegedly killing her two-year-old stepson, Rahim Kivuluga. It is alleged that Namugwano’s husband, Awali Balikowa was concerned about Kivuluga’s whereabouts, only to be told he had slept at a distant relative’s home. Balikowa says that Namugwano quietly escaped from their home at night, raising suspicion …

  × ]]]]>]]> According to reports, a woman who was driving her car near Speaker Anita Among’s residence in Kampala is currently nursing bullet injuries, after being shot by JAT security personnel guarding the home of the speaker. Sources say the woman who was reportedly driving a Toyota Harrier near the residence of the Speaker of Parliament at Mackinnon Road …

Yas lives under constant fear since her attack in Cameroon Homeless transgender woman Yas lying on her makeshift bed in Douala, Cameroon. By Steeves Winner Yas—a homeless transgender woman in Douala, Cameroon—lives under the constant threat of violence and stigmatization. Yas was recently the victim of an attempted assault orchestrated by a group of men in her neighborhood. It all …

By Alexander LuyimaApril 9, 2026 The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has strongly criticized remarks made by Yoweri Kaguta Museveni regarding the disputed Masaka City Woman Member of Parliament election, describing them as unconstitutional and a direct intrusion into Uganda’s electoral and judicial processes.In a statement released on April 9, the ULS raised concern over comments made during the National Resistance …