Kampala, Uganda | URN | Justine Nameere Nsubuga, the Masaka City Woman Member of Parliament, re-surfaced after spending hours under what some described as military abduction. Nameere was arrested on Friday evening, in a joint operation by armed military and police operatives who intercepted her while she was in a …
Read More »Muhoozi defends raid on Among’s properties
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has come out to explain the circumstances leading to the siege of properties belonging to the outgoing Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among. The Senior Presidential Advisor and Chairperson of the Patriotic League of Uganda, General Muhoozi …
Read More »Security conduct another search at Among’s Mutungo-Kigo property
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Security forces have launched another joint search of former Speaker Anita Among’s residence in Mutungo-Kigo, with heavy security deployed to the area. A heavy deployment of the joint security task force comprising soldiers from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), detectives from the Criminal Investigations …
Read More »Fishing restrictions leave Lake Albert, Albert Nile fishermen on edge
Pakwach, Uganda | URN | Leaders in Pakwach District have been given a seven-day ultimatum to establish landing site management committees aimed at regulating fishing activities and restoring discipline in the fishing industry. The directive follows a visit by the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding, to …
Read More »Residents accuse Namalu Police of extorting money for justice
Nakapiripiri, Uganda | URN | Residents of Namalu Sub-County in Nakapiripirit District have accused officers at Namalu Police Station of demanding money from people reporting cases. The allegations came up on Friday during a community baraza at Namalu Police Station. The meeting was organized by the police with support from …
Read More »Emaju: The man who ended Okupa’s quarter-century rule
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The mood outside Parliament was euphoric on Wednesday as Peter Paul Emaju took the oath as Kasilo County MP, cementing one of the most symbolic political victories in Serere District. Flanked by supporters, Emaju walked into the Parliamentary precincts amid cheers, ululations, and celebration, symbolising not …
Read More »MPs named in joint security corruption and money laundering probe targets
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Several close associates of former Parliament Speaker Anita Among, including members of parliament, are under probe sanctioned by the president. Among and others at large are suspected of alleged illicit enrichment, corruption and money laundering. A joint task force of senior detectives from the Criminal …
Read More »Wanyoto, Odria give way in growing push for Oboth-Oboth as Speaker
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Mbale City Woman MP, Lydia Wanyoto and the Aringa South County MP, Yorke Odria Alioni have signaled withdrawing from the race for Speaker of Parliament, throwing their weight behind Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth. In a dramatic political shift that is rapidly reshaping succession politics within …
Read More »Isaac Ssemakadde speaks out on Anita Among’s saga
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The exiled Uganda Law Society President, Isaac Ssemakadde has questioned the timing of alleged corruption and money laundering by the outgoing Speaker, Annet Anita Among. In a statement issued on Saturday, Ssemakadde said that Speaker Among is not a saint. He noted that the Executive’s …
Read More »Oboth-Oboth emerges as strong contender for Speaker
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The fate of embattled former Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among, appears sealed as the newly elected and former Members of the 11th Parliament pledged to back Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth. The latest development emerged on Saturday when almost half of the legislators belonging to the …
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