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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) has endorsed a proposed amendment to the Administration of Parliament Act that seeks to introduce a legal procedure for the removal of the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) from office. The position was announced in Kampala by Kasambya County …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parliament has granted Buyaga West MP Dennis Namara leave to introduce a Private Member’s Bill seeking to amend the Administration of Parliament Act, setting the stage for fresh debate on how the Leader of the Opposition (LOP) is elected and held accountable. The decision followed …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A fresh political battle over the office of the Leader of the Opposition (LOP) is brewing after two Members of Parliament notified Parliament of their intention to introduce a Private Member’s Bill seeking to amend the Administration of Parliament Act. Kibanda North MP Linos Ngompek …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Joel Ssenyonyi has petitioned Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth to recall Parliament from recess to address what he describes as an escalating wave of human rights violations, enforced disappearances, and growing disregard for the rule of law. In a June 17 …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, has unveiled a 30-member Shadow Cabinet for the 12th Parliament. He defended his leaner cabinet, saying it will be more effective in holding government accountable than mirroring the Executive’s 82-member Cabinet. Ssenyonyi told Parliament that the appointments …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN | The leadership of the National Unity Platform has retained Joel Ssenyonyi as the Leader of Opposition in Parliament as the party unveiled its new line-up for key opposition positions in the 12th Parliament. Ssenyonyi, who has served as Leader of Opposition since January 2024, retains …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | As Uganda’s 12th Parliament concluded the final day of swearing-in ceremonies on Friday, one political moment quietly stood out beyond the routine oaths, photographs, and celebrations. Moments after taking the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Member of Parliament, Nakawa West legislator Joel Ssenyonyi handed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of National Unity Platform (NUP) leaders and journalists were assaulted in Nammere, Kawempe North, where a group of individuals were suspected to be pre-ticking ballot papers in a residential home. According to David Lewis Rubongoya, the National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Secretary General, they received …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition political parties rejected proposals in the  Administration of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2024 that was moved by Mityana South County Member of Parliament, Richard Lumu Kizito. The bill seeks to among others, provide for the election of the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and other …

  Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has granted leave to the Democratic Party’s (DP) Richard Lumu, the Mityana County Legislator, seeking to introduce a private member’s bill allowing all opposition members to elect the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Parliament. Lumu tabled the motion entitled The Administration …