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Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has summoned the National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) Central Executive Committee (CEC) for an urgent meeting on Friday, May 22, as the ruling party moves to settle on its preferred candidates for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 12th Parliament. The parliamentary elections …

Gulu, Uganda | URN | Richard Todwong, the Secretary General of the ruling National Resistance Movement, has said the party will officially pronounce itself on its preferred candidate for the Speaker of Parliament after a meeting of the party’s Central Executive Committee scheduled for Friday. Todwong said the highly anticipated …

   Without parliament, the president’s ministerial appointees cannot be confirmed. Thus, currently Uganda has neither a constituted executive nor legislature.   Kampala, Uganda | NEWS ANALYSIS -URN | The events of the last 72 hours have left the country stunned. Many have started asking who is in charge of the …

  Unemployment and poverty pose major challenges for President Museveni’s seventh term, while his age and long rule prompt questions about Uganda’s future beyond his leadership   NEWS ANALYSIS | CAI NEBE | As Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in on May 12, observers and political leaders across East Africa reflected on the trajectory …

  The Fall of Uganda’s Parliamentary Caesar   COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | The political arena of Kampala has long resembled a modern Colosseum, but no one quite expected the Senate floor to turn so decisively on its chief architect. For four years, Speaker Anita Among ruled the August …

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 …

  ‘I’m Not Aware of Muhoozi Endorsing Me For Speaker’-Oboth-Oboth   Kampala, Uganda | URN | West Budama Central MP, Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth, says he is not aware that he has been endorsed by the Chief of Defence Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, for the post of Speaker of the 12th Parliament. …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The NRM Parliamentary Caucus has resolved to throw its full weight behind the government’s proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, following a high-stakes meeting to align the party’s legislative front. The decision was reached during a caucus meeting held today, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at Parliament. …

  Unwanted Witness report exposes personal data misuse in the past election cycle   COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | On May 12, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, 81, will take the oath of office once again, extending a presidency that has shaped Uganda’s political landscape for four straight decades. His victory in …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | With the 11th Parliament nearing its end, MPS are in a race to complete critical budget and legal business. Speaker of Parliament Anita Among confirmed, MPS are working against strict constitutional and procedural timelines to process budget-related bills before the next Parliament takes effect. The swearing-in of …