How PLU is swallowing NRM Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Is the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) an opposition outfit? Is it a faction within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), or does it operate as an independent political entity? Those are the questions dominating political discourse …
Read More »NRM’s Nabayiga wins Kalangala Woman MP by-election
Kalangala, Uganda | URN | National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Aidah Nabayiga has been declared the winner of the Kalangala District Woman Member of Parliament by-election. Kalangala District Electoral Commission Returning Officer Ronald Agaba declared Nabayiga elected at 2:53 am on Thursday after she secured 12,642 votes. Her main challenger, Irene …
Read More »Muhoozi reshuffles PLU leadership
Kampala, Uganda | URN | General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has announced a major restructuring of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), confirming changes to its Central Committee and reinforcing his leadership role within the movement. Muhoozi, who is officially described in PLU communications as Chairman of the Patriotic League of Uganda, said …
Read More »Analysts weigh Museveni’s new cabinet faces
Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni’s latest Cabinet reshuffle has ushered 30 new faces into an 81-member government, bringing together diplomats, doctors, lawyers, engineers, entrepreneurs and youth leaders in what analysts describe as one of the most diverse waves of appointments in recent years. While several veteran ministers …
Read More »Museveni happy with NRM Speaker endorsements
Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has welcomed the endorsement of Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth and Thomas Tayebwa as the 12th Parliament NRM candidates for Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively, following Sunday’s caucus meeting at State House Entebbe. In a statement issued after meeting NRM legislators and allied independents, …
Read More »NRM endorse Oboth-Oboth and Tayebwa to lead 12th Parliament
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The ruling National Resistance Movement has endorsed Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth as its flag bearer for Speaker of the 12th Parliament and Thomas Tayebwa as the party’s candidate for Deputy Speaker. The announcement was made during the ongoing NRM parliamentary caucus meeting at State House Entebbe, …
Read More »Four battle for NRM Speakership flag, 16 line up for Deputy
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The battle lines for the leadership of Uganda’s 12th Parliament have been officially drawn within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). This follows the closure of a rapid registration process for members wishing to contest for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker. Addressing the …
Read More »Museveni summons NRM CEC for crucial Speaker race decision
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 …
Read More »NRM CEC to decide Parliament Speaker candidate on Friday
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 …
Read More »Is the transition from Gen Museveni to Gen Muhoozi already underway?
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 …
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