Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parliament’s Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Chris Obore Ariko, has petitioned the High Court in Kampala seeking to be released on bail as he awaits trial. Obore and other employees of the Parliamentary Commission are facing corruption and money laundering arising from …
Read More »Arrest of Parliament officials sparks calls for wider accountability
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The arrest and remand of seven senior Parliament officials on corruption-related charges has attracted a mixed reaction. Some politicians, activists and members of the public welcomed the development, while others urged that the IGG should cast her net wider to catch the …
Read More »Obore and six others remanded over Sh27.2 billion financial loss
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded seven employees of the Parliament to Luzira Prison until July 7, 2026, on a string of corruption-related charges, including embezzlement, money laundering, and causing financial loss amounting to more than Shs27 billion. The accused are Chris Obore Ariko, …
Read More »Speaker Oulanyah working from a committee room
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah is operating from the East Committee Room of Parliament as he awaits finalization of the organization of the Speakers office on the sixth floor of Parliament. The office of the Speaker has been occupied for the past 10-years …
Read More »Parliament sends Chris Obore into forced leave
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director for Communications and Public Affairs, Chris Obore has been sent on forced leave. Jane Kibirige, the Clerk of Parliament wrote to Obore on Wednesday, noting that “I have been directed to inform you to take your accumulated leave with immediate effect.” The …
Read More »‘Obore’s contract was not terminated’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jane Kibirige, the Clerk to Parliament has opposed an application by Chris Ariko Obore, the Director of Communication and Public Affairs of Parliament seeking a judicial review on the decision to terminate his services. In her response to the application, Kibirige notes that she …
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