Tag Archives: Oboth Oboth

  The experiences of the Sixth Parliament can guide the Twelfth Parliament   COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | Dear Oboth Oboth, by examining the successes and decisions from that Sixth Parliament, I strongly believe that you can identify effective strategies that resonate with people today as you take charge of …

  Oboth Oboth and the illusion of choice   COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Parliamentary elections are usually defined by late-night lobbying and shifting alliances, but the race to elect a new Speaker was effectively ended when Jacob Oboth Oboth secured an early endorsement from Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. …

    *⃣  Oboth Oboth 441 *⃣  Mwiru 60 votes *⃣  Mao 15 votes *⃣ Spoilt votes 3 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth has been overwhelmingly voted Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament by over 400 votes at a special sitting at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds Three candidates were …

    Kampala, Uganda | URN |  Voting is underway for the Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament during a special sitting at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, where Members of Parliament are choosing the leader of the country’s legislature for the next five years. Three candidates are in the race: Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth, …

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, …

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 …

  ‘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 | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs, Jacob Oboth-Oboth, has defended the actions of Uganda’s security agencies following the killing of a second female suicide bomber in Kalerwe Market, citing the need to prioritise public safety over idealistic expectations of due process in the …

  Why does Museveni want this law badly? COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Three months after the Uganda Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for the General Court Martial to try civilians, the government on May 14 introduced a Bill in parliament to reverse that decision. The Minister …

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Col Chris Magezi, the Military Assistant for Public Relations to the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), has explained the presence of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in South Sudan without parliament’s knowledge. Col Magezi was reacting to reports that Defence Minister Oboth …