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 …
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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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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has come out to explain the circumstances leading to the siege of properties belonging to the outgoing Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among. The Senior Presidential Advisor and Chairperson of the Patriotic League of Uganda, General Muhoozi …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Norbert Mao, one of the aspirants for the post of Speaker to the 12th Parliament, has backed the Patriotic League of Uganda’s (PLU) decision to withdraw support for Speaker Anita Among and Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. He described the decision as a “principled stand against …
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COMMENT | DR JUDE KAGORO | The 2026 general election in Uganda followed a familiar pattern. As in the previous six elections under President Yoweri Museveni, the incumbent again emerged victorious. Yet interpreting the result simply as another reaffirmation of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) misses a deeper …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force (UPF) has justified its decision to allow the members of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) to hold processions to Parliament, protesting perceived disrespect towards General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, their leader. Hundreds of supporters of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Antiriot Police used teargas to disperse rowdy National Unity Platform-NUP party supporters in Masaka city who were involved in a bitter scuffle over a dispute regarding the party’s mobilization campaigns, known as Kunga. On Monday afternoon, a group of leaders, led by Masaka City Mayor …
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