*⃣ 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 …
Read More »🟥LIVE: Voting underway in race for Speaker of 12th Parliament
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, …
Read More »MTN internet bus graduates Kampala youth as Uganda’s digital divide persists
Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Uganda’s youthful population is increasingly being pushed into a digital economy many are still ill-prepared to navigate, prompting fresh efforts by private sector players and development organisations to close the country’s widening digital skills gap. At the Kabalagala Youth Centre in Kampala, 58 young people …
Read More »C-Care Uganda symposium makes case for affordable treatment across the country
Mulago’s Dr Byanyima hails C-Care Uganda for sharing health care knowledge Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | C-Care Uganda marked its 30th year in the country on Friday with a symposium, where key speakers called for the building of super-specialised health services to bring a halt to the costly …
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 »X-ARTICLE: Tugume and Magoola are NOT Uganda’s version of John D Rockefeller
President Yoweri Museveni has issued a forceful response to a recent opinion piece by journalist Andrew Mwenda titled “When Old Age Strikes a Leader” (Issue No. 915, April 17–23, 2026), rejecting claims about his leadership capacity and defending his government’s economic and industrialisation agenda. Elison Karuhanga (@elisonk), “a learner and …
Read More »X-ARTICLE: Kaguta, Mwenda and the brutal truth about nation-building
President Yoweri Museveni has issued a forceful response to a recent opinion piece by journalist Andrew Mwenda titled “When Old Age Strikes a Leader” (Issue No. 915, April 17–23, 2026), rejecting claims about his leadership capacity and defending his government’s economic and industrialisation agenda. In the unusually direct statement, Museveni …
Read More »Uganda sells stability and scenery to the world
President Yoweri Museveni frames the East African nation as Africa’s next big tourism destination Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has stepped up efforts to position Uganda as one of Africa’s leading tourism destinations, using the launch of the 10th Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo …
Read More »Uganda calls for calm after confirmation of local Ebola cases
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Saturday urged the public to remain calm after the East African country confirmed three new Ebola cases, including its first two local transmission cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to five since the index case was reported on …
Read More »Mr Mwenda, thank you for declaring me incapable of judging right
COMMENT | YOWERI K MUSEVENI | Mr. Mwenda, thank you for declaring me senile and incapable of judging right. You will, however, discover that at 82, I am still able to defend Uganda and myself with the Bible, the AK-47 and the pen. You are supposed to be a …
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