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Minister Nyamutoro: Donors Withdrew Aid from Parliamentary Youth Forum Due to Anti-Gay Bill

State Minister for Energy Phiona Nyamutoro has blamed the Anti-Homosexuality Act for disrupting programs of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Youth Affairs (UPFYA). The youthful Minister made this revelation while handing over leadership of the Forum at Parliament on Thursday afternoon. In her speech, she acknowledged that the start of their leadership was a cagey

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Deputy Speaker Tayebwa Pledges Parliament’s Support for Three MPs Arrested on Corruption Charges

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has expressed Parliament’s support for three MPs arrested over corruption charges. Hon. Tayebwa pledged Parliament’s support while officiating the handover ceremony of the new leadership of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Youth Affairs (UPFYA) at Parliament on Thursday afternoon. “As a leadership of Parliament, we shall stand by our

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President Museveni Pledges shs 200 Million To Buganda Clan Leaders SACCO

President Yoweri Museveni has promised to boost the Bataka SACCO with shs 200 million. The president made this promise during a meeting with the clan leaders at State House Entebbe. President Museveni also tasked Buganda Kingdom clan leaders to spread a message of wealth creation to the kingdom.The delegation from the kingdom was led by

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Ssenyonyi Demands Corruption Probe into Parliamentary Commission

Leader of Opposition in Parliament Joel Ssenyonyi has lashed out at Speaker Anita Among for sidelining him from Parliamentary Commission meetings. Ssenyonyi made this revelation as he addressed the press at Parliament yesterday. In the address, the LOP demanded that corruption investigations in Parliament are widened to include members of the Parliament Commission. “If the

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Anti-Corruption Court Remands Three MPs for Soliciting Bribe

During the State of the Nation Address last week, President Museveni suggested amnesty to all officials implicated but was heckled by calls for iron-fist action.

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I worked as a house girl to pay my school fees – Speaker Among

Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has revealed how she worked as a house girl to raise money for her school fees. The Speaker made this revelation during the launch of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum to End Child Marriage and Teenage Pregnancy on Tuesday 10th June, 2024. In her speech, the speaker rejected the use of

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Nandala Mafabi Calls For Arrest of Legal Committee MPs

Budadiri West MP Nandala Mafabi called for the arrest of all legislators on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee. Nandala believes these MPs have questions to answer regarding the approval of shs 1.7 billion service awards given to four Parliamentary Commissioners. Nandala, who was speaking to journalists after signing a motion to censure the four

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Malawi VP Dies In Helicopter Crash

The government of Malawi has confirmed the untimely death of Vice President Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima. The Office of the Presidency confirmed the tragedy on Tuesday afternoon after the completion of the military search for the missing helicopter that was transporting the vice president. Malawi security forces, including the army and police, embarked on a

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Government Loses Shs 4 Trillion Annually In Uncollected Taxes – URA

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner General John Musinguzi has revealed that the government loses revenue in the range of Shs4 trillion in uncollected taxes. He attributes this to the lack of capacity to monitor the level of transactions in businesses. Musinguzi made these revelations while appearing before Parliament’s Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State

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FDC Launches Digital Membership Registration Platform

Opposition party Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has launched a digital membership registration platform for its cadres ahead of the 2026 polls. The party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) chaired by party president Patrick Amuriat Oboi rolled out the program on Monday, 10th July. However, this new development comes with a rise in membership fees from

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