The Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, has refuted claims made by Speaker Anita Among, who said that MPs who boycotted the regional parliamentary sittings in Gulu City are selfish and disrespectful to the people of Northern Uganda.
The government of Uganda, with support from the World Bank, has launched the GROW project, financed by a grant from the World Bank worth USD 217 million, to boost women enterprises.
The Parliament of Uganda is set to hold four regional sittings, with the first one starting on August 28, 2024, at Kaunda grounds in Gulu, and they are to hold other sittings in Mbarara, Mbale, and Masaka. Each sitting is to cost over UGX 5 billion, and many people have criticized the relevance of these regional sittings as they seem not to have a direct impact on the constituents.
“There is a big problem with the 1986 group who behave the same as President Museveni and Dr. Kizza Besigye. President Museveni has never dreamt of life after the presidency; it's worse for our brother Besigye, who believes nobody can serve better than him.”
Some Ugandan activists have taken issue on social media, especially on X, demanding that some leaders both political and technical at KCCA and NEMA resign and also be arrested for negligence of duty that led to the loss of lives and leaving some people homeless.
The National Unity Platform (NUP) party president, Robert Kyagulanyi, has hailed Ugandan local artists who have continued to stand with Ugandans in the fight against corruption.
On the day of the coronation, Kyagulanyi and his team were seen in the Bugisu subregion, where he met with the Bamasaba cultural leader in Mbale just a few days before the beginning of this year's Mbalu festival, a key event among the Bamasaba people of eastern Uganda.
The Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebe II, is celebrating 31 years since he ascended onto the throne on July 31, 1993, succeeding his father, Sir Edward Muteesa II, who died in exile in London in November 1969.
In July 2022, the DP president Norbert Mao had a meeting with the President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who doubles as the NRM party chairman, where they signed a pact of cooperation.
The National Unity Platform Party Members of Parliament, Francis Batebi Zaake, MP for Mityana Municipality; Katikamu south MP Hassan Kirumira; and Tebandeke Charles, MP...
The Uganda People’s Congress party (UPC) has called for the unconditional release of the youth arrested during the "March to Parliament" protests, stating that they were peaceful and lawful as stipulated in the constitution of Uganda.