Akena argued that education must provide practical skills to children who drop out before Primary Five, and that investment should begin with training teachers rather than simply expanding enrolment. He said UPE funding of UGX 20,000 per pupil was far below what is required to provide quality education.

Speaker Oboth said the institute will henceforth become a central engine for training, research, and capacity building, with cooperation and technical support from the German Parliament under a planned Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

"We are demanding that the Judiciary halts Judge Baguma from this case. A judge accused of bias cannot lawfully continue presiding over a case where the accused formally question his impartiality," Bayiga said.

"The 1995 Constitution of Uganda is clear. Article 29 guarantees every Ugandan the freedom of assembly, demonstration and peaceful protest. It does not say this right is reserved for the NRM or its new appendage, the PLU. It says every citizen," Lubega said.

The NDC ruling lists 14 offences under the UPC disciplinary code, including participating in factional activity that affects the unity of the party, acting against the decision of the constitutional structure, infiltrating the party, or acting on behalf of or in collaboration with other organizations, parties, or groups hostile to UPC's objectives, and setting up and participating in parallel structures, arrangements, and groups parallel to duly established structures.

The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party has urged government to preserve the Constitutional Square in Kampala and address chronic water shortages that have left...

“There is a difference between development and wealth. The tarmac road is for all of us, but development is for your house. Let’s divert some money from roads, schools and health centres to the Parish Development Model (PDM) because PDM addresses development,” President Museveni said.