Politics & Government

President Museveni has rejected Mariam Fauzat Wangadya’s resignation as Human Rights Commission chairperson, ending uncertainty over her position as Parliament scrutinises the institution.

Museveni rejected my resignation, UHRC boss Wangadya tells Parliament Daily Monitor

The US president boarded Air Force One in view of television cameras before being smuggled onto an elevated airport catering truck and transported to a military aircraft, without journalists and some White House staff on board knowing, the Washington Post said.

Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) chairperson Mariam Fauzat Wangadya has told Parliament that President Yoweri Museveni rejected her resignation. She is appearing before the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) to respond to accountability concerns raised in the Auditor General’s report. Wangadya apologised to the committee for failing to appear at an […] The post Museven

NRM reaps big in LC2 elections Daily Monitor

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Obore, six others sent to High Court over Shs26.8bn Parliament CSR scandal PML Daily

Drama in Parliament as leadership row grabs IRA, stalls COSASE probe Daily Monitor

The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has won 80 of the 97 parish chairperson positions in Mukono district. The elections were held under tight security and were largely reported to have been orderly, with no petitions filed following the declaration of results. Mukono district returning officer George William Eliau said the NRM won about 82 […] The post NRM sweeps 80 of 97 parish seats in Mukono appeared fir

Parliament orders arrest of UHRC boss Wangadya Daily Monitor

Dokolo, Uganda | Dokolo North County MP Joseph Jones Ogwal has delivered 95 iron sheets to Bata Secondary School in Dokolo district, fulfilling a pledge he made two months ago…

The directive comes amid a string of fatal bus and school transport crashes, prompting the government to tighten driver-rest requirements and strengthen enforcement against operators who put passengers at risk.

Police arrest four youths marching to Parliament over oil petition Daily Monitor

Ambassador Olara Otuunu was not only a leading member of a tribal group that violently overthrew an elected government in 1985. He is also sponsored by Uganda, a country that has conducted disputed elections since 2001. Mr Otuunu himself has always alluded to that point. Yet, Olara Otuunu, a man with a record of democratic deficit, not Rebeca Grynspan, a woman with sound democratic credentials, may be elected the nex

The regulator says wider signal coverage alone is insufficient, urging lawmakers to address device ownership, affordability, digital literacy and support for local content.

Residents say the absence of an elected council has left Katoogo without effective local representation, while the Electoral Commission says polling was suspended after disorder and complaints.

The symbolic naming took place during a gorilla-tracking excursion in Bwindi, where the Czech parliamentary leader was briefed on Uganda’s conservation efforts.

Speaker of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, has named a newborn mountain gorilla “Tomáš” during his visit to Uganda. He called the name a symbol of friendship between the two countries. Okamura proposed the name while trekking mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in south-western Uganda. He was joined by Uganda’s Deputy Speaker, […] The post Czech Republic Speaker Names Baby Gorilla ‘Tomáš’ Dur

The Uganda Muslim Lawyers’ Association (UMLAS) has condemned the release and circulation of a video in which one of the convicts in the Susan Magara kidnap and murder case linked the crimes to Islamic teachings. In a statement signed by UMLAS president Rashid Ssemambo, the association questioned why the recording was released after the court […] The post Muslim leaders reject Quran link to Magara murder appeared firs

Police in Oyam District fired live bullets into the air to disperse suspected non-bonafide voters during a chaotic LC2 chairperson election in Bar Parish, Abok Sub-county. The incident occurred on…