In politics, following the January 15 presidential and parliamentary elections, which saw two East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) MPs elected to the 12th Parliament, Uganda now has two vacant ...

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has urged newly elected Members of Parliament to remain united under the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and to support the party's position on ...

The army general sits at the centre of Uganda’s power question, often making offensive ‘jokes’ and highly inappropriate ...

Let’s not kill our nation by allowing parochialism and private interest to replace patriotism and public interest pragmatism ...

If you look at the most significant challenges to the status quo in Uganda’s history, they were mostly led by the intelligentsia. But they were never from the controlled confines of Parliament.

A proposal to introduce a new NGO Funding Act in Uganda has ignited a wide-ranging public and political debate, sparking ...

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Thursday approved the National Budget Framework Paper (NBFP) for FY 2026/27–2030/31, clearing the way for preparation of detailed budget estimates, ...

Uganda's new military justice bill is in direct defiance of a 2025 Supreme Court ruling. This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 22 May 2025. Military courts long used to persecute ...

Political and business strategist Ronald Egesa says Uganda's democratic institutions have steadily lost their authority, with Parliament reduced to a ceremonial body operating under overwhelming ...

The Auditor General, Edward Akol, on Thursday presented the 2024/25 Annual Audit Report to Parliament. The report handed to the Speaker of Parliament, Annitah Annet Among, highlights major procurement ...

In the face of global criticism, Uganda's Parliament earlier this month passed a slightly revised version of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023. In spite of some changes, the bill remains the strictest ...