Politics
NRM sweeps all four youth MP seats
The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has won all four regional Youth Member of Parliament seats following elections held this week for the 2026–2031 parliamentary term. The polls, conducted between January 28 and 29, 2026, were organised under Uganda’s special interest group representation system, where youth MPs are elected by electoral college delegates drawn from…
Sarah Bireete vows to continue rights advocacy
Human rights activist and civil society leader Dr Sarah Bireete has broken her silence following her release on bail after spending nearly a month in detention, thanking supporters for standing with her and vowing to continue advocating for the rule of law, justice and accountability. Bireete was arrested on December 30, 2025, and remained in…
Each MP to receive Shs315m for a car
Each Member of Parliament (MP) in Uganda’s incoming 12th Parliament is set to receive about Shs315 million as a taxpayer-funded vehicle grant, following approval of the allocation in the final budget of the outgoing 11th Parliament. According to budget documents approved in late January 2026 for the 2026/2027 financial year, Parliament allocated a total of…
UPDF elects 10 MPs
Bombo — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has called on leaders to prioritise identifying and addressing the practical needs of citizens, saying this has been the guiding philosophy of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) since the 1960s. The President made the remarks while presiding over the election of…
Eyebrows raised as chief justice is sworn in at Museveni’s farm
Human rights activist and UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima has raised concerns over judicial independence following the swearing-in of Uganda’s new Chief Justice, Justice Flavian Zeija, at President Yoweri Museveni’s private farm in Kisozi. In a statement shared on X, Byanyima questioned both the venue and symbolism of the ceremony, arguing that it blurred the…