Kampala, Uganda – January 18, 2026Uganda’s 2026 general elections have delivered one of the biggest political upheavals in recent history, after ten serving cabinet ministers lost their parliamentary seats in a stunning rejection by voters across the country. The defeats mark a dramatic shift in public sentiment, signaling mounting pressure on the ruling party to…
Uganda’s Parliament is set to debate the proposed NGO Funding Act, with political leaders and civil society actors calling for greater financial independence of non-governmental organisations through sustainable local funding. The bill seeks to reduce NGOs’ heavy reliance on foreign aid by promoting domestic financing mechanisms, a move supporters say would strengthen the resilience and…
Nation Media Group-Uganda (NMG) journalists have been entirely excluded from covering Uganda’s Parliament in 2026, according to the Uganda Parliamentary Press Association (UPPA) media accreditation list released in mid-December 2025. The move has sparked widespread debate about press freedom and democratic accountability ahead of next year’s general elections. The exclusion comes amid an ongoing standoff…
Parliament has been recalled from recess to consider new loan requests totalling UGX 2.177 trillion and to receive the National Budget Framework Paper (NBFP) for the 2026/27 financial year, marking the start of formal budget discussions for the next fiscal cycle. In a notice issued on December 12, 2025, the Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige,…
Cape Town, South Africa — Brumelda Zuma, daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma, was sworn in as a Member of Parliament (MP) on Wednesday, stepping into the seat vacated by her half-sister Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla amid a high-profile political controversy. Brumelda took her oath of office on 10 December 2025, representing the uMkhonto weSizwe…