Author: Evans Kalyango

Story Highlights; -Anita Among reportedly met president M7 and apologized -He forgave her and is considering returning her seized items -PLU’s Kabanda says things shouldn’t continue like this -That Anita Among should be tried because she stole a lot. Bukedea Woman Member of parliament and the immediate Former Speaker of the 11th Parliament Annette Anita Among might be off the hook following reports that the president met her last weekend at her for all her sins after weeks of trouble which even made her get booted from the Speaker’s race which she dearly loved. Anita Among’s fate was defined in…

By Mike Rwothomio His Majesty Ubimu Phillip Rauni Olarker III, the King of Alur, has rallied his subjects across 56 chiefdoms in Uganda and 8 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to stop hiding people with Ebola-like symptoms at home and directed traditional chiefs to intensify sensitization and mobilization efforts amid rising cases. The King’s message was delivered by the Prime Minister of Alur Kingdom, Prince Lawrence Opar Angala, on June 1 during the burial of the late Prince Terensio Oduburu Jalukongu,  a retired head teacher and the first chairman of the Atyak Royal Council (2001–2005), at Akoyu village,…

Civil society organizations and the private sector have set the stage for bolstering local philanthropy and the need to work together to solve community needs and accelerate regional development through partnerships, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and defined sponsorships. In a round table dialogue organized by CivLegacy Foundation and FABIO Uganda at the Mansion Hotel in Jinja City which was attended by different sector players including the media, Private sector and Non-Governmental Organizations drawn from across the region, they all agreed in unison that there’s need to keep tabs on developing local giving together as partners. This conversation comes at the…

Kadongo Kamu celebrated Musician Prince Job Kafeero died on 17th May 2007 at the age of 36 years and was buried two days later on 19th May 2007, it’s exactly 19 years since his demise. However, his family comprising of over 20 Children have been in a mix of confusion and accusations over his property and claims that some of them were not his real children. The 19 years of confusions and questions surrounding paternity will now come to an end after the exhumation of his remains by police and pathologists following a court order which deemed it the only…

The National Unity Platform (NUP) which carries the majority opposition seats in parliament has this afternoon appointed it’s new leadership in parliament for the entire opposition for the term 2026-2031. After going through their internal processes, Nakawa West MP Joel Ssenyonyi has bounced back as the Leader of Opposition. This now changes the culture that had been set by the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) to have the Leader of Opposition serve for only 2.5 years and hand it to another appointed person. NUP first had former Nyendo-Mukungwe legislator Mathias Mpuuga as their first leader of opposition before replacing him…

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni named the cabinet he’s going to work with for the term 2026-20231. The list released shocked with many big name politicians dropped and others retained. To the shock of many, Museveni retained Jesca Alupo Epel as Vice president, Robinah Nabbanja as Prime Minister and Rebecca Kadaga as 2nd Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of East African Affairs. The others retained include Gen Katumba Wamala who now moves to Public service, Gen Kahinda Otafiire who has been moved to the ministry of Water and Environment. Dr. Chris Baryomunsi and Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng were switched…

President Museveni in exercise of the powers given to him under Articles 108 (1) and (2), 108A (1), 113 (1), and 114(1) of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, he has appointed several people for positions as Vice President, Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and Senior President Advisors. To the Shock of many, the president has dropped very many big name politicians from his cabinet, some made a comeback and he also appointed several new faces to breath new life in his cabinet of over of 80 politicians for the term 2026-2030. Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa dropped…

President Museveni has this evening named his new cabinet for the term 2021 to 2031 and retained many names from his old cabinet of 2021-2026 which he named the Fisher Man cabinet and has sent their names to parliament for vetting. Key highlights from the new cabinet; Museveni has retained Budiope West MP Milly Babalanda as Minister for Presidency, He has moved Lira City Women MP Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng to the ICT and National Guidance from the Ministry of Health. He also retained his wife Janet Kataha Museveni as Minister for Education and Sports. Museveni also has also retained…

Embattled former Speaker of parliament Annette Anita Among who has been out of the public domain ever since she was sworn in at parliament on 13th this Month has congratulated both Oboth Oboth and Thomas Tayebwa upon their election as Speaker and Deputy speaker of the 12th parliament as she continues to face challenges which led to her downfall two weeks ago. The troubled Bukedea District Member of Parliament was forced to painfully withdraw out of the Speakership race sighting peace, harmony and unity with her party NRM and she promised to support a candidate whom the president and the…

First endorsed by Muhoozi Keinerugaba the Chief of Defence Forces and later by the Central Executive Committee the Apex organ of the NRM party and by the 12th NRM Parliamentary Caucus, West Budama Central MP Marksons Jacob Oboth has been voted as the Speaker of the 12th parliament until 2031. Born on April 13, 1971, in Tororo District in Eastern Uganda, Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth grew up in a modest Anglican family and endured a difficult childhood marked by financial hardship just like many rural families do. Many of his associates describe him as a humble and down to earth whose…