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🇺🇬 Blood clot claim puts Anita Among’s health concerns back in focus. Kumi Municipality MP Silas Aogon has appealed to Government to allow former Speaker Anita Annet Among access to proper medical attention, saying she is facing serious health challenges. Video below.
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Peter Paul Emaju (Kasilo County) in Serere district asked the administration at Parliament to explain if the budget allocated for travels abroad for MPs also sets aside money for MPs spouses to accompany them when they leave the country. However, Adolf Mwesige, Clerk to Parliament replied saying the travel budget only caters for the MPs and not spouses and this limit can only be lifted if the Administration of Parliament’s Act is amended to extend the privileges to their spouses.
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🇺🇬 Speaker Jacob Oboth Oboth questioned delays in the construction of Parliament’s chamber. He said the project has taken too long, despite funds being provided through the Budget and some money reportedly lying on Parliament’s account at Bank of Uganda. “A chamber taking from 2014 to date, unless you are building something else, but not that small Parliament.” The Speaker alleged that delays were not because money was unavailable, but because some people were interested in kickbacks. “Me, a son of a peasant whom God has blessed to be a Speaker, what else can you do to me?” He said his focus is on service and accountability, not personal gain.
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The Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige revealed that the iPads valued at around UGX2.5Million for each MP have already been procured by Parliament are MPs are slated to start receiving them, and the ICT department at Parliament will train MPs on how to use the iPads.
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🇺🇬 Kumi Municipality MP Silas Aogon has appealed to Government to allow former Speaker Anita Annet Among access to urgent medical care, saying leaders from Teso are concerned by reports about her health. Aogon says the allegations around Among should not stop the State from protecting her life and giving her a chance to seek proper treatment. “Please give her the chance to get proper medical attention,” he says.
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On 6th March 2026, Anita Among boasted how by God’s grace, she will be the Speaker of the 12th Parliament, and went on to attack her critiques who describe her as an “Accidental Speaker” who only rose to the helm of the Legislature, following the death of former Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah, saying she was voted by 415 Members of Parliament. This assurance will be put to test today after MPs vote for the next Speaker.
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Vice President Jessica Alupo says Amuria District Woman MP Margaret Etilu is expected to join Parliament this week. Alupo says she has met some of Etilu’s family members and has been assured that the MP will be joining the House soon. She also addressed concerns around John Bosco Kibalama. Video by Parliament.
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🇺🇬 “WE ARE RESETTING PARLIAMENT BACK TO THE FACTORY DEFAULT.” Speaker Jacob Oboth Oboth says Parliament is being reset to what it was intended to be. He says his office will no longer operate as a donation centre, adding that those seeking help should write to President Museveni, whom he described as “the chief donor of Government.” The Speaker says committee funds will instead be strengthened to reduce MPs’ dependence on ministries, departments and agencies they are supposed to supervise. “There is nothing demeaning as asking for kitu kidogo from those who are supposed to supervise.” He says MPs risk being compromised when agencies appearing before Parliament give them money. Why it matters: the Speaker is framing this as an accountability reset, saying Parliament must protect its oversight role by reducing financial dependence on the very institutions it scrutinises.
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VIDEO: The Attorney General, Kiwanuka Kiryowa has asked all Uganda not to hang around polling stations after voting in January, after MPs raised questions on what law the Chief of Defence Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba was relying on to bar Ugandans from staying around polling stations after voting.
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Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, Minister designate for Health has denied living under fear after First son, Muhoozi Kaineruga threatened to ensure that Baryomunsi won’t make it back to Cabinet following a Twitter spat, with Baryomunsi describing himself as “unthreatenable.”
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Hon. Andrew Ojok Oulanyah, MP for Omoro County, has called for stronger Government action against mob justice following the killing of Rugby Cranes and Black Pirates player Sydney Gongodyo. Ojok says Gongodyo’s death should not be treated as an isolated incident, citing police crime reports on mob-related killings in recent years. He wants Government and Police to present a clear strategy on response time, prevention and prosecution of mob justice cases. Video by Parliament.
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The Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige informed MPs that the days of them making lines at various embassies to process their visas to fly out of Uganda are long behind them in the coming 5years, since all this hustle will be taken care of by the Protocol officials at Parliament.
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Karim Masaba rejected stamp duty increase Industrial Division East MP Karim Masaba said he opposed the proposal to raise stamp duty on property transfers from 1.5% to 3%, describing the increase as unjustified and oppressive. He argued that even the current rate is already high for many Ugandans, and warned that higher charges could further discourage formal land transfers.
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Kasule Lumumba, Minister in charge of General Duties, Office of Prime Minister has questioned the authenticity of videos and images on social media of brutality inflicted upon opposition supporters by Police, wondering if they are works of Artificial Intelligence and asked Leader of Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi to raise his complaints of Police unleashing dogs, shooting bullets and spraying teargas at civilians with Electoral Commission.
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VIDEO: Ibrahim Ssemujju (Kira Municipality) has castigated Chris Baryomunsi (Minister of ICT) for not formally thanking him for visiting him while at Jinja Road Police Station in 2012, after he was arrested for stealing body parts of the late Cerinah Nebanda (former Butaleja Woman MP) and even denied to wear sandals while in custody.
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VIDEO: Joel Ssenyonyi, Leader of Opposition has declined to congratulate President Museveni and Members of Parliament, saying there are still issues to be taken care of, and asked them not to feel sad for declining to congratulate them, saying there are people who can congratulate them, other than him.
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