Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Councillors Zahara Luyirika from the National Unity Platform Party-NUP and Shamim Awal Namusisi from the National Resistance Movement-NRM have been nominated for the position of speaker of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. The position of Speaker and Deputy Speaker was introduced during the Amendment of the …
Read More »An elder statesman’s advice for Kadaga
As former Speaker ponders next move amid backlash from NRM Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Aggrey Awori, former presidential candidate and former minister in President Yoweri Museveni’s government has some advice for ex Speaker Rebecca Kadaga; “remain steadfast in National Resistance Movement (NRM) and help inexperienced legislators on parliamentary …
Read More »Kadaga’s political suicide
How the former parliamentary speaker made a series of blunders that may sink her otherwise great political career THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Rebecca Kadaga is a lady of many parts. For twenty years, she held sway over Uganda’s parliament: first as deputy speaker (20001-2011), and then …
Read More »Oulanyah’s parliament takes shape
Grabbing gavel from Kadaga was the easier part Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Until recently, it would have been impossible to imagine Omoro County MP Jacob Oulanyah sitting with maverick Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake to discuss national issues. But now they must, after Oulanyah, who has been deputy …
Read More »Former Soroti Municipality MP Herbert Edmund Ariko joins NRM
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Soroti Municipality MP, Herbert Edmund Ariko has officially joined the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party, four months after losing an MP seat to FDC’s Moses Attan Okia. Ariko who unsuccessfully contested for the Soroti City East MP seat as an independent, joined parliament in …
Read More »Minister Tumwebaze on NRM’s Appointments Committee list
📌 NRM members to Appointments Committee ➡️ Joyce Moriku Kaducu ➡️ Okullu Abuka ➡️ Betty Engola ➡️ Rose Akello ➡️ Dr Florence Assimwe ➡️ Sarah Mateke ➡️ Arinaitwe Rwakajara ➡️ Fred Kambale ➡️ Frank Tumwebaze ➡️ Diana Mutansingwa ➡️ Sarah Najjuma ➡️ David Kabanda ➡️ Robinah Rwakojo ➡️ Cissy Namuju …
Read More »Nankabirwa petitions NRM to discipline Kadaga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The outgoing government Chief Whip Ruth Nankabirwa has petitioned the National Resistance Movement (NRM) to discipline former Speaker Rebecca Kadaga for going against the party. Kadaga and Nankabirwa were embroiled in a bitter conflict that climaxed with Nankabirwa openly campaigning against Kadaga in two elections including …
Read More »It was indiscipline for Kadaga to stand as independent – Lumumba
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Secretary-General of the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM, Justine Kasule Lumumba has said the former Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga should face the party’s disciplinary committee for having gone against its rules and contested as an independent for the office of the speaker of parliament. On …
Read More »Can the Opposition unite after the acrimonious speaker election?
Ssemujju says that there are many people within the opposition who are only there just in name but in spirit they belong to the ruling NRM Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In 2011, Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the MP for Budadiri West and also a member of the Forum for Democratic Change …
Read More »Highlights of the 2016-2021 NRM Manifesto achievements
NRM MANIFESTO WEEK | Agriculture sector – Agriculture is one of the major drivers of Uganda’s economic growth with over 64% of the population employed in the sector and with Agriculture-based products accounting for about 43% of exports in FY 2019/20. The Agriculture sector registered improved growth rates from 2.8% …
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