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As the race unfolds, Mao’s challenge — framed in his pointed question, “Who are you?” — continues to shape the debate over legitimacy, political inclusion, and authority within the ruling party and Parliament at large.
Mao says Among is an “accidental Speaker”—a characterization rooted in the circumstances under which she rose to the position after Oulanyah’s death in office. Though she has since consolidated her authority, that narrative continues to shape perceptions of her leadership and legitimacy, particularly among rivals eyeing the post.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has admitted to personally intervening in the Masaka City Woman Member of Parliament election, prompting the Uganda Law Society (ULS) to declare Justine Nameere’s victory invalid and condemn the President’s actions as unconstitutional.
“We do cooperate with other political parties,” she said, “but the cooperation doesn’t mean that you come up to my bedroom; you remain in the compound.”
Phrases like ‘sacrificial lamb’ and ‘small fish’ have dominated Ugandans’ reactions on Agness Nandutu’s conviction. Former State Minister for Karamoja Affairs Agness Nandutu was on Wednesday,…
Speaker Anita Among is mourning her mother-in-law. Anita Among says her husband’s mother Ruth Safia Nakisuyi Birabwa breathed her last on Wednesday, 08 April 2026. She…
KYANKWANZI, UGANDA — At the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and independent Members of Parliament (MPs) retreat held on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at the National Leadership…
Kampala, Uganda — Former State Minister for Karamoja Affairs Agness Nandutu has been convicted by the Anti-Corruption Court for her role in the diversion of 2,000…
Another former Museveni minister is dead. Yafes Otim Omara was minister of state in charge of tourism and antiquities in President Yoweri Museveni’s government. Former Museveni minister Yafes Otim Omara was aged 70.