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Parliament has suspended nomination of candidates for EALA MP seats.
Parliament of Uganda has March 30 and March 31 as the date for nomination of candidates and April 15, 2026, as the date for the by-election to elect two MPs to regional parliament East African Legislative Assembly (Eala). The two will fill positions left vacant by Dennis Namara and James Kakooza Mutagubya.
Former intelligence chief Gen David Sejusa and Ofwono Opondo are in a war of words over Norbert Mao.
Norbert Mao, the Laroo-Pece MP-elect and the minister of justice and constitutional affairs, has sparked debate with his bid to wrestle the speakership from incumbent Anita Annet Among, the Bukedea District Woman MP.
Uganda’s Parliament has released a three-day program for swearing-in of MPs showing when each member will take oath.
Assessment body Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) has issued guidelines for Senior Six repeaters under new curriculum in 2026.
Controversial TikToker Ken Mukalakasa has been arrested on allegations of sodomizing a boy. Facing sodomy allegations, TikToker Ken Mukalakasa was arrested on Wednesday, 25 March 2026.
Uganda’s president-elect Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni and his team of close and trusted advisors are on a mission to identify men and women that will be named cabinet ministers and junior ministers (ministers of state) in coming weeks. The 81-year-old, who will have ruled Uganda for 45 years by the end of his new term, may look at some old and experienced hands that have previously been in cabinet. In the second part of our series on Cabinet Fever 2026, The Pearl Times’ Samuel Kamugisha looks at ex-ministers Museveni is likely to appoint to his cabinet for 2026-2031.
President Yoweri Museveni’s government plans to pay each science teacher Shs8m per month, meaning that teaching will soon be one of the best-paying professions as opposed…