The Democratic Party (DP) president, Nobert Mao has said his party has nothing but high expectations from the new Parliament leadership. On Monday, newly sworn-in members of parliament went to Kololo Airstrip to elect their new Speaker and Deputy Speakers. Jacob Oulanyah emerged as the victor for the Speaker of Parliament ad as his Deputy, they elected Anita Among. On ...
Read More »Parliament To Vote For Speaker Today, It’s Tight
The 11th parliament is today going to vote for their speaker. The race is tight and mainly between Jacob Oulanya and Rebecca Kadaga. The National Resistance Movement CEC voted for Oulanya as their candidate yesterday. As opposed to what we all expected, Kadaga is now standing as an independent. This is the first time we are having such an issue ...
Read More »Crisis Meeting: Museveni To Meet Kadaga, Oulanyah Over Speakership Today
President Museveni who is also the NRM national chairman has called for a crisis meeting between Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga and her deputy, Jacob Oulanyah over the speakership race. Kadaga has been the speaker of Parliament for 10 years. However, she is facing stiff competition for the position from Oulanyah who has been her deputy for 10 years. According ...
Read More »Speaker Of Parliament Position Causes Chaos In The NRM Camp
The position of the speaker of Parliament has caused chaos in the NRM camp. This is because of the conflicting loyalty between Rebecca Kadaga and Jacob Oulanya. The campaigning team of the incumbent speaker, Rebecca Kadaga has argued that no one should stop their candidate. According to them, NRM should let them solve this in the ballot box. “Why are ...
Read More »Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah Warns Minister Who Miss Parliament Session
Jacob Oulanyah yesterday came out to warn ministers that continuously dodge parliamentary sessions in Parliament. Check also: Uganda’s August House To Set Its Own TV And Radio Station Oulanyah reacted when the government chief whip was the one replying to the representative queries that were supposed to be answered by ministers. Ruth Nankabirwa there and then she was ordered by Jacob ...
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