A legislative branch that will earn its stripes by being the ultimate brake on Executive authority is what many pine for ...

“We are going to see an increase in violence even before the president signs the bill and we are also going to see blackmail and extortion.” — Human rights advocate Frank Mugisha Activists swiftly ...

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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – A teenaged young woman fresh out of high school has won a seat in Uganda’s parliament, adding to the ruling party’s majority but embarrassing some who say her success lowers ...

Last month the Uganda Electoral Commission (EC) concluded the nomination of candidates intending to contest in the 2026 ...

In the face of global criticism, Uganda's Parliament earlier this month passed a slightly revised version of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023. In spite of some changes, the bill remains the strictest ...

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Uganda's parliamentary speaker, her husband and several other officials over corruption and serious abuses of human rights. Parliament Speaker Anita ...

With over 389 MPs sitting in person, Parliament this afternoon passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. The votes for the passing of the Bill were more than the required 2/3rds, and though challenged by ...

The length of the boycott – now into its eighth week –has set a precedent. As the clock ticks, the speaker of parliament is threatening to expel opposition legislators. But legal and political experts ...

The sweeping legislation would criminalize "the offence of homosexuality." LONDON -- In the days after Ugandan Parliament passed one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ bills, members of the country's ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Uganda’s parliamentary speaker, her husband and several other officials over corruption and serious abuses of human rights.