Uganda: How It Went Down As Oboth-Oboth Was Elected Speaker of 12th Parliament
He promised tougher oversight of government spending and a reopening to media scrutiny after Parliament faced corruption allegations and access restrictions.
- On Monday, Parliament Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth took oath at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds after winning 441 votes, declaring 'The Speaker's chair is not a throne. It is a servant's post' as President Yoweri Museveni formally placed him at the helm of Uganda's 12th Parliament.
- Parliament's public image deteriorated sharply under former Speaker Among's tenure, marked by corruption allegations, lavish spending claims, and investigations into her wealth as detectives searched upscale properties in Kigo, Nakasero, Ntinda, and Bukedea last week.
- Defeating National Unity Platform's Paul Mwiru, who secured 60 votes, and Democratic Party president Norbert Mao with 15, Oboth-Oboth promised ordinary citizens would drive parliamentary decisions, stating 'every bill, motion and every decision must directly answer to the needs of the ordinary citizens.'
- Media access, barred under the previous Speaker from late 2025, now faces restoration as Oboth-Oboth pledged transparency, stating 'When we close our doors to the media, a negative perception is generated. If we are clean and doing a good job, why hide?'
- Growing up in rural Muwafu village in Tororo District, West Budama Central MP Oboth-Oboth attributed his rise to Uganda's third highest office to divine grace and pledged a corruption-free Parliament with zero tolerance for graft over the next five years.
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In Uganda, almost five months after the elections - presidential and legislative - the new deputies sat for the first time on Monday, May 25th. They elected the new Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oboth-Oboth, also Minister of Defence, in an election marked by the eviction of the former President of the Assembly on charges of corruption.
Uganda: How It Went Down As Oboth-Oboth Was Elected Speaker of 12th Parliament
Kampala -- Parliament on Tuesday convened for a tightly managed and highly attended sitting to elect the Speaker of the 12th Parliament, in a process marked by multiple nominations, procedural rulings, and a decisive vote that eventually handed victory to Jacob L'Okori Oulanyah Oboth.
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President Museveni (in white shirt) with Speaker Oboth on his right and the Deputy Speaker Tayebwa (third, right) after they were elected to lead the 12th Parliament West Budama Central County Member of Parliament, Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth, has been elected Speaker of the 12th Parliament after attaining 441 votes. The election, presided over by Chief Justice Flavian Zeija on Monday, 25 May 2026, took place during the first sitting of the 12th P…
I will Sack You!Museveni Warns Public Servants As Oboth, Tayebwa Scoop Speakership For 12th Parliament
By Spy Uganda West Budama Central Member of Parliament, Hon. Jacob Marksons Oboth has been elected Speaker of the 12th Parliament after securing 441 votes. The election, presided over by Chief Justice Flavian Zeija on Monday, 25 May 2026, took place during the first sitting of the 12th Parliament at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds.…
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