Independent MPs sign cooperation agreement with NRM to work with ruling party in 12th Parliament

According to Uganda Radio Network, a group of Independent Members of Parliament signed a memorandum of understanding with the ruling NRM allowing them to attend its parliamentary caucus, support government business and help implement its 2026-2031 manifesto. NRM officials said the arrangement is not a formal defection and that the legislators signed voluntarily; Government Chief Whip Jane Ruth Aceng welcomed them.