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NRM caucus endorses Oboth-Oboth for Speaker and Tayebwa for Deputy Speaker at State House Entebbe

Election Related Verified Wakiso 24 May 2026 Severity: 1/5

The Daily Monitor reports that at a meeting chaired by President Museveni at State House Entebbe, 17 NRM aspirants withdrew from the Speaker and Deputy Speaker races, after which the parliamentary caucus endorsed Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth and Thomas Tayebwa by show of hands. NRM Electoral Commission chairperson Dr Tanga Odoi declared both candidates the party's flag bearers.

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