Oboth-Oboth elected Speaker as NRM tightens grip on Uganda’s Parliament
Newly elected Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth (left) poses with President Yoweri Museveni, Chief Justice Flavian Zeija (second right) and Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesige after taking the oath of office at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala, Uganda on May 25, 2026.
Uganda’s ruling party candidate Jacob Oboth-Oboth was on Monday elected Speaker of the country’s 12th Parliament in a landslide victory, reinforcing the National Resistance Movement’s dominance in the legislature.
Chief Justice Flavian Zeija declared the West Budama Central MP winner after he secured 441 votes in a secret ballot at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in the presence of President Yoweri Museveni.
