KAMPALA – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has demanded immediate accountability for government funds disbursed under poverty alleviation initiatives across all community levels in Uganda.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The president said this on Monday, May 25, 2026, while witnessing the election of the 12th Parliamentary Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, a function held at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala.
The function, presided over by the Chief Justice of Uganda, His Worship Justice Dr. Flavian Zeija, saw Rt. Hon. Jacob Markson Oboth elected Speaker, garnering an emphatic 441 votes, defeating Hon. Paul Mwiru (60 votes) and Hon. Norbert Mao (15 votes).
The legislator for Ruhinda North County, Mitooma District, Hon. Thomas Tayebwa, was re-elected Deputy Speaker with 457 votes, beating Hon. Nyakato Asinansi (45 votes) and Hon. Sarah Aguti (14 votes).
Speaking shortly after the elections, President Museveni told MPs that every parish in Uganda has received UGX 800 million in low-cost capital, intended as a practical tool for eradicating poverty, not a passive asset.
He demanded that NRM leaders return to their parishes for accountability on government funds, warning that he has been monitoring the situation and urging them to use the money to lift Ugandans out of poverty.
“I have put money through government programs on the ground. As I speak, in every parish there is UGX 800 million of low-cost capital. If you say you are a leader of the NRM, I demand that you go back to these parishes and ask for accountability for those funds,” stated President Museveni.
The president warned that he is prepared to be very rough with leaders, threatening to sack ministers whose villages continue to bear people still suffering despite available land and government money at the parish level.
Speaker Oboth declared that his leadership would be defined by integrity, transparency, and zero tolerance for graft, anchored in President Museveni’s clarion call for a corruption-free Parliament.
He emphasized that the Speaker’s chair is a servant’s post, pledging a corruption-free Parliament where accountability begins with them and every decision responds to the needs of ordinary citizens.
“The Speaker’s chair is not a throne; it is a servant’s post. I pledge a corruption-free Parliament. Accountability begins with us. Every Bill, motion, and decision must directly respond to the needs of the ordinary citizen,” Speaker Jacob Oboth stated.
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa pledged to work closely with Speaker Oboth to reform parliamentary operations, confirming his knowledge of where to clean up or maintain the status quo, having been in the office before.
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