Parliamentary sessions have actually continued regardless of closure insurance claims.
This TikTok blog post declaring Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni closed parliament is FALSE.
The message coming with the video clip reviews, “Head of state Museveni closes parliament of Uganda because of burglary of 10 m by some MPs. Parliament closed due to additional notification (Sic).”
The video was shared amidst accusations that Museveni gave some MPs UShs 100 million for their” great behavior”. However, the case that Museveni shut Parliament over claimed theft by some lawmakers is false, as legislative sessions were ongoing when the video clip was posted.
On 11 April 2025, a day after the video clip was published, the Head of state shared a viewpoint on X (formerly Twitter) attending to the UShs 100 m ‘present” but made no reference of the supposed burglary or closure of parliament.
At Parliament, PesaCheck spoke to Supervisor of Communications and Public Affairs Chris Obore, that confirmed the closure claims were incorrect. Legislative business continued after the TikTok video was published, as an example, a session happened on 15 April 2025
Phase 6 of the Ugandan constitution outlines the methods under which parliament can be dissolved and the Head of state plays a procedural duty.
Nonetheless, President Museveni has formerly endangered to shut Parliament, as reported by the media, right here and here
PesaCheck explored an article on TikTok declaring that Head of state Yoweri Museveni shut the parliament of Uganda, and found it to be incorrect.
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This fact-check was written by PesaCheck fact-checker Flavia Nassaka and modified by PesaCheck elderly copy editor/ Chief Translator Cédrick Irakoze
The post was approved for magazine by PesaCheck principal copy editor, Stephen Ndegwa
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