By Gerald Businge on October 10, 2016
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Standard Chartered Bank has donated 50 white canes to persons living with blindness under the Uganda National Association for the Blind (UNAB) ahead of their celebrations dubbed the “White Cane” day later this week. The Standard Chartered Bank Chief Executive Officer in Uganda, Herman Kasekende handed over the white canes to the Chairperson UNAB, […]
By Gerald Businge on October 10, 2016
Amos Lugolobi was voted for Secretary for External Relations, Babirye Kabanda is the Secretary for Welfare, Bukoto East MP, Busuju County MP, David Kalwanga voted as treasurer, Florence Namayanja voted the secretary for the caucus, Godfrey Kiwanda Suubi, Haruna Kasolo is the in- charge as Secretary for Cabinet Affairs, J.C Muyingo congratulated the new executive and urged them to work hard so that they can take Buganda to the next level that it deserves., Johnson Muyanja Senyonga as the new executive chairperson deputized by the Mpigi district woman MP, Mariam Najuma is in charge of mobilization, Mathias Kasamba, minister for micro finance, Minister of State for Higher Education, Mukono, Nakaseke district MP, outgoing Chairperson of Buganda Caucus, Patrick Nsanja and Joseph Balikudembe, Paul Kato Lubwama is the Secretary for Culture Affairs, Ridar hotel in Seeta, Sarah Nakawunde Temulanda, The Buganda Parliamentary Caucus last Friday elected their new office bearers to replace the old executive, the members of Parliament from Buganda voted Mukono South MP
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The Buganda Parliamentary Caucus last Friday elected their new office bearers to replace the old executive. In the elections conducted at Ridar hotel in Seeta, Mukono, the members of Parliament from Buganda voted Mukono South MP, Johnson Muyanja Senyonga as the new executive chairperson deputized by the Mpigi district woman MP, Sarah Nakawunde Temulanda. Senyonga […]
By Gerald Businge on October 8, 2016
Betty Nambooze Bakireke her motion she wants to introduce on the floor of Parliament a private members bill regulating the manufacture, Cap 86 and the Liquor Act, Cap 93 are outdated and no longer fit for purpose, Members of Parliament have failed to agree on whether to grant Mukono Municipality MP, Moses Kasibante and Aruu County MP, Nambooze said regulating alcohol consumption in the country is a matter of urgency noting that the current laws Enguuli (manufacture and licensing) Act, Nambooze’s request to table the bill titled “The Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill 2016” met stiff resistance from a cross section of MPs including; MP for West Budama, Odonga Otto who all said the bill is not needed because it seeks to regulate those who manufacture alcohol which may affect our GDP., Richard Othieno Okoth, Rubaga North MP, sale and consumption of alcohol
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Members of Parliament have failed to agree on whether to grant Mukono Municipality MP, Betty Nambooze Bakireke her motion she wants to introduce on the floor of Parliament a private members bill regulating the manufacture, sale and consumption of alcohol. Presenting her motion to the house, Nambooze said regulating alcohol consumption in the country is […]
By Gerald Businge on October 8, 2016
directive was issued by the deputy speaker of parliament, Jacob Oulanyah and supported by the members of parliament, Labour and Social Development to probe into the continuous problems facing external labour export of workers out of the country, Parliament has directed the Parliamentary Committee on Gender, State Minister for Labour
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Parliament has directed the Parliamentary Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development to probe into the continuous problems facing external labour export of workers out of the country. The directive was issued by the deputy speaker of parliament, Jacob Oulanyah and supported by the members of parliament. The inquiry follows an earlier statement by the State […]
By Gerald Businge on October 8, 2016
agreements signed by our heads of state are paving clear way to foreign investors to flock the region to then exploit local East African Community farmers and workers, chairperson EALA committee on communication, Hon. Fred Mukasa Mbidde, Justus Lavi Mwololo, Members of the East African Small Scale Farmers’ Federation have strongly condemned their respective for what they say is a quick rush to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPAs), Mwololo stresses that such pacts have got very great negative impacts to the local industries and small scale farmers, national general secretary Kenya small scale farmer’s forum, regional legislative arm to advise their respective governments not to fall into traps of foreigners as he says this will lead member states into economic doom., trade and investment
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Members of the East African Small Scale Farmers’ Federation have strongly condemned their respective for what they say is a quick rush to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPAs) with developed countries saying this move has turned out useless to the development and growth of small scale farmers as the investors from developed countries have […]
By Gerald Businge on October 7, 2016
acting director legal affairs at KCCA, Bena Namugwanya, Chairperson of the Committee, Charles Ouma admitted that it's true some people were appointed by the authority, informed the committee that in four months the authority will organise election of boda boda leadership in Kampala so that they can streamline their operations., Jovia Kamateeka says last year KCCA advertised jobs which people applied for and did interviews with 35 of them and that these were hired but letters appointment given but that up to now, Members of parliament on the human rights committee want government to find jobs for people who were hired by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) but up to now are yet to begin working, State minister for Kampala, they are yet to start work, they cannot let them begin work due to limited funds
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Members of parliament on the human rights committee want government to find jobs for people who were hired by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) but up to now are yet to begin working. The Chairperson of the Committee, Jovia Kamateeka says last year KCCA advertised jobs which people applied for and did interviews with 35 of them […]
By Gerald Businge on October 7, 2016
Appearing before the National Economy and Natural Resources Committee of Parliament Chaired by Nakaseke North County MP, Ministry of Works and Transport has appealed to Parliament to approve the borrowing request of $91million from African Development Bank to finance the expansion of the Busega-Mpigi express highway, Syda Bumba, the State Minister of Works Aggrey Bagiire
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The Ministry of Works and Transport has appealed to Parliament to approve the borrowing request of $91million from African Development Bank to finance the expansion of the Busega-Mpigi express highway. Appearing before the National Economy and Natural Resources Committee of Parliament Chaired by Nakaseke North County MP, Syda Bumba, the State Minister of Works Aggrey Bagiire, […]
By Gerald Businge on October 7, 2016
army officer has a file with the force authority showing the name and number of children he or she is having to avoid impersonators using the dead army officers for benefit, Chief of Defense Forces, General Katumba Wamala, The Army says it is faced with a challenge of impersonators claiming to be the children of dead army officers, there were a number of people demanding to benefit from the resources of dead army comrades yet they have never been on the list of the beneficiary children of the departed soldiers
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The Army says it is faced with a challenge of impersonators claiming to be the children of dead army officers. The Chief of Defense Forces, General Katumba Wamala, on Wednesday while speaking to journalists said that there were a number of people demanding to benefit from the resources of dead army comrades yet they have […]
By Gerald Businge on October 7, 2016
adding that LRA is a spent force, Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) whose operation is based in Democratic Republic of Congo and Western Uganda is alive and the force is on alert to repulse them., Chief of Defence Forces, General Edward Katumba Wamala, Jovah Kamateka that the people in the north still fear that LRA rebel would regroup and attack them since they are still having bases in the nearby countries, Lyandro Komakech, MP for Gulu Municipality, told the committee on human rights chaired by Mitoma district Woman MP, Uganda People’s Defence Forces say that the Lord’s Resistance Army Rebels will never resurrect to cause insurgency in northern Uganda despite of its existence, while appearing in the same committee assured the country that Ugandans should not fear that Joseph Kony’s rebels at any one given time can attack the north again
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The Uganda People’s Defence Forces say that the Lord’s Resistance Army Rebels will never resurrect to cause insurgency in northern Uganda despite of its existence. The Army’s response was prompted when the MP for Gulu Municipality, Lyandro Komakech, told the committee on human rights chaired by Mitoma district Woman MP, Jovah Kamateka that the people […]
By Gerald Businge on October 7, 2016
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Members of Parliament on Wednesday grilled ministry of health officials over failure to give the Auditor General designs used to secure funding from World Bank for the renovation and construction of 46 health units across the country. MPs discovered that the officers in charge of this project headed by Francis Wakabi shelved the designs which could […]
