By Gerald Businge on August 17, 2016
arrested over illegal drugs to punished in the country., Committee Chaired by Rose Mutonyi Masaba, countries with strong laws on drugs especially china are skeptical to transfer Ugandans arrested for drugs, ministry is negotiating with Chinese government to identify sick Ugandans that are sentenced to death over drugs in china to serve their sentences back home in Uganda, Okello Oryem, Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, serious punishments like life imprisonment or death, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Bubulo West MP, Uganda to make commitments on laws concerning drugs
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The State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Okello Oryem has revealed to members sitting on Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs that government is in the process of visiting all Ugandans facing the death penalty in especially Asian countries such as China and Malaysia. Appearing before the Committee Chaired by Rose Mutonyi Masaba, the Bubulo West MP […]
By Gerald Businge on August 17, 2016
Chairperson of non-teaching staff, Education Minister, in all the Public Universities., Jackson Betihama, Janet Museveni, non-teaching staff at Makerere University and other Public Universities, President Museveni
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The non-teaching staff at Makerere University and other Public Universities have finally agreed to end their week-long strike for the next three month as they await President Museveni’s pledge that he made with them yesterday (Tuesday August 16) in a meeting at state house Entebbe. The non-teaching staff at all Public Universities who have been […]
By Gerald Businge on August 17, 2016
Alex Byarugaba, Chairperson of the Natural Resources Committee, Committee Chaired by the Isingiro South MP, formally Owen falls dam and Kiira hydro power plants their main power generation house has developed a serious crack, Harrison Mutekanga, Karuma and Isimba hydro power plants to support government initiative of providing employment to youth to keep power tariff affordable and competitive., Lawrence Songa, Nalubale, Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources, the Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL), the MP for Ora County in Zombo district also demanded to know the contractor who built a section on Karuma power dam which developed similar cracks, UEGCL plans to increase hydro power installation capacity by 50% from 380MW to 833MW by the year 2020
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The Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources has discovered that Nalubale, formally Owen falls dam and Kiira hydro power plants their main power generation houses have developed a serious cracks. Harrison Mutekanga, the Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL)today (August 17)told the Committee Chaired by the Isingiro South MP, Alex Byarugaba, that the two […]
By Gerald Businge on August 17, 2016
African countries soliciting for these signatures noting that if the UN fails to reorganize their demand for Africa being with members on the Security Council, Executive Chairperson of the African Parliamentary Alliance for UN Reforms, executive committee on the African Parliamentary Alliance for UN Reforms, Onyango Kakooba, plotting to hand over a petition of 10 million signatures from Africans demanding to be with 2 representatives on the UN Security Council, representation on the Security Council since Africans are the most affected in relation to insecurity, Security Council yet they have 54 countries in the United Nations, The African parliamentary Alliance for UN Reforms is to petition the United Nations to seek for representation on the UN Security Council, their members will take a hard decision and denounce the UN Council membership
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The African parliamentary Alliance for UN Reforms is to petition the United Nations to seek for representation on the UN Security Council. The Executive Chairperson of the African Parliamentary Alliance for UN Reforms, Onyango Kakooba revealed this on Tuesday August 16, while speaking to journalists in Kampala. Kakooba said that they are plotting to hand […]
By Gerald Businge on August 17, 2016
The Parliamentary Committee on Education has recommended Ministry of Education to reconsider feeding in UPE and USE schools
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The Parliamentary Committee on Education has recommended Ministry of Education to reconsider feeding in UPE and USE schools. This followed concerns from members of parliament that Uganda’s education is on verge of collapse especially in government aided schools which do not offer lunch to Pupils that this makes it difficult for pupils to understand what […]
By Gerald Businge on August 17, 2016
ear-marked for development under harsh circumstances that left hundreds of people homeless following forceful evictions, floor of parliament on behalf of the area MP Micheal Kabaziguruka who is still in jail over cases of treason in a session chaired by the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, Florence Namayanja, government to explain the delayed development of Naguru estates in Nakawa division, Honorable Winfred Kiiza, it remains un-occupied without any signs for development, Kiiza who is also Kasese district Woman MP, leader of opposition in Parliament, Member of Parliament for Bukoto East, now six years after it was given to an investor
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The Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Honorable Winfred Kiiza, wants government to explain the delayed development of Naguru estates in Nakawa division, now six years after it was given to an investor. Kiiza who is also Kasese district Woman MP raised the matter on the floor of parliament on behalf of the area MP Micheal Kabaziguruka who […]
By Gerald Businge on August 16, 2016
and provide school materials like text books to schools to improve on education standards in the area, change to the education curriculum to enable youths who drop out of school become innovative and create their own employment opportunities, current curriculum is still colonial which does not give a solution to job creation, high retention of children in schools so as the level of education goes up in this sub region where the education level is still lacking., Jinja while meeting a group of youths from Busoga region, leaders in Busoga should emulate the Speaker of Parliament, MP for Jinja East, Nathan Igeme Nabeta, Rebecca Kadaga
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The MP for Jinja East, Nathan Igeme Nabeta, has called for a change to the education curriculum to enable youths who drop out of school become innovative and create their own employment opportunities. Nabeta says that the current curriculum is still colonial which does not give a solution to job creation. He was speaking in […]
By Gerald Businge on August 16, 2016
155 clauses of the Marriage and divorce bill, Action for Women in Development (ACFODE), Centre for Women in Governance (CEWIGO), chairperson of the UWOPA who is also Woman MP for Kumi district, civil society, controversies in 155 clauses, debate on the sexual offences and marriage and divorce bills, Female MPs under their umbrella association Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA), Marriage and divorce bill was tabled in the last Parliament by Gen Kahinda Otafiire, Monicah Amoding., news conference at Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, Rita Aciro, sexual offences bill, Speaker of Parliament, the UWONET Chairperson, Women Democracy Network (WDN-U) and Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE), women rights organizations
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Female MPs under their umbrella association Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) alongside with women rights organizations want the debate on the sexual offences and marriage and divorce bills resumed and passed. Addressing a news conference at Parliament on Monday, the UWOPA executive members along with members from civil society comprising of UWOPA, Action for Women […]
By Gerald Businge on August 15, 2016
children and mothers with eye problems from eye care partners, children from living on streets in Urban Centers Countrywide, government should strengthen social protection networks and sensitise communities on the need to maintain families in order to discourage children coming to live on the on streets, Grace Mulisa together with the head of marketing, Grace Orikiriza, head of retail banking at Standard Bank, Hellen Nangonzi called for a lending hand to the needy and neglected children., Kampala capital city Authority (KCCA) to modernize Kampala slum places especially Katwe and Kisenyi to reduce on the number of street kids, One of the former street child living in UWESO –Masulita children’s home Allen Karugire, residence and invade Kampala in big number, Standard Chartered Bank, the in-charge of street children project at the UWESO, Uganda Women Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO), UWESO -Masulita Children’s village in Wakiso district
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The Uganda Women Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO) called on government to put in place measures that deter children from living on streets in Urban Centers Countrywide. Grace Orikiriza, the in-charge of street children project at the UWESO, says that government should strengthen social protection networks and sensitise communities on the need to maintain families in […]
By Gerald Businge on August 12, 2016
‘Moral and Innovative Leadership, assembly, Capitol Hill, Deputy Speaker, Eastern region Youth MP Ishma Mafabi, Female National Youth MP Anna Adeke and Central region Youth MP Sarah Babirye Kityo, Global Peace Foundation, in United States, International Young Leaders Assembly, Jacob Oulanyah, Northern region Youth M, Oscar Omwony, Service and Entrepreneurship, State Department and at the UN headquarters in New York, student leaders and CSOs for interactive programmes with significant leaders and institutions, The Assembly is however different from the Young African Leaders' Initiative, Uganda's Youth Members of Parliament, Vision, Washington DC, Western region Youth MP Mpaka Mwine, which specifically targets leaders from Africa., World Bank, Young Parliamentarians, youth entrepreneurs
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Uganda’s Youth Members of Parliament are slated to attend the International Young Leaders Assembly in Washington DC, in United States later this year. According to a notice about the Assembly, the meetings organized by the Global Peace Foundation will bring together over one thousand young leaders from around the world to be held at the World […]
