The first lady Janet Museveni yesterday launched the “National Campaign on Adolescent Girls” as Uganda marked the international day of the girl child in Mukono. The first lady Janet Museveni lauded the government in celebrating the day of the girl child and this campaign will mobilise Ugandan families to talk about the children they bear […]
Some of the Member of Parliaments say that the withdrawal of UPDF from the South Sudan has been long overdue because they did not support the deployment. Commander of the Armed forces Gen Katumba Wamala announced Monday that Uganda’s army will leave neighbouring South Sudan by first week of November. Busia Municipality MP Kevina Taaka says the Army […]
The body of the Minister of state for industry Late Dr.James Mutende was at parliament for public viewing and the body was received by the Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga. Members of Parliament continued to remember the late as a great person who contributed to getting industries recycling the polythene bags so as they don’t […]
The commissioner children and youth, Mondo Kyateka, reveals that they are in the final stages of forwarding the reviewed Children’s act of 1996 and the early childhood development policy to cabinet for approval before the end of this year. Speaking at the launch of a report dubbed The unfinished business of girl’s rights by Plan International today in Kampala, […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has refuted allegations that Parliament delayed the passing of the electoral reforms because of her party’s position. The Speaker said that she had asked the Executive to table the Electoral Bills early but this was not the case. She said that it’s a matter of regret that the Bills were […]
European Union is concerned over the high level of commercialization of politics in election campaigns as the country is heading for elections in 2016. The concern was raised by the head of the European Union, Ambassador Kristian Schmidt, while meeting the deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah as the EU delegation is in the country […]
The Attorney General, Fred Ruhindi, has withdrawn the Electoral Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2015, which sought to re-designate Registrars as District Election Administrators and provide for the Electoral Commission to specify their duties. The Bill also sought to provide for the Electoral Commission to appoint Assistant Returning Officers. The leader of opposition, Wafula Oguttu, said presenting […]
Government and Members of Parliament affected in the Constitutional court ruling that declared the presence of representatives for the army, youth and workers in Parliament as unconstitutional are to appeal against the case in the Supreme court. This as the Constitutional Court judgment of the ruling of the five judges who included; Remmy Kasule, Augustine Nshimye, Ruby […]
The parliamentary Public Accounts committee has grilled the officials in the Ministry of finance over 46 billion shillings which is lying idle yet it was meant for Agricultural credit facility for commercial farmers. The committee chaired by Jinja East Member of Parliament Paul Mwiru noted that 46 billion shillings of the Agricultural credit facility is idle […]
A consortium of Non-Government Organizations doing Environmental conservation related work have launched a Forestry manifesto which is a guiding document to all political aspirants at all levels to consider Environmental conservation as a strategic objective in their next tenure in leadership. Despite the Importance of the forestry sector, it is common in Uganda that as […]