The Katikiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga reveals that tomorrow he will be moving to state house to see that central government give Buganda all the remaining land titles and Mutesa’s Rolls royce that has been kept in the museum for long. Addressing the lukiiko at Mengo today, the Katikiro mentioned that he has visited the president twice in […]
Parliament has approved three new public universities as government is put on task to explain the criteria used to recommend only the three universities and leaving out others. The new public universities have been approved after thorough scrutiny by the National Council for Higher Education. The approved universities include Kabale University in Kabale District, Lira […]
Bukedi sub-region NRM leaders have threatened to block presidential hopeful Amama Mbabazi’s tour of the region in his effort to carry out consultations to solicit support. Mbabazi has already issued a roadmap of his tour and that the Elgon sub-region will be his main focus for his tours across the country before going to Bukedi and […]
The Minister of Local Government is to table the proposals for creation of new constituencies and municipalities before the cabinet. This was disclosed by the Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda after Members of Parliament tasked him to explain why the government has delayed the creation of new constituencies as indicated by the president recently. The woman MP […]
Former principal accountant in Ministry of Public Service Christopher Obey has refused to refund money which he allegedly stole belonging to pensioners. Obey appeared before the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) today chaired by Alice Alaso to defend himself over his alleged forgery of files purportedly belonging to former workers of EAC [pensioners] and paid shs165bn. […]
Legislators have asked Government to make set top boxes, commonly known as decoders, affordable because it is a constitutional right for every Ugandans to access timely information. This follows government implementation of a phased analogue to digital switch off on June 15, starting with Kampala and areas within a 60-kilometre radius of the capital where thousands […]
The Parliamentary Commission should revert to the previous system of payment based on Members’ attendance, the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga said. “One mistake we made was to consolidate pay. We need to go back to the old system such that Members feel the pinch (when they do not attend sittings),” said Kadaga. Kadaga, […]
The Federation of Uganda Employers Executive Director Rosemary Ssenabulya and the president HR Excellence Awards, Patrick Ngolobe revealed that in a bid to improve on the county’s working environment in the country’s labour force, the Federation together with HR Excellence Award has launched the search for the nation’s best company, organization and worker as well as parastatal. Speaking at the launch […]
Parliament has passed the Anti-terrorism Amendment bill 2015 as the opposition split on the floor. The bill was approved as the opposition chief whip Cecilia Ogwal met with government to harmonize on some of the proposed sections leaving out the leader of opposition which caused the two conflicting on the floor of parliament. Opposition walked […]
Members of Parliament sitting on the select committee that is probing school land grabbing in Kampala chaired by Buvuma Islands MP Robert Migadde Ndugwa were shocked to hear that Boost Investment demolished Nabagereka Primary school without any court Order. On the basis of this, furious Members of Parliament on the committee ordered police CID to temporarily […]