The Parliamentary Physical Infrastructure Committee recently made a discovery that the traffic police refused to enforce inspection of vehicles under SGS Company which was awarded a contract to carry out inspection, verification, testing and certification. The committee chaired the Woman MP for Luwero district, Lillian Nakate, while interfacing with the Police Director in charge Traffic […]
The Minister of Internal Affairs,General Jeje Odong and National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) last week were summoned by the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee to explain reported cases of rampant irregularities and the progress to the registration to learners in schools across the country. The members of the committee chaired by Mityana district MP, […]
A war of rivalry in the sugar industry is taking a new twist with counter accusations against each other on the decline in production which they say is leading to the resultant current high prices for sugar in the country. The new players have pointed fingers to the old sugar players in the industry whom […]
Sugar companies under the their umbrella group the Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA) have petitioned Parliament put stringent measures on the sugar bill with a tough clause barring sugar factories away from unrecomended areas. The sugar companies members were appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry chaired by the MP for Fort […]
MPS are divided over a proposal seeking transferring the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee Leadership to the independent members of Parliament from the NRM party members. The rules committee had proposed that the Human Rights committee be chaired by the independent MPS but both the opposition and NRM members of Parliament want to be in charge […]
Members of the Uganda Motor Industry Association (UMIA) have appealed to the Parliamentary Physical Infrastructure Committee investigating how SGS company was awarded a 5 contract for vehicle inspection in Uganda saying government should cancel their contract if found to have breached the Public Procurement Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDAA). UMIA who met recently including […]
The Parliamentary Appointments Committee has vetted and approved the 2nd deputy Inspector General of government for the second term office. The Committee Chaired by the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, examined the 2nd deputy IGG Mariam Wangadwa. Who was reappointed by the president to serve for another four year term. After the committee Wangadwa said […]
Dokolo Woman MP, Cecilia Ogwal this week flagged off the national team ahead of the world schools debate championships in Indonesia Ninety countries including Uganda will participate in the competition that is slated for July 31st to 11th of August in Bali. Ogwal met the team on behalf of the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga that is […]
Government has given a period of six months to private health training institutions to comply with the set minimum entry requirements for training health students. This was revealed by the Minister for Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, while responding to MP’s concerns on the floor of parliament over claims that nurses were denied professional entry […]
Government has assured Ugandans of a stable supply of fuel in the country as Kenyans prepare to go to polls on Tuesday August 08, 2017. The assurance was given by the state minister for minerals, Peter Lokeris, while presenting a statement on fluctuating fuel prices in the country and the state of preparedness in case […]