Delegates attending the 4th Youth Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (African region) Youth Parliament taking place Kampala, Uganda have called for strengthening of laws aimed at curbing alcoholism and drug abuse across Africa. During a sitting chaired by Deputy Speaker Mary Namaya(Malawi) a number of delegates said that many of the reasons youth engage in substance abuse […]
African youths have asked governments to take serious action on the increasing teenage pregnancies and HIV/AIDs infection rates among young people. This was during the ongoing 4th Commonwealth Youth Parliament taking place in Kampala, Uganda where the young leaders blamed the increasing teenage pregnancies and HIV/AIDs infection rates among young people on poverty, lack of government […]
Parliamentary Commissioner and Dokolo Woman MP, Cecilia Atim Ogwal, has asked African youth to reject foreign cultures and traditions including homosexuality as they prepare to take up leadership positions on the continent. Speaking at the opening of the 4th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Africa Region) Youth Parliament held at Hotel Africana in Kampala, Hon. Ogwal warned […]
The Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development, has concluded a five-day visit to customs border stations in Northern and Eastern Uganda. The Committee chaired by Hon Henry Musasizi (Rubanda County East) visited the customs border stations of Busia, Malaba, Elegu, Afogi, Oraba, Lia, Vurra and Pakwach. The field visit, which ended on Sunday, […]
South African goverment has reportedly handed over Patrick Agaba also known as PATO, a key suspect in the murder of Susan Magara. According to the Daily Monitor, Agaba, who was arrested in South Africa on 6th March 2018 on the request of Interpol, is suspected to have taken out of the country the Ugx. 700 […]
President Yoweri Museveni yesterday held bilateral discussions with his visiting Rwandan counterpart, President Paul Kagame at State House, Entebbe. According to the Presidential Press Unit, the Rwandan leader who is new African Union (AU) Chairman, was in the country on a one-day day working visit to brief President Museveni on the recent AU Summit in Kigali […]
The East African Legislative Assembly has been tasked to implement both the Monitory Union and common market protocol while in their five year term in office. The Speaker of Parliament of Uganda Rebecca Kadaga while opening the fourth sitting one day orientation of the Assembly asked the regional assembly to foster integration. Kadaga also appealed […]
Rt Hon Martin Ngoga was elected Speaker of the 4th East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) after two rounds of a vote boycotted by Tanzania and Burundi in December. Ngoga, a former prosecutor-general in Rwanda, defeated Burundi’s Leontine Nzeyimana and Tanzania’s Adam Kisimba succeeding Uganda’s Daniel Kidega. Ngoga polled 33 votes in the second round of […]
MTN in partnership with networking equipment provider Ericsson launched the first 5G trial in South Africa last November and found that the technology is at least 100 times faster than 4G The group unveiled Africa’s quickest mobile download. This follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Ericsson at AfricaCom, an industry event in […]
The new EALA Speaker to guide the Assembly over the next five years taking it a notch higher in the integration dispensation is expected to be sworn in tomorrow According to a tweet from the official EALA handle “Election of the Speaker adjourned for tomorrow” it stated Election of the Speaker adjourned for tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/DBKZ43pDht […]