Members of parliament have called upon the leadership of Uganda and members of the East African states to task South Sudan leadership to prevail over its citizens to stop killing and torturing Ugandans in Sudan. Thiw was while speaking during a training induction by the institute of parliamentary studies which was chaired by MPs from East Africa Legislative Assembly […]
The minister for security Lt.General Henry Tumukunde says that it was a mistake to detach local councils officials from the task of gathering intelligence. He says that in his term of office as a security minister he will empower the local authorities to report incidences of insecurity to the security agencies. He made the remarks while receiving […]
Members of parliament from Acholi sub region say that there should be no cause for alarm that there are rebels in the area though there is a mix up in the security management. This as a Local Defence Unit (LDU) detach in Opit attacked and killed two people and fled with guns whereas as the Sunday […]
Members of the Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) have petitioned parliament demanding the law on the control of guns and small arms. They also want government to ratify and domesticate the international treaties it has signed on the control of arms. The leader of the petitioner and executive secretary Uganda joint Christian council Rev. Fr .Sylvester […]
Born Again youth under the Tripple Blessing church Entebbe have asked girls not to rush for jobs in foreign countries because are risky. The youth say that girls should resort to available jobs in the country instead of going abroad. This as new reports showing that there are about 12 girls stranded in Saudi Arabia after […]
The dean of the school of women and gender issues at Makerere university, Prof. Josephine Ahikire is called for student engagement in the fight against education sexualization at the country’s highest and oldest education institution. In a symposium held at the women and gender school at Makerere, Prof. Ahikire said a well structured system to handle issues of […]
Parliament has directed the parliamentary committee on Defense and Internal Affairs to investigate the on going killings in Kasese district. The order was issued by the deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah upon parliament approval. This after the minister of Internal Affairs Rose Akol and Kasese opposition MPs were giving parliament conflicting statements on the on going […]
Jean-Pierre Bemba, DR Congo ex-warlord was found guilty yesterday in a landmark ICC trial which spanned six years. The conviction of Congolese militia leader was said by the global civil society to be a victory for accountability for high ranking leaders and eradication of rape as a weapon of war. This follows the call of arrest for Sudan’s Omar […]
Some Members of Parliament have expressed concern over government Security agencies which arrest supporters of the opposition parties aligning them as rebels who want to overthrow the government. The issues were been raised by Serere district Woman MP Alice Alaso during a plenary sitting chaired by the speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga. She says there is no […]
Ajuri county MP Elect in Alebtong District Hamson Obua Denis says parliament’s committee on ICT will have to carefully scrutinize the just tabled Uganda Communications Amendment Bill 2016 to strike a balance on these regulations and avoid violating the rights of media. Some MPs claim that the Executive may abuse this legislation if it is not […]