The Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda has been put to task by Buweheju MP Francis Mwejukye to explain the group of armed personalities which has been beating people along the streets of Kampala. Mwejukye also asked Rugunda to bring to parliament a full detailed report indicating what the intentions of this group are. He made the remarks during prime ministers question […]
Members of Parliament have decried the tendency of political parties to dictate to them positions to be taken in Parliament on topical issues. Members raised their concerns during the ongoing post-election seminar held at Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala on Wednesday 29th June 2016. The Members of Parliament said it was common for party whips and party […]
Members of Parliament have been tasked to live an exemplary life by prioritizing national interests against their individual needs as they legislate in Parliament. Speaking at an Induction Seminar for Members of the 10th Parliament at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala on 28th June 2016, Hon. Francis Ole Kaparo, the former Speaker of the Kenya National […]
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked the MPs to be good time keepers as they execute their duties in the 10th parliament. She was opening a five days Post-Election Violence Conference for MPs at Grand Imperial Hotel, Kampala. Kadaga says that the 10th parliament had MPs who were poor time managers and called on the MPs […]
Parliament has approved the expansion of the cabinet from 21 to 31 for cabinet ministers and from 31 to 49 for ministers of State. This brings the entire number to 80 ministers, the largest number in Uganda’s political history. The motion to increase the cabinet was tabled by Kiboga woman MP Ruth Nankabirwa and seconded by […]
The long anticipated cabinet list that has been the talk of the 10th parliament in the corridors of power has been released. President Yoweri Museveni in this post election reshuffle named the new cabinet that retained the prime minister and other major ministers like the finance and energy ministers. In a fresh twist he appointed […]
President Yoweri Museveni has promised to deal with the corrupt officials in his new term of government; he gave the warning as he delivered his state of nation address to parliament as he opened the second sitting 10th parliament. He told parliament that his government is going to handle the corrupt officials like the national resistance movement brought discipline in the […]
Group 115, headed by Kampala central Member of Parliament Mohammed Nsereko, is in close talks with the opposition and government sides in parliament to secure leadership of some of parliamentary committees. The group which was spearheaded after Mohammed Nsereko lost the bid for the deputy speakership seat on 19th this month is going on with secret […]
ARINGA SOUTH MP, Odria Alioni Yorke plans to aggressively embark on ensuring that social services like water, education and income generating activities are put in place to improve the live hood of Aringa people and Arua at large. Odria says that government has put in place livelyhood programs to help the youth and the women however […]
Some Opposition MPs in the 10th Parliament are seeking for the constitutional amendments to change the title of the Leader of Opposition to at least minority leader in parliament. They say that the old title known as the leader of opposition has a negative connotation which government portrays as opposing its programmes yet in most cases […]