The Parliament of Uganda has been commended for the actions taken to promote women and girls rights in Uganda amidst the challenges brought about by a reluctant Executive. Speaking during a meeting of the Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians of the Inter Parliamentary Union Chairperson Mensah Williams of Namibia paid glowing tribute to Speaker Rebecca Kadaga […]
Members of parliament under the Uganda Parliamentarians Forum on Food Security, Population and Development have demanded a trillion shillings budget for the agriculture sector. Speaking to journalists at parliament the secretary General for this forum and MP for Kakuto county, Mathias Kasamba, said that its time for the government to find a big budget for agriculture […]
Over one thousand delegates have converged in Kampala this week to participate in the Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU) Conference and its related meetings. The conference has been hosted by the Parliament of Uganda and it has brought together over 150 Parliaments of the world. The world MPs have come to deliberate on matters […]
The Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) delegates currently in Uganda for an IPU conference have held a closed door meeting with the leaders of Uganda Young Democrats. The meeting left the government puzzled because president Museveni could not imagine IPU officials could hold a closed door meeting in Kampala. The venue for the meeting was […]
President Abdelwahed Radi of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) assembly arrived at EntebbeInternationalAirporton Tuesday for the 126th Parliamentary Assembly. Abdelwahed Radi Radi was welcomed by the Speaker of Uganda Parliament ms Rebecca Kadaga and the leader of opposition, Nandala Mafabi at Entebbe International airport. The IPU meeting will run from March 31st to April 5th at […]
The coordinators of Activists for Change (A4C) have resolved to refuse to put on hold their activities during the period when the parliament of Uganda would be hosting the Inter -Parliamentary Union assembly. Sources within A4C told this informer that this would be their right time to show the dignitaries visiting Uganda for the meeting […]
President Museveni has directed police to beef up security at Serena Hotel Kampala and Imperial Royale Hotel Kampala and around parliament. Why? This is because police have to give security to over 2,000 delegates who are expected to converge inKampalanext week to participate in the Inter- Parliamentary Union Conference. The conference is going to be […]
The Parliament of Uganda will host the 126th Inter Parliamentary Union meeting from March 31 to April 4th, 2012 in Kampala. Uganda Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga tells us that Uganda Parliament is ready to receive the over 1500 delegates from 160 countries during the inter parliament union. Ms Kadaga says that even all Ugandans […]