Members of Parliament have reacted differently to the National budget worth 24 trillion shillings. This budget moved from 14.9 trillion shillings to 24 trillion shillings giving hope to many MPs that it will help to improve the Uganda’s economy and tackling the issues related to wealth creation. The budget is highly consumed by the energy sector, defence, […]
Members of Parliament on the Parliamentary Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs have opposed the proposal tabled before them by the National Resistance Movement party seeking to protect any president who crosses from one political party to another. MPs on the committee chaired by Kajara MP Stephen Tashobya while receiving the NRM party proposals, noted […]
Women members of parliament are calling for more public hearing before the Biosafety and bio technology bill is passed. This came after the NRM parliamentary caucus recently approved the Biosafety and bio technology bill to allow the use of genetically modified food and seeds in Uganda. Members of Parliament (MPs), while harmonizing on the […]
Members of Parliament on the parliamentary committee on National Economy have put to task the Minister of Micro Finance, Caroline Amali Okao to explain the closing of SACCOs and the same SACCOs leaving with government funds. MPs on the committee chaired by the Member of Parliament for Ibanda North, Xavier Kyooma Akampurira, are concerned that many SACCOs […]
The Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has advised the Members of Parliament and the public to be more observant and careful as they use roads to avoid accidents. The Deputy Speaker said that the United Nations had declared 2011-2020 as the Decade of Action for Road Safety and proclaimed through the Operationalisation of the UN Resolution 64/255. […]
The Members of Parliament on the committee of Presidential Affairs are probing into the bickering at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and the bribery cited in job allocation. The MPs have planned to investigate the bickering and corruption at KCCA within only two weeks and then give a report of their findings to the […]
Members of Parliament on Foreign Affairs committee have Thrown out the permanent secretary for the ministry of foreign affairs Ambassador James Mugume after he failed to come with the ministers of Foreign Affair. They were supposed to explain to MPs why Ugandans living in United Arab Emirates are not helped by the embassy when they face problems […]
Members of Parliament want government to enter into treaties with other countries to repatriate Ugandans prisoners currently held in foreign prisons. Mukono Municipality MP, Betty Nambooze Bakireke notes that countries such as Malaysia and China are holding in custody several Ugandans on charges of drug trafficking, murder and other crimes. Nambooze says efforts by some […]
President Museveni is scheduled to launch a new book titled ‘the history of Nabumali in 100 years.’ The date for the function is June 16th 2012. On the same day Nabumali High School will celebrate 100 years of existence. President Museveni will be the chief guest at the function expected to attract old students, friends […]
There is a grand programme by the ministry of health to evaluate health centres and clinics run by the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces across the country with the purpose of uplifting them to hospital status. The Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Aronda Nyakairima has told journalists that health centres run by the army will be […]