Members of Parliament have appealed to the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, to intervene in the ongoing escalation of sugar prices in the country and save the common person the burden of paying a high price for a basic commodity like sugar. State minister for trade, Michael Werikhe, while briefing the MPs recently said government […]
Former energy minister Hillary Onek was thrown out of the adhoc committee investigating the oil sector after he failed to provide a presentation on his case of alleged bribery. Onek is accused, together with Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi and foreign affairs minister Sam Kuteesa of taking bribes from oil companies. The committee, chaired by Michael […]
The minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kahamba Kutesa has said he is ready to face prosecution and serve any sentence if it is found through thorough investigations that he took the alleged bribes from an oil company. While appearing before the oil Adhoc committee chaired by Michael Werikhe, Kutesa said he never received the alleged17 million […]
The Attorney General Peter Nyombi has run out of the Adhoc committee investigating oil sector to attend to president Museveni’s oil meeting at Entebbe state house with Tullow Oil Company executive and left members on this oil Adhoc committee furious. The Attorney General peter Nyombi had been summoned by the oil Adhoc committee chaired by […]
All energy regulating and distributing companies in the country have been summoned to Parliament to discuss the current high tariffs. The committee on Natural Resources made the decision following a meeting with officials from the Energy ministry over the tariffs. The committee chairman, Michael Werikhe revealed that the MPs had resolved to summon the companies […]
Uganda will host the 29th Annual General Meeting and Symposium of Shelter Afrique, a housing organization that has over thirty member countries in Africa. The conference is slated for 14th to 17th June 2010 at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala under the theme “Dialogue on Housing Policies in Africa. Shelter Afrique’s Annual General Meetings are […]