Human rights defenders are calling for the immediate release of MPs arrested on Monday. MPs Mohamed Nsereko and Chris Baryomunsi were arrested on Monday over allegedly making false utterances about the death of Former Butalejja Woman Mp Cerinah Nebanda. The executive director of foundation for human rights Initiative Livingstone Ssewanyana says detention beyond 48 hours […]
Security has been beefed up at the special investigations department in Kireka amid reports that MPs are planning to storm the place. Entrance is restricted to all visitors . The situation is not any different at Jinja road police station where Mp Chris Baryomunsi is being held. According to MP Abdul Katuntu who also doubles […]
A group on members of parliament has started collecting signatures to recall parliament from recess. Led by Masaka Municipality MP Mathias Mpuuga the MPs say they want to compell the speaker to recall the house to deliberate on what they call attempts by the executive to overtake the powers of parliament. Referring to the arrest […]
The police says it is still processing the case files of the two MPs arrested early this week in connection with the death of Cerinah Nebanda. The two are Chris Baryomunsi and Mohamed Nsereko for Kinkinzi East and Kampala Central respectively and are currently under police custody. The police Deputy Spokesperson Vincent Sekatte has told […]
Parliament wants KCCA to take over the management of st Balikudembbe market commonly known as Owino due to internal conflicts in the market. This comes after a group of women petitioned parliament saying that a group of about 100 people led by the presidential advisor on markets Godfrey Kayongo are planning to take over the […]
The public Accounts committee has handed over four officials from the ministry of finance to police CID attached to the committee for further interrogation into the alleged stealing of 14.8 billion shillings meant for the people of karamoja through the office of the prime minister under the PRDP for norhern uganda. The four included Tonny […]
Members of Parliament have directed the government to present in Parliaments the state of the National Economy within two weeks over what some MPs term as a crisis in the economy. The state minister for Finance Fred Omach told parliament Chaired by Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanya that government wants a supplementary budget of […]
Members of parliament from the greater north Region have resolved to meet several stakeholders over the PRDP program. This was resolved following a meeting held today at parliament. The chairperson of the group Felix OkotOgong said among those to be met is the Prime Minister AmamaMbabazi and all ministers who are responsible for the implementation […]
Fallen former erute south MP John Odit has been hailed as a nationalist and good leader. This was during a special session held in his honor this afternoon at parliament. The body of the late earlier laid in state at parliament where various mps and government officials paid their last respect. Speaking to journalists, the […]
Members of parliament have insisted that the proposed powers to the energy minister in the oil bill be reduced. The current bill gives the minister powers to issue and revoke licenses to oil companies. However several Mps including Alice Alaso, Barnabas Tinkasimire and Crispus Ayena say this will be dangerous and could breed corruption. Some […]