Speaker Rebecca Kadaga faced tough time in parliament while presiding over parliament proceedings without most of NRM MPs and NRM leaning Mps who are in Kyankwanzi retreat. The opposition wanted to hijack the government role of making ministerial statements in parliament. The opposition chief whip Cecilia Ogwal after realizing that the minister of health had not […]
Ajuri county MP Elect in Alebtong District Hamson Obua Denis says parliament’s committee on ICT will have to carefully scrutinize the just tabled Uganda Communications Amendment Bill 2016 to strike a balance on these regulations and avoid violating the rights of media. Some MPs claim that the Executive may abuse this legislation if it is not […]
The Jinja Municipality West Member of Parliament, Moses Balyeku petitioned parliament on the unlawful eviction of Main Street primary school and land give away by Jinja municipal council. Balyeku tabled the petition before parliament and it was sent to the committee of education to investigate the matter further. The speaker Rebecca Kadaga told the committee to […]
The opposition chief whip Cecilia Ogwal surprisingly campaigns for the speaker Rebecca Kadaga to retain her seat as the 10th parliament speaker. In parliament’s proceedings which were attended by only three opposition MPs, Ogwal while reading the opposition statement over the concluded women’s days where she criticized NRM for turning this day into a party day, […]
The minister of state for internal affairs Ambassador James Baba tells off the FDC presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye to denounce defiance campaign in order to regain his freedom. James Baba told parliament chaired by speaker Rebecca Kadaga that police is empowered under the police Act to detect and prevent crime, adding that one doesn’t need […]
The Government chief whip Ruth Nankabirwa is worried that with the size of the 10th parliament, members will not be able to put across the issues affecting their constituents because they will have little time to debate. Nankabirwa was responding on what she makes of the quality of debate of the house. She however notes that […]
Government has tabled a Bill before parliament seeking to remove parliamentary approval of regulations required in implementing the Uganda Communications Act, 2013. The Uganda Communications Act, 2013 was enacted to consolidate and harmonize the Uganda Communications Act and the Electronic Media Act; to dissolve the Uganda Communications Commission and the Broadcasting Council and reconstitute them as […]
The swearing in of Members of the 10th Parliament has been scheduled for Monday 16th to Wednesday 18th May, 2016. The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga revealed this in her communication to parliament. She told Clerk to Parliament Jane Kibirige to communicate to new Members of Parliament on Friday May 13, 2016 about the swearing in, which […]
Parliament failed to sit yesterday over the lack of quorum caused by the fact that many of members of parliament losing their seats in the concluded parliamentary elections held on 18th February. Parliament was scheduled for business but it only managed to sit for 20 minutes due to lack of quorum, though some ministers said that […]
Members of parliament on the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has recommended the sacking of the Minister of state for Investment, Eng. Dr. Ajedra Gabriel Gadison Aridru, over mismanagement of the Uganda Investment Authority and irregular land allocation to investors which led to loss of billions of money for government. While […]