Kampala members of parliament have forced parliament to suspend the fees charged by KCCA for candidates contesting for different posts in Kampala to pin up their posters in the city. This came up after MPs in Kampala who include Latif Ssebagala, John Simbwa, Moses Kasibante cried to parliament to suspend this fees charged for campaign posters […]
Parliament has endorsed the National budget framework paper budget committee report for the financial year 2016/17 – 2020/21. MPs noted that National budget framework 2016/17- 20/21 paper lacks information on the rate of unemployment, interest rate and rate of inflation. The budget committee chaired by Ntenjeru North MP Amos Lugolobi noted that despite the strong economic growth reported […]
Members of parliament have expressed anger over the none issuance of National Identification cards to some registered Ugandans which could cause them to miss out voting in the 2016 polls. This as members of parliament were demanding the progress report on the issuance of the National ID. The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga said that there is […]
The Parliamentary Budget Committee chaired by Bulambuli County MP Wamakuyu Mudimi has rejected the proposal of the Finance committee to appropriate funds for the Presidential Initiatives on Banana industrial development (PIBID). The Chairperson of the finance committee Robert Kasule Sebunya had been appearing before the Budget committee which is scrutinizing the budget requesting MPs on the […]
The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) is in a financial crisis if government does not provide funding for the 2016/17 budget as donors are set to stop funding the commission. Appearing before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee to present the proposals for 2016/2017 budget, the Secretary to the Commission, Gordon Mwesigye said that 30 percent […]
Members of parliament have recommended that the National Council for Children be repealed and replaced by the Uganda National Children Authority. The recommendation was proposed by the parliamentary committee on Gender, labour and social development and approved by members of parliament while debating the committee report on the Children’s (amendment) bill, 2015 in a session chaired […]
The new Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs Kirunda Kivejinja has taken oaths of Allegiance and of Member of Parliament. Kirunda Kivejinja, 80, was last month appointed by the President to the position. The portfolio has been vacant since the death of Eriya Kategeya in 2013. Kirunda Kivejinja who is now an […]
Parliament has passed the Immunisation Bill, 2014 that seeks to reduce morbidity, mortality and disability due to life threatening and preventable infections in children and women of reproductive age. The Private Member’s Bill was moved by Yumbe District Woman Representative Huda Oleru in 2014. Presenting the report of the Health Committee on the Bill, the Chairperson […]
The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has blamed Parliament which she chairs for passing three million nomination fees into law which she says blocked many leaders from competing for elective offices. During the plenary session Kadaga who said she was not part of those who passed the decision said the three million was exorbitant and […]
The minister in charge of Kampala Frank Tumwebaze has been summoned to appear before parliament and explain how KCCA came up with the tax levied by the Authority for parliamentary and local council candidates to pin up posters in Kampala City. The directive by speaker Kadaga comes after Lubaga south MP John Ken Lukyamuzi calls for parliament intervention to […]