The body of the Minister of state for industry Late Dr.James Mutende was at parliament for public viewing and the body was received by the Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga. Members of Parliament continued to remember the late as a great person who contributed to getting industries recycling the polythene bags so as they don’t […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has refuted allegations that Parliament delayed the passing of the electoral reforms because of her party’s position. The Speaker said that she had asked the Executive to table the Electoral Bills early but this was not the case. She said that it’s a matter of regret that the Bills were […]
Youth have demanded parliament to urgently amend the National youth council to provide a legal framework under which the youth are elected as Members of Parliament so as there is no vacuum for their existence in parliament. The youth told journalists in Kampala that parliament should prevail over government to table amendments related to how […]
Parliament has passed the presidential election amendment bill 2015 barring presidential candidates from accessing any financial contribution from government. Parliament has approved a fee of 20 million shillings for nomination of a presidential candidate to the electoral commission but there is nothing the electoral commission will contribute to the candidate. This proposal was approved by parliament after […]
Government and Members of Parliament affected in the Constitutional court ruling that declared the presence of representatives for the army, youth and workers in Parliament as unconstitutional are to appeal against the case in the Supreme court. This as the Constitutional Court judgment of the ruling of the five judges who included; Remmy Kasule, Augustine Nshimye, Ruby […]
Police used tear gas while arresting Kawempe Division Mayor Mubarak Munyagwa Mugati-gwabata and over 20 Youth Activists allegedly under the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) while taking Electoral reforms to parliament. Earlier today police beefed up security at all entrances of parliament after getting information that the youths would storm parliament to demand for changes in the electoral laws. Munyagwa says […]
The parliamentary Public Accounts committee has grilled the officials in the Ministry of finance over 46 billion shillings which is lying idle yet it was meant for Agricultural credit facility for commercial farmers. The committee chaired by Jinja East Member of Parliament Paul Mwiru noted that 46 billion shillings of the Agricultural credit facility is idle […]
A professor at school of law, Makerere University, Oloka Onyango, says that parliament risk to be dragged to court again over refusal to issue press cards to journalists. He made the revelation while at a discussion on the state of press freedom at Parliament during a meeting held at Imperial Royale hotel in Kampala. This after […]
The Member of Parliament for Budadiri west in Sironko district Nathan Nandala Mafabi is opposed to the government proposal to remove the finger inking for a voter after voting. Appearing before the legal committee Mafabi said that the issue of inking should be maintained as it is in the old electoral laws, to eliminate multiple voting. Mafabi said […]
A section of Ugandans have embarked on a massive campaign that is geared towards compelling government through parliament to make adjustments in the current laws governing safe abortion, with the campaign seeing the activists collecting over a million signatures to be used to petition the coming parliament to work on their call. According to the […]