Cabinet has agreed to create and operationalise four new districts by 1st July 2016. The districts include Kagadi which comprises the counties of Buyaga east and West; Another district is Kakumiro which has two counties of Bugangaizi west and east and both districts are being curved out of Kibaale district. The third district is Omoro which will comprise […]
Government said that the UPDF troops will continue to be in South Sudan despite Members of Parliament’s fresh demand for the withdrawal of the troops. Ugandan troops were deployed to South Sudan in December 2013 but on several times have ignored pleas from MPs, mediators and the international community to withdraw its troops from the conflict. […]
The deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah has asked members of parliament to consider domesticating chemical weapons convention to decrease on misuse of chemical science. Oulanyah made the call while addressing a sensitization workshop on the prohibition of the Development, production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons held at parliament. He said that chemical hazards […]
The leader of opposition says that his members betrayed the opposition cause over the passed constitutional amendments bill 2015. He says that they agreed to vote against the bill but his members had selfish interests when they reached on the floor of parliament and decided otherwise. He said that he will report them to their respective political […]
Parliament passed the Constitutional Amendment bill 2015 with support by most of the opposition members. 277 MPs were in favour of the bill, one abstained and six opposed out of 284 total members. The bill has allowed the independent members of parliament less than 12 months to cross to political parties of their choice. The bill that was passed […]
Parliament has directed the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development to withdraw the Children’s Amendment bill 2015. This was as the Pader Member of parliament Pader County in Nebbi District Joshua Anywarach reported to parliament that the Gender, Labour and Social Development committee is ready to bring this bill to parliament but it’s being delayed […]
Opposition MPs welcomed the Former Premier John Patrick Amama Mbabazi’s decision to stand as an independent presidential candidate for 2016 General elections. They said that Mbabazi’s quitting of NRM will give the opposition a platform to win. Speaking to reporters at Parliament, the Leader of Opposition Phillip Wafula Ogutu said any percentage taken from NRM during elections will […]
Members of Parliament have started debating the Constitutional Amendment bill 2015 after the Cabinet agreed to withdraw the contested clause 4(1) (g) in the proposed constitutional amendment bill, which sought to amend clause 83 of the Constitution on the matter related to MPs crossing from one political party to another. This was communicated to parliament by […]
Parliament yesterday put on hold the Constitutional amendment bill for the third time over a controversial clause 4 (g) which seeks to amend article 83 of the constitution regarding Members of Parliament crossing from one party to another. The debate for this bill pushed to today after the MP Lwemiyaga county Theodore Sekikubo moved a motion urging the […]
The Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority Jennifer Semakula Musisi has put members of parliament on spotlight over demanding bribes from witnesses and accounting officers. Jennifer Musisi made the revelation while at the seminar of accounting officers organized by the public Accounts committee of parliament held at parliament’s conference hall. Musisi’s revelations were sparked by […]