Opposition in parliament has attacked the NRM party youth members of parliament for promoting the issue of sole candidate for the president and forget demanding programmes addressing the problem of youth unemployment. The opposition Chief Whip Cecilia Ogwal Atim said that she is surprised that youth MPs keep quiet over unemployment which mostly affects youth and […]
Members of Parliament cry for more counties’ creation as they meet the Minister local government over the criteria used by government to propose new counties. MPs claim that many big constituencies were not divided for new counties yet small constituencies were curved out of new ones. MPs comprising of Bugangaizi East MP Marbal Bakeine, Ignatius […]
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has called on the National Identification Registration Authority to consider taking up the youths who have been working on the ID project. Kadaga says many youths were employed as enrolment and data processors for the IDs but since the project has closed, many have nowhere to go. She further […]
Shadow Minister for local Government who is also Mukono municipality Member of Parliament Betty Nambooze appealed to colleagues in parliament to throw out the proposal by Government to create more counties. Yesterday the Minister of local Government Adolf Mwesigye tabled before parliament over 39 counties seeking parliamentary approval. However, Nambooze says that it should not be […]
Government tabled 39 new constituencies before parliament seeking for approval. The new counties have been read to parliament by the Minister of local Government, Adolf Mwesige. The deputy speaker Jacob Oulanyah referred the motion for the new counties to the committee of public service for scrutiny and report to parliament in one week. The proposed counties […]
Ministry of internal affairs has been asked to tighten security in Karamoja region to avoid the re occurrence of cattle rustling. The call was made by Kween district woman MP Lydia Chekwel while speaking on the floor of parliament. She said that since the disarmament program the rustling reduced but these days cattle thieves have again come, […]
The Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Wafula Oguttu, has criticised the President’s State of the Nation Address arguing that the President did not address key priorities for the country. Oguttu said the President emphasized on public administration at the expense of agriculture, which on top of food provision, provides the highest job creation potential in […]
Members of Parliament are divided over a clause in the Tobacco control bill 2014 seeking to force a smoker to buy a whole packet of cigarette as a deterrent for youth not to smoke. A number of MPS while at a meeting organized by Uganda National Health Users’/Consumers’ Organization at Serena Hotel in Kampala some say they want a […]
The long awaited Tobacco Control Bill, 2014 has been tabled before Parliament for the second reading giving powers to Ministry of health to be responsible for the implementation of the law. Chairperson of health Committee Medard Bitekyerenzo while presenting the report to Parliament said as was earlier proposed that the office of the Prime Minister […]
The parliamentary public and local government committee recommended to parliament to create 25 new districts. This came as government had suspended the creation of new districts. The proposed new districts are estimated to cost 1.7 trillion shillings if parliament approves it. The proposed new districts include Kyadondo district curved from Wakiso district, Kyotera from Rakai district , Kasanda from Mubende district , Kagadi […]