Legislators have proposed severe and deterrent penalties in the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill for persons convicted of causing financial losses to government. Parliament started consideration of the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013 after it had been deferred to allow for further consultations. The Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013, a Private Members’ Bill, seeks to amend the Anti-Corruption Act, 2009 […]
Parliament mourned the death of Sheikh Ibrahim Hassan Kirya who was on Tuesday night shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Bweyogerere. A moment of silence was held in parliament in mourning the death Sheikh Ibrahim Hassan Kirya after the Minister of state for Internal Affairs Ambassador James Baba made a ministerial statement on the Sheikh’s murder on […]
Parliament has approved a contentious clause 26 under the Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) bill 2014 giving powers of signing PPP agreements to cabinet. This happened amid protests from the opposition saying that this is another way of mortgaging the country. The cabinet will now negotiate Public Private Partnerships businesses without involving parliament. The President rejected the Public Private […]
Parliament has approved a loan, authorizing Government to borrow USD 84.2million from the African Development Bank to finance Phase 2 of the Market and Agriculture Trade Improvement Programme (MATIP 2). The programme aims at tackling market infrastructure development, value addition and trade facilitation. It will be implemented over a five year period in nine municipalities […]
Parliament has approved three new public universities as government is put on task to explain the criteria used to recommend only the three universities and leaving out others. The new public universities have been approved after thorough scrutiny by the National Council for Higher Education. The approved universities include Kabale University in Kabale District, Lira […]
Former principal accountant in Ministry of Public Service Christopher Obey has refused to refund money which he allegedly stole belonging to pensioners. Obey appeared before the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) today chaired by Alice Alaso to defend himself over his alleged forgery of files purportedly belonging to former workers of EAC [pensioners] and paid shs165bn. […]
The Parliamentary Commission should revert to the previous system of payment based on Members’ attendance, the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga said. “One mistake we made was to consolidate pay. We need to go back to the old system such that Members feel the pinch (when they do not attend sittings),” said Kadaga. Kadaga, […]
City lawyer Bob Kasango has agreed to refund 7.8 billion shillings which he had received through pension scam after serious grilling by Members of Parliament. Bob Kasango decided to refund the money after he agreed with MPs that he got the money through irregular court order. However the Public Accounts Committee chaired by Serere district […]
Parliament has passed the Anti-terrorism Amendment bill 2015 as the opposition split on the floor. The bill was approved as the opposition chief whip Cecilia Ogwal met with government to harmonize on some of the proposed sections leaving out the leader of opposition which caused the two conflicting on the floor of parliament. Opposition walked […]
Parliament is to have a sitting on Thursday this week to consider the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2015. The Bill was referred to the Defence & Internal Affairs Committee chaired by Mubende Woman Member of Parliament Benny Namugwanya on 30th April 2015 for scrutiny. Surprisingly the parliament is being summoned after the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga had adjourned […]