Members of Parliament have been tasked to live an exemplary life by prioritizing national interests against their individual needs as they legislate in Parliament. Speaking at an Induction Seminar for Members of the 10th Parliament at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala on 28th June 2016, Hon. Francis Ole Kaparo, the former Speaker of the Kenya National […]
Over 16000 cooperatives under Uganda cooperatives savings and credit union today petitioned the speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga demanding for the revival of cooperatives in the country. Among key issues these demanded included a fully funded ministry for cooperatives that will be addressing their demands, functional structures with qualified staff from sub county to National level, […]
The senior lawyer in the country who is also the former member of parliament for Oyam North in Apac district Ben Wacha says its time for the three special interest groups to be thrown out of parliament. Wacha made the remarks while at the induction seminar of members of parliament on the role of parliament in […]
In a series of losses to electoral petitions coined around inadequate academic papers, the High Court sitting in Jinja has nullified the election of National Resistance Movement (NRM)’s Hajat Rehema Watongola as a member of parliament for Kamuli municipality. Kamuli Municipality was created as part of the 12 municipalities approved by parliament and became effective […]
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked the MPs to be good time keepers as they execute their duties in the 10th parliament. She was opening a five days Post-Election Violence Conference for MPs at Grand Imperial Hotel, Kampala. Kadaga says that the 10th parliament had MPs who were poor time managers and called on the MPs […]
Women members of parliament under the Uganda women parliamentarian Association have asked the new minister in the ministry of Gender labour and Social development Hajat Janat Mukwaya to initiate a process of electing women councils. The member of Uganda women parliamentary Association who is also the member of parliament for Kamwenge district Dorothy Nshaija said that […]
Members of parliament are demanding unbearable allowances that would stretch parliament into financial crisis on top of quick request for provision of vehicles. Members of parliament demand for funeral rites allowance to cater for their constituencies, housing allowances and special allowances given to MPs as soon as they are sworn in. The member of parliament for […]
President Yoweri Museveni has pleaded with the minister of justice and constitutional Affairs Kahinda Otafire and his political rival captain Dononzio Kahanda to hide their political differences and unite Mitoma district people. The Mitoma district NRM leaders told the media that they met the president and he asked them to stop splitting the people over […]
Family Life Network and children rights activists have petitioned parliament demanding for the review of sex education curriculum. The petition was handed over to the speaker of parliament Rebecca kadaga by the Executive Director Family life Network Stephen Langa. Langa says that the current sex curriculum should be replaced with one that suits Uganda’s moral values. Kadaga […]
The parliamentary appointments committee finished the exercise of vetting ministers and 74 approved out of 79 ministers sent to the committee by the appointing authority. The committee chaired by the speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga rejected three ministers which include the designated minister of state for Industry Harriet Ntabazi and the minister of state for works […]