News
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Cinema operators petition Parliament to reopen
Posted: 05 Aug 2020 Cinema operators have petitioned Parliament asking Government to allow them resume their operations. Cinemas were some of the various entities closed as one way of preventing the community spread of... -
Gov’t urged to take precaution on explosives
Posted: 05 Aug 2020 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has called on Government to direct entities dealing in explosive and volatile substances to emphasize health and safety guidelines in order to avoid likely... -
Artists petition Parliament over new regulations
Posted: 05 Aug 2020 Performing artists under the National Union of Creative Performing Artists and Allied Workers have reached out to Parliament over the recently issued regulations to their industry terming them as... -
MPs drop education requirements local leaders
Posted: 05 Aug 2020 Parliament has passed the Local Government (Amendment) Bill, 2019 dropping the education qualification of Advanced Level requirement for persons seeking to contest for the positions of chairperson or... -
MPs create 5 Parliament seats for elderly
Posted: 04 Aug 2020 MPs have created five Parliamentary seats for elderly persons, one of which has been ring-fenced for women. Every region including Central, Eastern, Northern and Western will each have a... -
Parliament approves 46 new counties
Posted: 31 Jul 2020 Parliament has amidst protest from Opposition MPs, passed a motion providing for the creation of 46 new counties, bringing the total number of constituencies to 353. The Minister of Local Government... -
Tororo residents petition Kadaga over new constituency
Posted: 30 Jul 2020 A cross section of residents of Tororo district have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, seeking her intervention in regard to the proposed demarcation of West Budama County North-... -
Bill to address regional imbalance tabled
Posted: 29 Jul 2020 A bill to address regional imbalances in the recruitment, appointment and promotion of persons in public offices has been tabled before Parliament. The Constitution (Amendment)(No.2) Bill,2020 moved... -
University admission process open to all - Minister
Posted: 29 Jul 2020 The Minister of State for Higher Education, Hon. John Chrysostom Muyingo has assured Parliament that the students intending to join university on private sponsorship will have to access the... -
Milk producers call for lifting of non-tariff barriers
Posted: 29 Jul 2020 Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga says the producers of milk and its products are concerned about the continued imposition of non-tariff barriers which they say affects trade in the region. ...