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Opposition MPs discuss how to advance Constitution (Amendment) Bill
Posted: 15 Dec 2019 Opposition legislators have met to lay strategies on how to push the privately sponsored Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which seeks to make changes in a host of areas in the Constitution. The... -
Busia gold miners want Parliament to halt UPDF interference
Posted: 15 Dec 2019 Less than a week since Parliament passed a motion to inquire into alleged misconduct of UPDF soldiers in civil matters, artisanal miners in Busia district have appealed to Parliament to halt military... -
Kadaga allays fears on Latter- Day Church, applauds their work
Posted: 15 Dec 2019 Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has allayed fears by some sections of the public that the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints in Kololo is a cult. The church, often known as the LDS... -
Speaker calls for better hygiene practices
Posted: 15 Dec 2019 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has urged citizens to improve on their hygiene in order to avert related illnesses. Speaking at the opening of Mwitanzige Kyabusinge Health Centre III on... -
Iran reveals plans to manufacture tractors in Uganda
Posted: 12 Dec 2019 The government of Iran has revealed plans to start manufacturing tractors in Uganda. The Iranian Ambassador to Uganda, H.E Seyed Morteza Mortazavi, told the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga,... -
Parliament of Uganda continues to shine despite volleyball loss
Posted: 12 Dec 2019 The Parliament of Uganda sports teams continue to shine at the 10th East African Community Inter-parliamentary games despite a loss by the men's volleyball team. Having led the East African... -
We want our bridge, Speaker tells Govt
Posted: 12 Dec 2019 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has told the Ministry of Energy to do whatever it takes to build the contentious Isimba Public Access Bridge connecting Kayunga and Kamuli districts. The... -
AFIC petitions Parliament on the access to information
Posted: 12 Dec 2019 Over 90 percent of requests for information presented to government departments are rejected, a research done by the African Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) has revealed. AFIC is pan-African NGO... -
WHO donates TB testing machine to prisoners
Posted: 12 Dec 2019 The World Health Organization (WHO) has handed over a Tuberculosis (TB) testing machine to the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, meant for identification of TB cases and diagnosis among... -
Equal Opportunities Commission presents Report to Speaker
Posted: 12 Dec 2019 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has called for investigation into why Karamoja sub-region is the least beneficiary of the student’s loan scheme. Kadaga was receiving the Annual Report on...