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Speaker directs on land for Mahatma Ghandi Memorial
Posted: 06 Nov 2019 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has tasked the leadership of Jinja District to formalise the acquisition of land to facilitate the construction of the Mahatma Gandhi heritage and... -
Govt officials defend Makerere fees increment
Posted: 06 Nov 2019 Top officials of the Ministry of Education and Sports have defended the current position by the Makerere University Management to increase tuition fees by 15 percent. The officials, led by the... -
Education minister markets degree qualification for teachers
Posted: 06 Nov 2019 The Minister of State for Higher Education, Dr John Chrysostom Muyinyo, has vouched that elevating the minimum entry requirement in the teaching profession to a bachelor’s degree in education will... -
House calls for explanation of Besigye’s horrid arrest
Posted: 06 Nov 2019 Members of Parliament have spoken out on the manner in which Police mistreated the former President of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Party, Dr. Kizza Besigye, calling on government to stop... -
MPs support President’s rejection of GMO Bill
Posted: 06 Nov 2019 Members of Parliament on the Parliamentary Forum on Ethics and Integrity have disparaged the Genetic Engineering Regulatory Bill, 2018 that is scheduled to be returned to the Floor of the House for... -
MPs query education officials over army brutality at Makerere University
Posted: 06 Nov 2019 Ministry of Education and Sports officials led by higher education state minister, Dr John Chrysostom Muyingo, have been questioned over their role in regard to the military’s deployment to quash the... -
MPs put minerals minister, officials on oath over mining in Buhweju
Posted: 06 Nov 2019 The minerals state minister, Hon. Peter Lokeris, has faced criticism from MPs, who are accusing his ministry of letting C-Asian, a Chinese company ravage Buhweju Central Forest Reserve. In the... -
Committee begins Makerere inquiry as students talk intimidation
Posted: 05 Nov 2019 Parliament’s Committee on Education and Sports has commenced its inquiry into allegations of mismanagement at Makerere University purported to have led to the strike witnessed last week. The... -
Missionary Sisters commend Speaker Kadaga
Posted: 04 Nov 2019 Catholic nuns from Lira Diocese under the congregation, Missionary Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church, have hailed the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, for devoutly supporting religious... -
Speaker studies Otafiire documents on Njeru Farm
Posted: 01 Nov 2019 The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Gen. Kahinda Otafiire, has presented documents to Parliament showing rightful ownership of Njeru Stock Farm. The farm, located in Njeru...