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Incomplete Bills won’t be retrieved, rules Oulanyah
Posted: 16 Sep 2021 Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has put to rest the question of lapsed businesses of previous Parliaments, ruling that they cannot be retrieved by subsequent Houses. Oulanyah’s ruling ends... -
US$10,000 for Rotary as Oulanyah presides at installation
Posted: 16 Sep 2021 The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has honoured his US$10,000 annual contribution to the Rotary Club of Kampala Central. Oulanyah, now a major donor, announced the contribution while... -
Parliament pays tribute to late tycoon BMK
Posted: 15 Sep 2021 A motion for a resolution of Parliament to pay tribute to deceased city businessman Late Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige, also known by his initials BMK, has unanimously passed. Parliament also resolved to... -
Substance abuse biggest contributor to mental illness
Posted: 15 Sep 2021 Legislators on the Committee on Health have learned that alcohol and drug abuse are the biggest contributors to the spike in mental illness across the country. The Executive Director of Butabika... -
Speaker Oulanyah meets EU diplomats over relations
Posted: 15 Sep 2021 The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has apprised European Union (EU) Ambassadors to Uganda of his vision for Parliament, which he said will move from rhetoric to responding in measurable and... -
Opposition leader accounts for first 100 days in office
Posted: 15 Sep 2021 The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Hon Mathias Mpuuga, has said the Opposition has made formidable strides within the last 100 days. The LOP cited the launch of the Opposition... -
Rotary praised for humanitarian work in Uganda
Posted: 15 Sep 2021 Parliament has commended Rotary International for the humanitarian support it offers in Uganda. The motion moved by the Government Chief Whip, Hon Thomas Tayebwa noted the international body’s... -
”Resolve Gulu medical students’ impasse”
Posted: 15 Sep 2021 Parliament has tasked the Ministry of Education and Sports to study and quickly resolve the impasse which saw the closure of the Gulu School of Health Sciences. Speaker Jacob Oulanyah asked State... -
Committee to probe allocation of forest reserve land to Gulu University
Posted: 15 Sep 2021 The Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah has directed the Parliamentary Committee on Education to investigate the circumstances under which Gulu University has not been offered part of a forest reserve for... -
Kampala yet to recognise new Afghan government – Minister Oryem
Posted: 15 Sep 2021 Uganda is still holding it’s recognition of the Taliban government, with Minister of State for International Affairs, Hon Henry Okello Oryem saying no formation of a new government has been brought...