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Members to table names of missing persons
Posted: 03 Mar 2021 Legislators will on Thursday, 4 March 2021 table their ‘lists’ of missing persons alleged to have been abducted by the security agencies. The green light was given by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga during... -
‘Amend Parliamentary Pension Act’
Posted: 01 Mar 2021 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has called for the expedited amendment of the law that governs the Parliamentary Pension Scheme. The Speaker said that the proposals have been talked about... -
Busoga asked to embrace Hass Avocado
Posted: 01 Mar 2021 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has called upon farmers in Busoga to start growing Hass avocado for commercial agriculture. Kadaga said she visited the Musubi avocado farm in Mayuge and she... -
Parliament to vote on Constitution amendment Bill as debate winds
Posted: 26 Feb 2021 Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has said notice will be given on the date for conducting a vote on the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019 after the closure of debate. The Bill, moved by MP Wilfred Niwagaba (... -
MPs question merger of gov’t agencies
Posted: 25 Feb 2021 Members of Parliament have cast doubts at government’s proposal to merge over 100 agencies saying the process may face legal challenges. The Minister for ICT and National Guidance, Hon Judith... -
MPs now want UPDF MPs out of Parliament
Posted: 24 Feb 2021 The debate on the Constitution Amendment Bill 2019 has continued with a section of Members of Parliament speaking against the presence of the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) representatives in... -
MPs concerned about new driver licence issuance
Posted: 24 Feb 2021 Government is set to take over the issuance of driving licences from Face Technologies Ltd with legislators concerned that government is not prepared for the task. On 01 March 2021, Uganda Security... -
MPs reject seven year term recommendation
Posted: 24 Feb 2021 A recommendation by the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs to have the tenure of all elective offices extended to seven years has met stiff resistance from Members of Parliament. In its... -
Operators of daycare centres petition Parliament
Posted: 23 Feb 2021 Operators of daycare centres and nursery schools have petitioned Speaker Rebecca Kadaga over the indefinite closure of the facilities saying government is unfair to both the operators and parents.... -
Workers union petition Parliament over conditions
Posted: 20 Feb 2021 The Uganda Local Government Workers Union has petitioned Parliament to intervene in their pursuit for better working conditions. Mr Hassan Mudiba, the Union’s General Secretary, while presenting the...