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Over half of govt revenue to pay public debt
Posted: 04 Jan 2019 Government will use over half of its revenue collections to pay back loans in the next two years. The loans were sourced from domestic and foreign lenders including banks and international financial... -
Makerere staff petition Parliament
Posted: 04 Jan 2019 Suspended staff of Makerere University have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, and asked the House to investigate a host of irregularities in the administration of the institution. The staff led... -
Prisoners decry justice system, prison conditions
Posted: 24 Dec 2018 Inmates have decried the poor prison conditions and justice system that has unfairly kept many of them in jail. The inmates, complained about poor feeding, health facilities, congestion, denial of... -
Highs, lows of 2018 as Parliament ends year
Posted: 22 Dec 2018 Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has given Parliament a good report card to end 2018 at the annual joint staff and MPs' party. Kadaga was all praises for Parliament staff, who she said do a lot for the House,... -
Kasolwe stock farm to boost farmers’ fortunes
Posted: 22 Dec 2018 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has urged farmers to consider intensive commercial agriculture in a bid to grow household incomes and improve Uganda’s economy. Kadaga also asked farmers in... -
MPs, Gov’t disagree over Bobi Wine’s concerts
Posted: 21 Dec 2018 Members of Parliament have criticized the Uganda Police Force and the Ministry of Internal Affairs for what they call discrimination and abuse of human rights when they blocked shows organised by... -
LOP, Malawi Speaker discuss women representation
Posted: 21 Dec 2018 The Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Betty Aol Ocan, has appealed to women legislators to lobby their male counterparts for support in pushing for issues that affect women. Aol, who was meeting a... -
Kadaga wants water bodies managed better
Posted: 19 Dec 2018 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has directed the Ministry of Water and Environment to rein in on encroachers of water bodies in the country. Kadaga reiterated the President’s remarks about... -
Parliament commissioners to be elected
Posted: 19 Dec 2018 Parliamentary commissioners will have to be elected, by secret ballot, at the end of the tenure of the current position holders, the Speaker of Parliament has ruled. The Parliamentary Commission,... -
Parliament to enhance advocacy against gender based violence
Posted: 18 Dec 2018 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has pledged to engage respective Government Ministries to avail more funds in the 2019/2020 budget to address increasing cases of gender based violence in...