News
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USAID considering direct funding to government
Posted: 21 May 2018 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has re-affirmed its continued support to Uganda especially in the areas of strengthening the health, education and energy sectors and... -
Police want 48 hour rule scrapped
Posted: 21 May 2018 Police is proposing the scrapping of the Constitutional requirement to produce arrested or detained suspects before court within 48 hours. Appearing before Parliament’s Committee on Human Rights, the... -
Kadaga to support Pakwach devt.
Posted: 16 May 2018 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has committed to advocate for the development of Pakwach district, working with the district leadership to improve education, tourism and agriculture.... -
'Push govt. on Marriage Bill’
Posted: 16 May 2018 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has tasked the UN Women to lobby government to present the Marriage and Divorce Bill for consideration by the House. She noted that government had abdicated... -
Kadaga to support Namayingo district
Posted: 15 May 2018 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has promised to support health initiatives meant to improve the livelihood of people in Namayingo district. "I will give special attention to Namayingo... -
Kadaga asks UN to provide pads for refugees
Posted: 15 May 2018 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has asked the United Nations High Commission for Refugees to provide reusable sanitary pads to refugees. At a Kampala news conference to launch AFRIpads, a... -
Roger Nkodo re-elected PAP President
Posted: 11 May 2018 MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA: Cameroonian legislator, Roger Nkodo Dang, has been re-elected President of the Pan African Parliament (PAP). Nkodo, who becomes the fifth PAP President, beat his competitors... -
Parliament urges govt to engage UN on Entebbe Centre
Posted: 11 May 2018 Parliament has passed a motion urging government to deploy its diplomacy to ensure that Uganda keeps the UN Services Centre in Entebbe. In the motion moved by Hon. Theodore Ssekikubo (NRM, Lwemiyaga... -
Streamline procurement – MPs tell Defence Ministry
Posted: 11 May 2018 Legislators have queried procurements by the Ministry of Defence in which goods were supplied before signing contracts with suppliers. The MPs on the Committee on Public Accounts (Central Government... -
Tumwine ordered out of Nommo Gallery
Posted: 11 May 2018 Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has ordered Security Minister Gen. Elly Tumwine to pay up rent arrears amounting to over Shs 1billion to Uganda National Cultural Centre and immediately...