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‘Separate committee work from party politics’
Posted: 11 Sep 2021 Legislators who chair committees of Parliament have been cautioned against 'smuggling' political party interests into their operations This was echoed by Bugweri County MP, Hon Abdu Katuntu on Friday... -
Take your place in influencing legislation, Oulanyah tells lawyers
Posted: 10 Sep 2021 Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has addressed the Annual General Meeting of the Uganda Law Society, with the message that the body should make efforts to contribute and enrich laws being considered by... -
Floods affecting the economy- Eng. Onek
Posted: 10 Sep 2021 The Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Eng Hillary Onek says the floods experienced across the country have led to losses of property and life which he said in the long run... -
Parliament backs districts to spend local revenues
Posted: 09 Sep 2021 Local governments will determine how to utilise local generated revenues following the passing of a motion by Parliament. The motion sought to reverse an earlier directive that required local... -
LOP mourns Archbishop Lwanga
Posted: 09 Sep 2021 The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga has paid tribute to the late Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga, the Archbishop of the Orthodox Church in Uganda who died in Athens, Greece on... -
Speaker Oulanyah to visit jailed MPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana
Posted: 08 Sep 2021 The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has said parliamentary powers and privileges do not apply to two MPs currently incarcerated at Kitalya Prison over their alleged involvement in two murders... -
MPs endorse tax on passengers flying out of Uganda
Posted: 08 Sep 2021 Parliament has adopted a raft of recommendations to revive the economy, currently battered by the Covid19 pandemic, key among which is the implementation of a Tourism Development Levy. “The Committee... -
Parliament to consider increasing funding to sports – Oulanyah
Posted: 08 Sep 2021 Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has given assurances to Uganda’s sports fraternity of increase in allocation of funds to the sector in the next Financial Year. Oulanyah was speaking at a dinner he hosted in... -
MPs demand comprehensive report following heightened insecurity
Posted: 08 Sep 2021 Legislators on Tuesday devoted a considerable amount of time debating instances of insecurity in various parts of the country; a situation legislators described as ‘seemingly getting out of hand’.... -
Parliament supports impactful efforts to transform rural women - Oulanyah
Posted: 07 Sep 2021 The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has asked representatives of the UN Women to align their agenda with the struggle to transform and uplift rural women, as opposed to high-sounding...