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Returning officers involved in election malpractice to face legal action
Posted: 05 Mar 2020 Parliament has passed the Electoral Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2019 with a call for punishment of returning officers involved in election malpractice. Members of Parliament supported an amendment... -
Cattle traders implicate Tumwine, Kabatsi in FMD quarantine
Posted: 05 Mar 2020 Cattle keepers and traders in Lwemiyaga, one of the counties in Sembabule district have accused the Minister for Security, Gen. Elly Tumwine, of being behind the unfair quarantining of animals in the... -
Gulu University accountability riles MPs
Posted: 05 Mar 2020 The Gulu University Accounting Officer, Asaph Adedua faces jail for failure to account for Shs12 billion collected by the institution in the financial year 2017/2018. Adedua who was appearing before... -
Elderly persons seek representation in Parliament
Posted: 05 Mar 2020 Elderly persons have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, seeking representation in Parliament. In their petition presented on 05 March by the National Council for Older Persons and... -
Oulanyah defends Uganda on political inclusion
Posted: 05 Mar 2020 Uganda ranks among the top countries in the Commonwealth in promoting political inclusiveness, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has told a conference in London. “Uganda goes an... -
MPs quiz former Judiciary PS over Shs343 million
Posted: 05 Mar 2020 Lawmakers on the Public Accounts Committee gave grilled the former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Kagole Kivumbi over a Shs343 million payment to the Chief Justice, Bart Katureebe... -
Uganda’s MPs call for ratification of Maputo Protocol to silence guns
Posted: 05 Mar 2020 Uganda’s representatives to the Pan African Parliament (PAP) have called upon member states to ratify the Maputo Protocol to achieve peace in Africa. The MPs were part of the delegation of... -
MPs create more seats for women in local governments
Posted: 04 Mar 2020 Members of Parliament have created a seat for women representatives in every sub county, town council and urban divisions. Currently, a woman councilor represents two or three sub counties or town... -
Kadaga pledges support to nurses, midwives
Posted: 04 Mar 2020 Nurses and midwives in Uganda have renewed calls for better working and living conditions including accommodation and feeding, and have asked the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga to intervene... -
Kampala Lord Mayor ignorant of Tondeka Bus project
Posted: 04 Mar 2020 Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago has expressed ignorance about the proposed Tondeka Metropolitan Bus project saying the loan to fund the project is a surprise. “We have gathered from media reports...