News
-
Oulanyah dispels ill-health rumors
Posted: 28 Jan 2020 Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah has dismissed reports that circulated on social media in December 2019 claiming he was battling an illness out of the country. “I am well as you can see; I have not... -
FIFA Secretary General calls for amendment of sports law
Posted: 28 Jan 2020 The Secretary General of the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA), Fatma Samoura has called on Parliament to harmonise the country’s sports laws with the international... -
Lakwena victims demand Shs 11.6 billion in compensation
Posted: 28 Jan 2020 Victims and survivors of the Alice Lakwena insurgency have demanded that government fulfills its pledge and pay them Shs11.6 billion for their contribution in ending the fighting in eastern Uganda.... -
Speaker Kadaga endorses UCU fundraising run
Posted: 28 Jan 2020 Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has commended the Uganda Christian University Guild leadership for its initiatives to support financially underprivileged students to progress in their academic ventures at the... -
Public Parliament calls for better democratic practices
Posted: 27 Jan 2020 Members of the Public have called for strengthened democratic practices in the country, saying that Uganda is still far from attaining a democratic status. This was during the Public Parliament on... -
New traffic law to curb bad driving
Posted: 27 Jan 2020 The Traffic and Road Safety Act 1998 (Amendment) Bill if passed into law will go a long way in reducing the high rate of road accidents which lead to an estimated 10 fatalities per day. Legislators... -
Attorney General refutes allegations of land grabbing
Posted: 24 Jan 2020 Allegations of the impropriety of the acquisition of land in Kampala by Mesas Pine Investments have been termed false and baseless by the Attorney General, Hon William Byaruhanga. According to the... -
MPs disagree on the proposed panel of speakers
Posted: 23 Jan 2020 Legislators on the Committee of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs are divided on the proposal within the Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2019 to establish a panel of speakers saying it is unclear as has... -
IPU President commends Kadaga on advocacy
Posted: 23 Jan 2020 The President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Hon Gabriela Cuevas Barron has praised the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga for championing women inclusion and supporting marginalised... -
Children with autism want inclusive policies and education
Posted: 23 Jan 2020 Children with autism are demanding for inclusive education and services arguing that the special needs and inclusive education department is plagued with limited support for their needs. In their...