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Agriculture Committee granted time to handle Coffee Bill
Posted: 19 Sep 2019 Parliament has granted the House Committee on Agriculture more time to continue with consultation on the controversial National Coffee Bill, 2018. Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has given the... -
Kadaga condemns injustice, human rights violation
Posted: 19 Sep 2019 Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has called for state action to resettle and rehabilitate war victims and denounced human rights violations by security agencies. Kadaga said it was embarrassing to see numbers... -
MPs irked by govt’s failure to take up Premier Modi’s offers
Posted: 19 Sep 2019 Government has failed to take up two offers including the construction of a convention centre made by Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in July last year. Legislators were Tuesday surprised to... -
Parliament holds prayers in honour of Kadaga
Posted: 18 Sep 2019 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has commended Members of Parliament and the public for their concern, prayers and good wishes while she was unwell. Kadaga made these remarks while sharing... -
Parliament approves loan to set up irrigation project
Posted: 18 Sep 2019 Parliament has approved a Euro 101.8 million loan to develop a solar powered irrigation and water supply system across the country. Members welcomed the loan saying that the project would improve... -
NRM wants army to provide security during elections
Posted: 17 Sep 2019 The government party, National Resistance Movement, wants electoral laws amended to specifically permit the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) to support the Uganda Police Force in providing... -
Kagadi leaders petition Parliament over land dispute
Posted: 17 Sep 2019 Local leaders from Kadagi District have petitioned Parliament over illegal possession of over 150 acres of their land. The LC3 Chairman, Robert Tumukwasibe Birwahuri who led the group said that the... -
CPC delegates to visit Source of the Nile, Equator
Posted: 17 Sep 2019 Visiting delegates will tour the Source of the Nile, the Equator and Namugongo Martyrs Shrine as part of the excursion during the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference. The sites together with Kagulu... -
Gov’t to issue visas on arrival to CPC delegates
Posted: 17 Sep 2019 Delegates to the upcoming 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference will obtain entry visas on arrival in Uganda. In a statement issued on Monday, 16 September 2019, the Directorate of Citizenship... -
Kadaga hails Kyabazinga for uniting Busoga
Posted: 17 Sep 2019 The Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga, has hailed the Kyabazinga of Busoga, His Royal Highness William Nadiope Gabula IV for uniting Busoga and rallying the youth for development. Speaking at the fifth...