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Mbale Hospital queried over irregular payments to retired staff
Posted: 02 Oct 2019 Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have tasked officials from Mbale Regional Referral Hospital to avail clear records showing management of salary disbursement. The Hospital... -
Parliament to host Speakers from Islamic countries
Posted: 30 Sep 2019 Parliament of Uganda will this week host the 42nd Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC, OIC) Executive Meeting. The Kampala Meet will among others discuss cooperation... -
Invest in Uganda-Museveni
Posted: 27 Sep 2019 Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged Commonwealth countries to use their numbers to mutually promote investments, and work together on security and cultural exchanges. “The population... -
Speaker Kadaga calls for action on current problems
Posted: 27 Sep 2019 Host Speaker of the 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference(CPC), Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has called on Commonwealth Parliamentarians to develop solutions to the challenges facing member states.... -
Prioritise budget for climate change, MPs urged
Posted: 27 Sep 2019 Climate change experts and parliamentarians are pushing for mainstreaming of climate change issues within government budgets and recommended the use of certificates of compliance before budget... -
Clerks-at-Table call for better conditions
Posted: 27 Sep 2019 The Society of Clerks-at-the-table (SoCATT) has deliberated on the approach of improving working conditions of staff. Opening the workshop, the host Clerk, Jane L. Kibirige said Parliament of Uganda... -
MPs with disabilities lobby for forum
Posted: 27 Sep 2019 Commonwealth Parliamentarians with disabilities want the constitution of the Commonwealth Parliament Association (CPA) amended to create a special forum for them. Hon. Dennitah Ghati, representing... -
Pakistan’s Gulzar Khan elected new CWP Chairperson
Posted: 27 Sep 2019 Shandana Gulzar Khan, a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan has been elected Chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP). Gulzar Khan polled 48 votes against 34 for Tara... -
Women lawmakers endorse mentorship for new MPs
Posted: 24 Sep 2019 Political Parties and governments should provide mentoring programmes to encourage women and girls to stand for elective positions. This was one of the four recommendations endorsed by the... -
Kadaga wants Commonwealth to open up more space for women
Posted: 24 Sep 2019 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has tasked Commonwealth countries to open up more space for women participation in decision making processes especially in legislatures. Kadaga, who doubles...