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House summons Ministers to explain Sudan, Rwanda killings
Posted: 31 May 2019 The Ministers of Internal Affairs and that of the East African Community Affairs (EAC) have been summoned by Parliament to explain the recent murders of Ugandans in South Sudan. Two Ugandan teachers... -
Woodball players court Speaker for home
Posted: 31 May 2019 The Uganda Woodball Federation has requested the Speaker of Parliament to support the spread of the game in Uganda with the acquisition of a permanent home. The appeal was made by Mr Paul Mark... -
MPs thank God for Kadaga, push for Speakers Panel
Posted: 30 May 2019 Parliament has moved a motion to consider having a Panel of Speakers to assist the Speaker and Deputy Speaker in presiding over the House. The proposal was debated alongside a motion by Hon. David... -
Kadaga gives Kamuli schools exam printing press
Posted: 29 May 2019 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has offered examination printing equipment to be used by schools in Kamuli District. Kadaga said that this should help boost the performance of primary... -
Kadaga announces Shs7.5 billion to develop Busoga, tips Diaspora on tourism
Posted: 28 May 2019 Parliament has passed Shs 7.5 billion to support the Busoga Special Programme Fund intended to lift the region out of poverty. This, the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, said would be used to... -
Kadaga decries slow industrialisation pace
Posted: 28 May 2019 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has tasked the National Planning Authority (NPA) to give industrialisation first priority in the National Development Plan III. In a meeting with NPA... -
Ex-gays want anti-homosexuality law enacted
Posted: 28 May 2019 Members of the ex-gay community in Uganda want the anti-homosexuality law 2014 re-tabled in Parliament. George Oundo, the chairperson of the ex-gay community in Uganda, on Monday, 27 May 2019... -
Works, Security take lion’s share in Shs40.5 trillion budget
Posted: 24 May 2019 Parliament has passed the Budget, with hopes of projected economic growth at 6.3 per cent and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at 7 per cent, surpassing earlier projections. In a report to aid the... -
Youth activists petition Kadaga on climate change
Posted: 24 May 2019 Young environmental activists under their body, Fridays for Future Club, have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, over what they called government’s reluctant approach towards... -
Mwijukye elected as NRM backbench commissioners retain seats
Posted: 24 May 2019 Buhweju County MP, Hon Francis Mwijukye, has been elected unopposed as commissioner representing the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) in the Parliamentary Commission. Mwijukye replaces...