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Kadaga directs on continued Apaa land conflict
Posted: 01 Feb 2019 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Office of the Prime Minister to intervene in the reported displacement of people of Apaa, Amuru district by unknown militia. This comes... -
MPs dissent on Bill to regulate religious organisations
Posted: 30 Jan 2019 Members of Parliament have rejected a move by Manjiya County MP, Hon. John Baptist Nambeshe, to introduce a Private Member’s Bill that aims to regulate religious organisations. Nambeshe said the bill... -
Local Content Bill tabled without finance certificate
Posted: 30 Jan 2019 The National Local Content Bill, 2019 has been presented to Parliament for first reading despite lack of a certificate of financial implication from the Ministry of Finance. The Rules of Procedure of... -
Opposition lists proposed electoral reforms
Posted: 30 Jan 2019 Members of the Opposition are preparing a private members’ bill that seeks to include presidential aspirants who garner 10 per cent of the vote as ex-officios in Parliament. The Leader of the... -
Gov’t given up to April to table electoral reforms
Posted: 30 Jan 2019 Parliament has given Government up to the end of April to table electoral reforms. The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, gave the ultimatum following a statement by the Minister of Justice and... -
MPs want airtime scratch cards back
Posted: 30 Jan 2019 Legislators have asked the Minister of Information, Communication, Technology and National Guidance, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, to explain the failure of telecommunications companies to reinstate the use... -
Speaker to rule on issuance of new passports
Posted: 30 Jan 2019 The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has given the Attorney General up to Thursday, 31 January 2019 to present a statement to Parliament regarding the court process related to the issuance of... -
Oulanyah hails UPDF on peace, security
Posted: 29 Jan 2019 The Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah, has praised the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Force (UPDF) for its role in national and regional stability. At an event to launch this year’s Tarehe sita celebration... -
Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeks more funding
Posted: 29 Jan 2019 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is seeking funds in the next financial year to cater for government’s contributions to international bodies. The request was made by the Minister, Hon Sam Kutesa, who... -
World war ex-servicemen petition Speaker
Posted: 29 Jan 2019 World war ex-servicemen have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, over unpaid gratuity dating back to pre-independence days. The petitioners under the Uganda World War I and II Ex-...