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Plenary sittings to adhere to Rules of Procedure – Tayebwa
Posted: 18 Oct 2023 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has said that proceedings of the House will be conducted in strict adherence of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament. While addressing the House on Wednesday, 18... -
Equal Opportunities Commission opposes merger of special interest groups
Posted: 18 Oct 2023 The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has called for a comprehensive review of the proposed rationalisation of special interest groups arguing that the decision was made hastily. Led by the... -
Deputy Speaker Tayebwa suspends five MPs
Posted: 18 Oct 2023 The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has suspended five MPs over their conduct in the House following a disagreement on presentation of video evidence on the treatment and arrest of Opposition... -
‘Overlapping ministries' mandates hinder irrigation in Teso, Karamoja’
Posted: 17 Oct 2023 The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, has said unresolved issues of the overlapping mandate on irrigation for agriculture production has affected the... -
Musasizi disagrees with youth petition against merger of interest groups
Posted: 17 Oct 2023 The Minister of State for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi, has disagreed with prayers in a petition by National Youth Council (NYC) challenging the merger of secretariats of all special... -
KCCA accounts for Shs553 billion city road works
Posted: 14 Oct 2023 Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has presented an account of the roads worked upon and funds spent under the Kampala City Road Rehabilitation Project. KCCA officials led by the Minister of State... -
Minister appeals for three-phase transformers to power hospitals
Posted: 12 Oct 2023 The deficient power supply to hospitals across the country poses a challenge in operating key equipment, the Minister of Health, Hon. Jane Ruth Aceng, has told MPs. Aceng said that despite the... -
Infrastructure committee to appraise govt mechanical workshops
Posted: 11 Oct 2023 Following an outcry by MPs, the Committee on Physical Infrastructure will has been assigned to assess the state of regional mechanical workshops under various government entities. The directive... -
Motion on rainwater harvesting and storage Bill tabled
Posted: 11 Oct 2023 The House has granted Tororo Municipality Member of Parliament (MP), Hon. Apollo Ofwono Yeri leave to introduce a Private Member’s Bill entitled, “The Rainwater (Harvesting and Storage) Bill”. The MP... -
Parliament adopts national physical planning proposals
Posted: 11 Oct 2023 Parliament has rallied behind the Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Judith Nabakooba and adopted the ministry’s recommendations for the implementation of the National Physical...