The long awaited Marriage and Divorce Bill is still facing resistance from some MPs and a cross section of the public who say though it has been amended; it does not address all the concerns earlier raised against it. However, the Uganda Law Commission (ULC) has asked Parliament Speaker, the Rt.Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, to order […]
Parliament has approved a loan, authorizing Government to borrow USD 84.2million from the African Development Bank to finance Phase 2 of the Market and Agriculture Trade Improvement Programme (MATIP 2). The programme aims at tackling market infrastructure development, value addition and trade facilitation. It will be implemented over a five year period in nine municipalities […]
We don’t know whether this one will please United States of America, England and other super powers that have interests in the political administration of Uganda. Every one would have expected Uganda to adopt rules, regulations and ordinances from USA or England. But the surprise is that among all countries Uganda wants to adopt rules […]
A number of Women organizations have today come out strongly to defend what they termed as the good record of Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga which they say is being soiled by politicians unhappy about the independent way she is handling parliamentary debates. Led y the Uganda Women’s Network, the women organsitions said the recent attacks […]
With the 9th parliament ready to start work with this time led by a female speaker from the ruling NRM party, leading opposition party Forum for Democratic Change is urging the speaker to distance herself from the rulling party organs in order to serve as an impartial Speaker. The Vice President of FDC Proscovia Salam Musumbais says […]
The MPs for Budadiri west who was also contesting for the post of speakership Nathan Nandala Mafabi has conceded defeat. He told journalists that he was defeated by Kamuli District woman mp Rebecca Kadaga in a free and fair manner. He however warned Ugandans to be conscious since the number of NRM MPS has increased. […]
Opposition mp Odonga otto that was beaten by Jacob Oulanya of NRM on the post of deputy speaker of parliament has conceded defeat and said he will closely work with his opponent. Otto however says that the public shouldn’t expect much from the opposition side as they cannot do much to check the executive since […]
The term of office for Members of Parliament elected to the Eighth Parliament of Uganda has come to an end. The Speaker of Parliament Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi announced to MPs, in an emotional sitting, the end of the term of the Eighth parliament urging MPs to appreciate and embrace the multiparty political system. He says […]