The Democratic Party will tomorrow celebrate 60 years of its existence in Uganda amidst external political challenges and internal political differences that have failed the party to take over power in spite being the oldest political party in the country. The Democratic Party is Uganda’s oldest political party found in 1956 by its founding father […]
The shadow minister Dr .Lulume Bayiga also government to pay all the salary arrears of health workers from October to date in order to avert the impending strikes. Addressing a press conference at parliament Dr.Lulume said that many health workers across the country have not been fully paid which has contributed to poor service delivery […]
The Governor bank of Uganda Emmanuel Mutebire decries the poor economic system the country is facing due to poor infrastructure and unending bureaucracy one goes through before starting up a business. This I relation to the World bank business indicators dubbed Africa competitiveness report 2013 that ranked Uganda Number 132 out of the 189 countries […]
Government has dismissed reports that it has sold the land of research institutes country wide to investors. The prime minister was responding to claims by the woman member of parliament for Bundibugyo district Harriet Ntabazi that land for research institutes which include Kawanda, Jinja,Namulonge and Mukono is sold to investors to develop housing estates. The […]
Some Members of Parliament have expressed concern that the office of the court registrar is frustruating the move by the four MPs recently thrown out of Parliament to file an application seeking to remain in parliament as they continue their battle in the Supreme court. Addressing journalists at parliament, MPs including Gerald Karuhanga, Mariam Nalubega, […]
Butambala members of parliament have called for the halting of the construction of Butambala road by Enargo Construction Company. Mps Marriam Nalubega and Muwanga Kivumbi told parliament that the works on Butambala road is going on without compensation of the affected people where the road is passing. Mps said that its un fair for the […]
President Yoweri Museveni assented to a law that will institutionalise discrimination, and increase the potential for violence against one of the most vulnerable groups in his population. The Anti-Homosexuality Act 2014 has been widely criticized for violating many of the most fundamental human rights contained in Uganda’s Constitution. In signing the law, President Museveni has […]
The former Ethics Minister Miria Matembe has lashed out at lawmakers to prioritize issues of relevant to the ordinary citizens instead of none-priority laws. Speaking at a News Conference organized by the Centre for Domestic Violence Prevention, Matembe criticized government for failure to tackling the key areas affect the citizens. Criticizing the unfortunate acts of […]
Some NRM MPs threatens to resign if the Former Permanent Secretary Pius Bigirimana is exonerated from the OPM Scandals where Billions of shillings were lost. MPs want former Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) Permanent Secretary Pius Bigirimana held accountable over last year’s OPM Scam in which billions of shillings were embezzled by officials in […]
Members of parliament sitting on the parliamentary presidential committee have accused their committee chairpersons of incompetence and making them redundant. Mps while are reviewing their work plan in the committee chaired by the youth member of parliament for Eastern Uganda Patrick Ogwang said that their chairpersons have failed to call meetings for the committee proceedings. […]