FDC to announce new cabinet next week

The newly appointed leader of opposition in parliament, Hon. Wafula Ogutu has today at the party’s weekly pres conference revealed that he will be fully announcing his new opposition cabinet in parliament. Wafula replaced, Hon. Nathan Nandala Mafabi as LOP who has served since the 9th parliament sterted. Though he did not declare his members […]

MP Sewungu attacks UNEB secretary

Kalungu west MP Joseph Sewungu has continued to press the Uganda national examination board (UNEB) secretary Mathew Bukenya to separate the primary living examination (PLE) results of UPE from private schools. While addressing Journalists at Parliament Sewungu said it’s difficult for the public to know the performance of UPE schools when their results are not […]

UPE exams released

The examination board has today released the 2013 PLE results showing the overall performance comparable to 2013 performance only that this time boys have performed better than girls with 32,027 boys passing in division one and 20,759 girls also in division one. On releasing the results, all the officials from UNEB and the ministry confirmed […]

Law society appeals to EALA over judges

The Uganda Law society has asked the East African Legislative Assembly to intervene in a situation where the country has no substantive Chief Justice. In company of the East African law Society that was paying a courtesy call to the East African Legislative Assembly, the President Uganda Law Society Ruth Sebatindira asked the Speaker of […]

FDC mps clash before witnesses before the committee

The Forum for democratic Change members of parliament on the public accounts committee have clashed before the committee’s witnesses. The mps clashed while meeting the committee was meeting officials from the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) who had appeared before mps to answer queries of the Auditor general’s of the financial year 2010/11. Mps Odonga […]

UNRA procurement consultant faces it rough with MPS.

The public accounts committee members of parliament have demanded the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to sack its director of procurement on claims that he was forced on Uganda by World Bank . Mps on the committee become angry to hear that UNRA procurement department is headed by an Ethiopian claiming that such a job […]

FUFA president defends FUFA limited registration

The president of football governing body in the country in Moses Magogo has defended the registration of FUFA as private company limited by guarantee. Appearing before the Education Committee of parliament chaired by the Mityana District Woman MP Sylvia Namabidde, Moses Magogo said that there a limited company limited by guarantee was the best option […]

MPS ask government to pay all older persons

Members of parliament under the parliamentary forum on social protection has asked government to consider paying all older persons who are financially poor and have crocked 65 years in the whole country. The chairperson of the parliamentary social protection Forum who is also the woman member of parliament for Kyenjojo district Flavia Kabahenda said that […]

NRM gets office donation in sironko district

President Yoweri Museveni has called for leadership by example saying people need to know that it is possible to live a prosperous life if they exploit their skills and available opportunities productively. Speaking at a colourful ceremony at Bunanimi village in Sironko District during which the NRM chairperson for Sironko Hajji Sulaiman Mafabi Lumolo donated […]

private sector appreciates govenment

The private sector commends government for strides attained so far in easing the cost of doing business and ensuring that Uganda becomes the number one trading destination. The Executive Director Private Sector Foundation Uganda Gideon Badagawa points out introduction of an official e-registry which houses all information needed in starting up a business and elimination […]