The leader of opposition in parliament Winnie Kiiza has opposed the amendment of the constitution to allow the lifting of the age limit in the constitution. Kiiza accompanied by some opposition MPs was appearing before the committee on legal and parliamentary affairs chaired by Gomba West Mp Robinah Rwakoojo. Kiiza informed the committee that the […]
President of the Conservative Party Ken Lukyamuzi says that the legal and parliamentary affairs committee should take the views on the age limit removal from the opposition seriously. Lukyamuzi says that the leaders from the Democratic Party that s Norbert Mao, Fred Mukasa Mbidde and representatives from JEEMA appeared before the committee against the wishes […]
African Centre for Media Excellence is holding the fourth annual lecture on Media and Politics in Africa on Wednesday, 8 November 2017, at Golf Course Hotel in Kampala, Uganda. The main purpose of the lecture series is to explore the relationship between media and politics amidst changing technological, demographic, and political conditions on the continent. […]
The parliamentary government assurances committee has written to the speaker seeking a go-ahead to probe more about the government unfulfilled pledges forcing civil servants taking industrial action. The vice chairperson of the government assurances committee who is also the MP for Kawempe North, Latif Ssebaggala Sengendo said that they need the speaker to allow them to […]
Government has pledged to meet all the required parameters required for export of Uganda coffee. This was disclosed by the minister of state for Agriculture Christopher Kibanzanga while speaking at the coffee stakeholders meeting held at Kampala Serena hotel which attracted standards officials from Sudan government. He said that government will enhance the technical and […]
Sad news reaching our desk this morning indicates that local singer Denis Galiwango popularly known by his stage name as Dizzy Nutts has been knocked dead at Kireka along Kampala –Jinja highway. Online reports say that the faded singer was knocked down by a hit and run driver in Kireka on Sunday at around 2am. He […]
Students together with staff of Kampala International University (KIU) have paid tribute to their six colleagues who died after the taxi they were travelling in rammed into a lorry on Saturday evening. The students belonging to the KIU Banyarwanda Students Association (BASA) were travelling in a passenger commuter taxi registration number UAZ 179T which rammed […]
Parliament has paid tribute to the late MP for Ruhaama county William Beijukye amidst boycott from opposition members of parliament during a special sitting. The sitting that was chaired by the deputy speaker Jacob Oulanyah saw the Leader of Opposition, Winfred Kiiza, Chief Opposition whip, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, and other chief whips of the opposition […]
Voters in Kotido district have unanimously agreed to the scrapping of the presidential age limit. This agreement came during a consultative meeting with the area Member of Parliament Aleper Aachilla Margaret held at Kotido district church of Uganda St Philips community Centre. The Karimajongs say that parliament should immediately pass age limit to enable president […]
The Police has for the first time opened up on recent arrests of its senior officers. While addressing the media at Police Headquarters in Naguru on Monday, AIGP Asan Kasingye confirmed that nine Police officers have so far been arrested. “On the 2/11/2017, 9 of our officers were arrested by the police flying squad unit to help in investigation of cocaine that went […]