Uganda parliament will begin debating the controversial Phone Tapping Bill tomorrow (Thursday, 17th June 2010) according to the chairperson of the parliamentary committee on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Nathan Nabeeta. The draft law, called the Regulation of Interception of Communications Bill 2007, provides for the interception and monitoring of certain communication in the course […]
The Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS), Eastern Africa advocacy officer has indicated that the recent US legislation on disarmament and reconstruction of Northern Uganda after years of Lords Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency is a huge step forward to help the internally displaced people and the returnees rebuild their lives. The 2009 Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and […]
High court judge in charge of land division, Apio Aweri has given Uganda Moslems a chance to settle their land wrangles out of court. This is after the lawyer representing sheik Hassan Kirya and three others told court that some sheikhs have approached his clients begging them to settle the matter out of court. Sheik […]
The government of Uganda is being called upon to allocate more funds to the provision of basic needs and improved wellbeing of children. The Uganda parliamentary forum for children is expressing concern because the percentage of the budget directly channeled to address the needs of children is very limited. The forum has appealed to the governmnet […]
The Members of Parliament in Uganda have called for an investigation into the bomb blast that killed at least five people on June 13. The bomb blast took place at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya during a prayer meeting of the Kenya constitutional review campaign. The MP for Makindye East, Michael Mabikke says the government […]
The Beyond Juba project has hailed the government of Uganda for a reconciliation process in Northern Uganda. The Minister of State for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Fred Ruhindi recently said that Uganda government will soon start a reconciliation process in Northern Uganda. After over 25 years of LRA insurgency led by Joseph Kony, various stakeholders […]
The Member of Parliament for Oyam South, Ishaa Otto has slammed the move by the Uganda Electoral Commission (EC) to put more efforts in registering voters in urban areas than rural areas. Otto told Journalists at Parliament that the move is unreasonable because even in rural areas many people have not yet registered. The MP […]
The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) has expressed its readiness to offer reinforcement in quelling Opposition demonstrations that threaten to get out of hand in different parts of the country. The announcement follows a wave of clashes between the Police and opposition demonstrators of the Inter-party coalition who are calling for the re- constitution of […]
The Uganda Minister of Internal Affairs Kirunda Kivejinja has defended the police on the recent Uganda Heroes day demonstrations by the opposition which led to the beating of the FDC leader Dr. Kiiza Besigye by members of the Kiboko Squad. Kivejinja whose ministry is politically responsible for the activities of the Uganda Police Force told […]
The Uganda mainstream Democratic Party (DP) headed by Nobert Mao is soon likely to join the Uganda opposition coalition arrangement called the Inter-Party Coalition (IPC) after the deputy DP spokesman John Kakande told journalists in Kampala today that the party is forming a committee to negotiate joining the coalition. Kakande says the party is […]