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Investigations into encroachment on Nonve Forest Reserve underway

Investigations into encroachment on Nonve Forest Reserve underway

The Select Committee investigating the encroachment on Nonve Forest Reserve has tasked the Undersecretary in the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Emmanuel Olaunah, to ascertain the authenticity of the land titles issued. The Committee made this directive while meeting officials from the Ministry at Parliament as investigations into the illegal allocation of land […]

Opposition condemns arrests of Amama Mbabazi and Kiiza Besigye

Opposition condemns arrests of Amama Mbabazi and Kiiza Besigye

Opposition MPs condemned the arrest of the former Prime Minister John Patrick Amama Mbabazi and Dr. Kiiza Besigye. They denounced the actions of police as the NRM party MPs celebrated Mbabazi’s blocking from going to Mbale for a consultative meeting with his supporters. The shadow Minister for Internal Affairs Mohammed Muwanga Kivumbi told parliament that the actions of […]

MPs, civil society push for restoration of presidential term limits

Members of Parliament and former mps who were in the seventh parliament have regretted having removed the presidential term limits. Addressing a joint press conference with mps and civil society organizations at hotel Africana in Kampala, they said presidential term limits should be reinstated. MPs Godfrey kiwanda, felix okot , Wilfred Niwagaba and former MPs […]

NRM MPs regret having lifted presidential term limits

  The debate for reinstatation of term limit has taken a center stage in Uganda including in the ruling National Resistance Movement circles. Yesterday I was invited to a public Dialogue on the diction of presidential term limits, organized by Uganda Governance Monitoring Platform (UGMP) in conjunction with other civil society organizations (CSO) like Citizens […]

UNBS, URA and Finance ministry continue feud over Japan car inspection

The executive director Uganda National Bureau of Standards, Dr. Terry Kahuma has attacked the ministry of finance and Uganda Revenue Authority  for failing them to carry out inspection of the vehicles before leaving Japan to Uganda. Kahuma who had appeared before the trade, industry and tourism committee on Friday said that UNBS had plans to inspect the […]

Parliament approves Edward Sekandi as Vice President and Amama Mbabazi as Prime Minister

The former speaker of parliament Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi has been approved by parliament as the vice president and Amama Mbabazi  accepted as the prime minister of Uganda. The motion to approve Sekandi was moved by Soroti municipality MP Mike Mukula and supported by the woman mp for Alebtong district Rebecca Atengo. Mps from both sides in […]

Full Names List of Members of 9th Parliament

NAME                                                   CONSTITUENCY                                DISTRICT              POLITICAL PARTY 1. AADROA ALEX ONZIMA            MARACHA COUNTY MARACHA                          INDEPENDENT 2. ABABIKU JESCA DISTRICT WOMAN REPRESENTATIVE ADJUMANI INDEPENDENT 3. ACAYO CHRISTINE CWINYA-AI  DISTRICT WOMAN REPRESENTATIVE NEBBI                      NRM 4. ACHENG JOY RUTH DISTRICT WOMAN REPRESENTATIVE KOLE UPC 5. ACHIA REMIGIO PIAN COUNTY NAKAPIRIPIRIT NRM 6. ACHIA […]