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Parliament has passed the private members bill known as the Children’s Amendment bill 2015. The bill was initiated by the shadow minister for children Affairs Bernard Atiku. The passed bill says that the adoption process of children shall take one year. Under the Children’s Amendment bill 2015, legal guardianship has been limited to only Ugandan citizens. This bill […]
MPs have called for tighter border controls and inspection to curb the importation and use of items that are hazardous to human life. While considering the Toxic Chemicals Prohibition Control Bill 2015, several legislators attributed the rise in cases of Cancer across the country to the failure to control toxic chemicals in various forms. Ayivu […]
Civil society organizations advocating for children’s rights are concerned over the delayed discussion of the children‘s Amendment bill lying in parliament. The civil society organizations gathered at parliament noted that since the withdraw of government Children amendment bill to give way to the private members bill on the matter , nothing is going on to have […]
Members of Parliament have condemned government for overlooking the parliament resolution which banned the export of domestic workers. The speaker of parliament said that government is exporting domestic workers to Saudi Arabia yet it will not be able to supervise them. She questioned whether government is filling the gaps of countries which have stopped supplying […]
Parliament has directed the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development to withdraw the Children’s Amendment bill 2015. This was as the Pader Member of parliament Pader County in Nebbi District Joshua Anywarach reported to parliament that the Gender, Labour and Social Development committee is ready to bring this bill to parliament but it’s being delayed […]
Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Children wants government to formulate an Early Childhood Development and Nutrition policy to guide on children learning and feeding in the country. The forum while at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala and in meeting organized by UNICEF resolved to engage the government concerning this matter saying these policies are needed urgently. […]
Government has announced the recruitment of 3000 nurses t make total of 10,000 of nurses recruited by the ministry of health in a space of one year. This remove government ban on recruitment of health workers due to lack of support for their wage bill in financial year 2011/12 This has been revealed by the […]
Mps on the Information, communication and Telecommunication committee have threatened not to approve the Uganda communications commission (UCC) budget in the next financial year. Mps on the ICT committee said that if the ministry of ICT does not pressurize the cabinet to approve the commission’s board they will not give the commission money for running […]
MPS from northern Uganda have demanded the Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi to resign over misusing the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda (PRDP) funds and bought him self expensive car. Addressing a press conference at parliament mps from northern Uganda who include Bernard Atiku, Gilbert Oulanya and Beatrice Anywar said that the money […]
Kilak County MP in Amuru District Gilbert Oulanya says so Many people are stranded in Juba where there ongoing fighting they have no way out back to their country and sacred of their families. The MP raised the issue during a season of Parliament Chaired by Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga The Minister of Defense […]