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East African MPs to sit in Kampala

East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) session will sit in Kampala from January 24th to February 2nd, 2012. President Museveni of  Uganda will address the members during their first sitting. The session will sit in the chambers of Ugandaparliament. President Mwai Kibaki of Kenyawill address the session on January 25th.  Kibaki is the chairperson of the […]

Government to define what constitutes pornography

Government ofUgandahas finally decided to come out publicly and explain to Ugandans what constitutes pornography. Information Minister, Karooro Okuruti says that perhaps this will stop Ugandans from promoting pornography. She says that the government is going to explain pornography in both print and electronic mediums. Karooro also says that the government is drafting a bill […]

Uganda MPs trash David Cameroon’s calls on gays

One might think that David Cameroon, the British Premier would cough and Uganda sneezes because he is a leader of one of the world’s super powers. But this is not the case. Recently Cameroon threatened to suspend aid to countries like Uganda that don’t respect gays. However Ugandan MPs have jumped into the queue and […]

MP Mohammad Nsereko says public order bill unconstitutional

  The MP for Kampala Central, Mohammad Nsereko has told the media that the proposed ‘public order bill 2011’ is unconstitutional and all Ugandans should fight it off. Nsereko has advised Uganda’s ruling party, the National Resistance Movement and the government in general to withdraw the bill in its totality. Nsereko says that president Museveni […]

Management of Serena Hotel evicts city tycoon

Do you remember the former member of the defunct UK based Da Twinz which was rebranded into Ganda boys, Mr. Denis Muganga? He is in tears after the management of Serena Hotel evicted him yesterday. He has been residing in Serena Hotel for the last two weeks but his bill shoot up forcing the management […]

Inspector General of Police and Internal affairs ministry defend bill

The Attorney general, ministry of internal affairs and the Uganda Police have defended the public order management bill calling for its enactment amid protests from the public. Appearing before the legal and Parliamentary affairs committee of Parliament, Peter Nyombi the attorney general says there is a lacuna in the existing laws of the land that […]

Uganda law society criticizes public order bill

 The Uganda law society has quashed the public order management bill currently before the committee on legal and Parliamentary affairs, saying its’ not good in its current form. Making a submission on behalf of the society, the President of the society James Mukasa Ssebugenyi says if the bill is passed into an act in its […]

Minister Ruhindi fails to defend Public Order management Bill

Members of parliament on legal and parliamentary Affairs thrown out the committee deputy Attorney General Fred Ruhindi for failure to defend the public order management bill which is under scrutiny. The deputy Attorney General Fred Ruhindi was asked to leave the committee when he told MPS that he wanted to first harmonize some issues in the bill […]

Uganda civil society appeal against public order management bill

Civil society organizations have asked parliament to clean the proposed public order management bill which was tabled before parliament because in its present form is intended to violate people’s rights. The civil society organizations made the demand a head of parliament public hearing on the public order management by the legal and parliamentary affairs committee […]

Government to define what constitutes pornography

The Government of Uganda has finally decided to come out publicly and explain to Ugandans what constitutes pornography. Information Minister, Karooro Okuruti says that perhaps this will stop Ugandans from promoting pornography. She says that the government is going to explain pornography in both print and electronic mediums. Karooro also says that the government is drafting a […]