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 […]
Parliament resumes today for the first time since the 18th February 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections that swept many ministers and members of parliament out of parliament. MPs return to parliament from recess for the 1st sitting of the third meeting of the fifth session of the 9th parliament after spending two months in elections. The order of […]
Members of parliament have recommended that the National Council for Children be repealed and replaced by the Uganda National Children Authority. The recommendation was proposed by the parliamentary committee on Gender, labour and social development and approved by members of parliament while debating the committee report on the Children’s (amendment) bill, 2015 in a session chaired […]
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 […]