The Democratic Party National Executive Committee has appointed a six man committee to organize a decent burial for the party’s founding President General Benedict Kiwanuka. The party Secretary General Matthias Nsubuga said the six man committee will also include members of the Kiwanuka family. He says that after establishing where his remains are, an official […]
The Uganda Parliament is to hold a special sitting to pay tribute to the former Erute South Member of Parliament John Odit. The body of the former legislator will lay in state at Parliament on Wednesday morning ahead of a special sitting to honor him in the afternoon. The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanya […]
Parliament’s legal affairs committee has rejected a request by the Parliamentary commission for extension of its tenancy agreement at Bauman house. Appearing before the committee today, members of the commission had asked Mps to allow extension of the contract for one year noting that it would be unpractical to terminate it by 30th May next year. […]
Legislators on the Government Assurance Committee that is mandated to monitor government pledges to the public have accused the Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi of undermining parliament. Committee vice chairperson Nabilah Nagayi Ssempala says this is not the first time he has failed to turn up when called to explain how government was fulfilling the pledges […]
The public Accounts committee of parliament has grilled the officials of the ICT ministry led by the permanent secretary Dr. Jimmy Patrick Samanya over the failure to remit NSSF contributions of some employees in the National information Technology Authority -Uganda (NITA-U). The committee chaired Paul Mwiru noted that a total of 161.6 million shillings was […]
The chairman contracts committee of the ministry of health Jude Waswa has been handed over to the CID at parliament for questioning. This was after Waswa failed to explain why the ministry went ahead to procure motor vehicle tyres before the decision of the contracts committee was communicated to the permanent secretary. The committee is […]
The ministry of education has been advised to carry out a complete restructuring of Kyambogo University if its current problems are to be solved. The advise was given by the Gulu University deputy vice chancellor in charge of academic affairs Prof Callistus Balidawa during an interaction with the education committee of parliament. Prof Balidawa says […]
The permanent secretary of the ministry of Health Dr Asuman Lukwago has finally tabled the list of the people who have returned Gavi funds to the public accounts committee of parliament. Yesterday the officials from the ministry of health were thrown out of the committee after they presented contradicting documents regarding the matter. The list […]
Members of the parliamentary committee on defense and internal affairs have expressed concern over the failure by security agencies to come out with a report on the Kanungu inferno. This was after interfacing with a group of people claiming to have lost their relatives petitioned parliament asking for its intervention into the matter. The group […]
The National Drug Authority has assured Ugandans and the international community that condoms available in Uganda were adequately tested and are safe for use. NDA Spokesperson Fredrick Ssekkyana says that the country has equipment for detecting substandard condoms and drugs. This follows an incident early this week in which a whistle blower who had petitioned […]