Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah says the parliamentary commission will provide tree seedlings to all legislators

Government has earmarked 15 billion shillings for national tree planting activities this year according to the state minister for environment Hon. Kitutu Mary Goretti

Kitutu was speaking after the head of delegation to the 21st session of the framework convention on climate change Hon. Lawrence songa laid his report in the house on the summit held held in Paris last year

Hon Songa read the report urging the government and other stakeholders to participate proactively against climate change which the minister of state for environment Kitutu agreed on.

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Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah says the parliamentary commission will provide tree seedlings to all legislators and that they will be told when to plant by the National Forest Authority.

Oulanyah has also instructed the minister to present a substantive statement this Thursday on sand mining in Lwera wetlands which the Parliamentary committee on natural resources investigated in 2016.

The directive came after Hon Florence Namayanja asked government to report on the progress of implementing the parliamentary resolutions for various sectors citing the defiance by sand minors in Lwera wetland where mining of sand has resumed yet parliament had halted further activities in this area.

Government chief whip Ruth Nakabirwa promised to instruct the minister of environment to give parliament the action taken in response to parliamentary resolutions among of which is the halting of sand mining in Lwera.

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Member of Parliament for Ayivu County, Bernard Atiku

Parliament has granted leave to the Member of Parliament for Ayivu County, Bernard Atiku, who intends to introduce a private member’s bill for an Act entitled; “The prevention and prohibition of human sacrifice and harmful practices bill 2017”.

Atiku’s  motion seeking leave was seconded by the Woman Member of Parliament for Kumi district who is also the chairperson of the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association, Monica Amoding.

Atiku told Parliament that despite the existence of international instruments, national laws and government efforts in place to protect individuals right to life and degrading acts, ritual killings and human sacrifice practices are on rise in the country and that children are increasingly becoming the most common victims.

She said that the bill seeks to fight the growing evil of human sacrifices in Uganda saying  the witch craft Act has lost relevance in today’s circumstances.

Atiku noted that since 2009 about 219 cases of ritual murders have been reported from different parts of the country.

She pointed out that child sacrifice is highly happening in central region districts which include; Mukono, Masaka, Buikwe ,Mpigi ,Wakiso ,Kampala and in Busoga sub region especially in Jinja and few cases in West Nile and Northern Uganda

The Woman MP for Kumi district, Monica Amoding, noted that there is a feeling in the public that traditional medicine which involves blood and use of human body parts is stronger when applied to fight illness which justifies increase in cases of human sacrifice.

Government Chief Whip, Ruth Nankabirwa, said that government has no objection to this bill, saying that the mover of the bill is complimenting government efforts to stop acts of child sacrifice.

Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah granted the request for leave from Parliament to Atiku to go and prepare for the presentation of the bill.

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Government Chief Whip, Ruth Nankabirwa.

The government chief whip, Ruth Nankabirwa, says that if the country is to realize the production of oil by 2020, there is urgent need to work on the roads that will help in the transportation of oil.

Nakanbirwa, however, still insists that government’s emphasis still remains those of improving of agriculture by ensuring that it reduces imports and increases exports.

She says that government will use experts who are to help the communities on how to use solar powered irrigation so as to improve on production.

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Government Chief Whip, Hon Ruth Nakabirwa.

Government Chief  Whip, Ruth Nankabirwa, says she will not deter NRM Members of Parliament from getting money meant to buy cars.

This comes after her counterpart the Opposition Chief Whip, Ibrahim Semujju Nganda, on Tuesday informed the media that FDC had stopped its Members of Parliament from receiving the 200 million shillings  meant to buy cars and that they had  instead asked them to take it as a loan if they felt they needed the cars.

Nankabirwa, says that she does not see anything wrong with a MPs getting cars to help them carry out their duties and says that if FDC refuses the money it will be used to do other government programs.

She adds that so far, MPs have impressed with the performance of government in these first three months although a number of them are new yet they have been able to conduct government business well.

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Nankabirwa said members are put on pressure by aspirants who engage in early campaigns and spend most of the time in the constituency to secure their seats instead of concentrating on parliament work. She noted that unless the electoral commission is given enough funds and powers to perform its duty, reducing the term of parliament will not stop law makers from canvassing for votes yet opponents also start looking for votes at the time when elected MPs are sworn in parliament.

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Acting Government Chief Whip Daudi Migereko while a Press Conference at Parliament said the President described the Author of the letter to the House of Commons as an enemy of the Country and trying to sabotage the Economy of the Country.

Migereko said the president read the Contents of the letter to NRM Caucus Members that sat yesterday in Entebbe but declined to mention the Author instead instructed the Investigative arms of Government to find out the motive of the letter which he described as Criminal.

Migereko also said that the Caucus has also set up a Committee that is going to investigate the Circumstances that led NRM to lose its seat in the just concluded Jinja Municipality East bi-elections and why voters were harassed to an extent of not casting their vote to the desired Candidate.

By Isaac Senabulya

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Daudi Migereko

Nasasira, formerly works and transport minister was today officially handed over office by Migereko who also officially took over his new ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Planning.

Speaking during the handover ceremony at parliament, Migereko also warned Nasasira of defiant NRM members whom he says always struggle to head parliamentary committees even when they are incompetent. he says that Nasasira should be ready to deal with individualism that is still within members.

In response however, Nasasira pledged to work with all relevant offices including that of Speaker, Clerk, opposition and NRM MPs and cabinet to steer government programs among other things.

He however stressed his readiness to ensure NRM desires are prioritized by all means including subjecting what he termed as vital issues to a vote in Parliament. he also pledged to work with the opposition for the smooth running of parliament.

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