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Luwero district returning officer stops recount of votes for Woman MP

The Luwero district Returning Officer, Peter Kasozi has stopped the recount of the ballot papers citing tempering with the ballot boxes. The National Resistance Movement party asked for the recount of ballot papers after its candidate, Rebecca Nalwanga was trounced by the Democratic Party’s candidate, Brenda Nabukenya in the 21st November Luwero district Woman Member of […]

Sam Kutesa ready for prosecution if found guilty of taking oil bribe

The minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kahamba Kutesa has said he is ready to face prosecution and serve any sentence if it is found through thorough investigations that he took the alleged bribes from an oil company. While appearing before the oil Adhoc committee chaired by Michael Werikhe, Kutesa said he never received the alleged17 million […]

Singh Katongole develops high blood pressure over dismissal from parliament

Ultimate Media The former Member of Parliament for Lubaga North, Singh Katongole has reportedly developed high blood pressure after losing his seat to his rival, Moses Kasibante on Monday 24/oct/2011. We have been reliably informed that Singh has not eaten anything and he is bedridden at home since Monday when the High Court sitting inKampala declared […]

DP’s Brenda Nabukenya wins Luwero woman MP by-elections

The Democratic Party flag bearer in the by-elections for Luwero district Woman Member of Parliament, Brenda Nabukenya has beaten other five candidates in the polls that were held yesterday 21st of November 2011. The seat fell vacant after the High Court nullified the election of Rebecca Nalwanga of the National Resistance Movement on grounds that she […]

Medard Segona and four others leave Rules and Privileges committee

The Member of Parliament for Busiro East In wakiso district Medard segona has excused himself from the Rules , privileges and discipline committee which is now establishing whether  two ministers Hilary onek and Amama Mbabazi were not in contempt of parliament for them not to step over oil bribe scandal allegations. Segona announced this today while this committee […]

Peter Nyombi angers oil committee over call from President

 The Attorney General Peter Nyombi has run out of the Adhoc committee investigating oil sector to attend to president Museveni’s oil meeting at Entebbe state house with Tullow Oil Company executive and left members on this oil Adhoc committee furious. The Attorney General peter Nyombi had been summoned by the oil Adhoc committee chaired by […]

Parliament chases Mutebile over spending oil money on jets

Bank of Uganda Governor Tumusiime Mutebile has been thrown out  the oil Adhoc committee investigating the oil sector for the second time for failure to produce evidence to the committee that  he was directed by president Museveni to draw money from the consolidated fund to finance the purchase of fighter jets to the tune of 1.7 trillion […]

Independent MPs meet over move to suspend them from parliament

The independents Members of parliament  who attended the NRM retreat in Kyakwanzi recently today locked themselves in a secret meeting trying to weigh the merits and demerits of the case against them by the complainants so as they defend themselves . This meeting came after the petitioner led by Mustafa Ssemugenyi , Patrick Kinyera  and Aruu member of […]

Uganda Government not decided on Public Service College

Members of parliament want the public service college to be run by Uganda Management Institute rather than building a new institution for the public servants. The member of parliament for  Arua municipality who is also the chairperson of the parliamentary committee on physical infrastructure Ajedra Gadison says that UMI has all it takes to house this […]

DP mobilizes funds to participate in Luweero woman MP by election

News from City House building in Kampala, the headquarters of the Democratic Party has it that this party’s leadership is short of money to run Luweero district woman MP by elections. Now the party leaders have resorted to calling upon their supporters to contribute money towards this “cause”.  DP has fronted Brenda Nabukenya, currently the UYD leader […]