Members of Parliament

MPs want government to restructure the National meteorological department.

MPs want government to restructure the National meteorological department.

Members of Parliament have demanded that government restructures the National Metrological Department (NMD) as a way of strengthening its ability in ensuring the delivery of accurate weather forecasts which affects food production among farmers. The MPs say that the NMD should share the blame for the farmers planting seeds in wrong seasons. MP’s remarks followed […]

Mao calls for check on parliament as MPs demand 200m for cars

Mao calls for check on parliament as MPs demand 200m for cars

The president general of Democratic Party Norbert Mao has asked parliament to check itself as a way to build confidence among the citizens. Mao said this after piglets were this morning thrown at parliament by jobless brotherhood demonstrating against a move by parliament to pay 200 million shillings to members of parliament to buy vehicles. Mao […]

MPs ask government to look for alternative markets away from South Sudan

MPs ask government to look for alternative markets away from South Sudan

Members of Parliament have asked government to  consolidate its  expansion of markets into countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a way of increasing the country’s declining exports due to the on-going war in South Sudan where most traders would send their goods. The executive director of Uganda export promotion Board, Elly Twineyo […]

MPs react on of Speaker’s absence to conduct house business

MPs react on of Speaker’s absence to conduct house business

Members of parliament had expressed mixed reaction over the need to have more deputy speakers to avoid vacuum and confusion in case the speaker and her deputy are absent. Some MPs say that it’s necessary to have more deputy speakers although other say that having more than one deputy speaker is a waste of resources. […]

Buhweju district CAO wants MPs to reward them 10% their salaries

Buhweju district CAO wants MPs to reward them 10% their salaries

Buhweju district chief Administrative officer (CAO) Nathan Ayimbishibwe has asked members of parliament to give 10% of their allowances to the best serving CAO as a reward. Ayimbishibwe while speaking at the meeting where local government accounts committee members of parliament was interfacing with CAOs and district finance officers at parliament blamed MPs for always ‘roasting’ […]

MPs to summon KCCA officials on the 37 billion USAFI market

MPs to summon KCCA officials on the 37 billion USAFI market

The Parliamentary Committee on Presidential Affairs has expressed shock over the poor state of USAFI market land despite government advancing Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA)at total of Uganda Shillings 37billion to buy and  refurbish the market to accommodate vendors. The market was purchased from one Umar Ssekamate as a way of increasing the authority’s revenue […]

MPS to table motion blocking government bailout plans

MPS to table motion blocking government bailout plans

Members of Parliament have today proposed a motion blocking a planned moved by government to bail out private companies to a tune of over 1.3 trillion Uganda shillings. The move follows last week’s reports by the media listing a number of individuals who purportedly have struggling business who are said to have sought audience with […]

MPs pin Kayihura on civilian brutality

MPs pin Kayihura on civilian brutality

Members of Parliament have warned the Inspector General of Police against issuing directives outside the law saying such an act is likely to bring back the brutality experienced in the by former presidents Milton Obote and Iddi Amin’s regimes. In a motion moved by the opposition shadow minister for Internal Affairs, Mohammed Muwanga Kivumbi, the […]

Electoral Commission issues warning to imposters

Electoral Commission issues warning to imposters

The electoral commission has issued a warning against fraudsters whom they say use the name of the body to mislead the unsuspecting members of the public especially on the on-going nullification of results for Members of Parliament by  Courts. In a press release to journalists, the acting EC Chairperson, Dr. Joseph Biribonwa said they had […]

Members of parliament ask funeral rites allowance, housing allowances and special allowances

Members of parliament ask funeral rites allowance,  housing allowances and special allowances

Members of parliament are demanding unbearable allowances that would stretch parliament into financial crisis on top of  quick request for provision of vehicles. Members  of parliament demand for funeral rites allowance to cater for their constituencies, housing allowances and special allowances given to MPs as soon as they are sworn in. The member of parliament for […]