Minister of Local Government

9th Parliament should not approve new counties – Nambooze

9th Parliament should not approve new counties – Nambooze

Shadow Minister for local Government who is also Mukono municipality Member of Parliament Betty Nambooze appealed to colleagues in parliament to throw out the proposal by Government to create more counties. Yesterday the Minister of local Government Adolf Mwesigye tabled before parliament over 39 counties seeking parliamentary approval. However, Nambooze says that it should not be […]

Parliament discusses creation of new constituencies & municipalities as well as LC I, II elections

Parliament discusses creation of new constituencies & municipalities as well as LC I, II elections

The Minister of Local Government is to table the proposals for creation of new constituencies and municipalities before the cabinet. This was disclosed by the Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda after Members of Parliament tasked him to explain why the government has delayed the creation of new constituencies as indicated by the president recently. The woman MP […]

Government raises allowances of District Councillors

Government raises allowances of District Councillors

District Councilors allowance are to increase from shs 100,000 per month to shs 250,000 per month in FY 2015/16 the Minister of Local Goverment Adolf Mwesigye has said The District and Municipal Deputy Speakers allowance will increase from shs 200,000 per month to shs 400,000 per month, all totaling to shs 5.15bn. Adolf Mwesige revealed […]

Oldest serving politician in Uganda Philemon Mateke sworn in at Parliament

Oldest serving politician in Uganda Philemon Mateke sworn in at Parliament

The Deputy Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah today, presided over the administration of the oath of allegiance taken by the oldest serving politician in Uganda at the moment and the new Minister of State for Regional Cooperation Philemon Mateke. Mateke took the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Member of Parliament to the post […]

Minister Mwesige dissolves Bukomansimbi district executive

The Minister for local government Adolf Mwesige has dissolved the newly appointed Bukomansimbi district executive committee. Mwesige has ordered the LCV chairman Muhamad Katerega to nominate new members for the appointment on the executive. Mwesige gave the directive yesterday as a result of discontent between the nominees on the district executive. Last week Katerega nominated […]