The Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah and other Members of Parliament paid their respect to the late Hon. Dr. James Shinyabulo Mutende, the former Minister of State for Industry and Ex-Officio MP, during the requiem held for him yesterday, Tuesday 6th October 2015, at All Saints Cathedral, Nakasero. The late Hon. Mutende died on the night of […]
Opposition MPs welcomed the Former Premier John Patrick Amama Mbabazi’s decision to stand as an independent presidential candidate for 2016 General elections. They said that Mbabazi’s quitting of NRM will give the opposition a platform to win. Speaking to reporters at Parliament, the Leader of Opposition Phillip Wafula Ogutu said any percentage taken from NRM during elections will […]
Civil society organizations under the Anti corruption coalition Uganda have petitioned the parliamentary commission headed by speaker Kadaga calling it to cut the salaries of all those MPs who dodge parliamentary sittings. In a petition they handed over to one of the parliamentary commissioners also Bukedea women MP Rose Akol by executive director of the […]
The parliamentary committee on local government and public service has this morning embarked on a tour of all KCCA projects The MPs led by the chairperson Florence Kintu have unearthed shocking information about the two properties on plot 1 Sezibwa and plot 2 Mabua roads. The MPs have discovered the house located along Mabua road […]
Uganda’s first lady, Janet Museveni also minister for Karamoja Affairs says she is ready to appear before the public accounts committee of parliament. The committee is currently investigating the mismanagement of the PRDP funds in the office of the prime minister. This comes after members of this committee disagreed on whether or not she should […]
The Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has called for regular attendance and effective time management by the legislators. This she says will help reduce the heavy backlog which has affected the parliamentary Calendar. In her opening remarks as Parliament reopened on Tuesday, Kadaga observed that a lot of business scheduled for completion by the end of the […]
Members of Parliament who were behind the move for the recall of parliament are not about to give up. With just a day to the resumption of parliament, the group says they are to petition the whole house. Speaking to journalists at parliament, one of the members who spearheaded the move Medard Lubega Segona said […]
Members of parliament have disagreed over the summoning of the minister for Karamoja and First Lady Janet Museveni by the Public Accounts Committee. The committee is considering summoning the first lady after she was named in the Auditor General’s Report among the people who allegedly used PRDP funds for private travels to Israel. The report […]
Members of Parliament are demanding for an independent commission of inquiry into the alleged poisoning of politicians to allay people’s fears. Kyadondo East MP Ibrahim Ssemuju Nganda and Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze say that something should be done about the current threat of poisoning if leaders and Ugandans are to feel safe in this […]
Adam Suleiman Kalungi, one of the key suspects in the death of Butaleja woman MP Cerina Nebanda is now in the custody of Uganda police after he was deported by the Kenyan Government. According to the Inspector General of Police Lt General Kale Kayihura, Kalungi was deported from Kenya this morning after found hiding in […]