A section of members of parliament have intensified pressure on government to interdict the permanent secretary in the office of the Prime Minister Pius Bigirimana. Mps including Theodore Sekikubo, Winfred Kizza , Samuel Otada, Gerald Karuhanga, Vincent Kyamadidi, Celinah Nebanda among others are accusing government of undermining parliament by failing to implement its resolution to […]
Parliament’s legal affairs committee has rejected a request by the Parliamentary commission for extension of its tenancy agreement at Bauman house. Appearing before the committee today, members of the commission had asked Mps to allow extension of the contract for one year noting that it would be unpractical to terminate it by 30th May next year. […]
The chairperson of Parliaments Public Accounts committee Kasiano Wadri has expressed the need for more special audits in various government institutions and ministries to unearth deep rooted corruption. This follows a recent special audit report of the office of the prime minister that revealed gross mismanagement of public funds. He says what was discovered is […]
Members of parliament have formed an 8 member task force on London commitments by the president to put in place an action plan on each commitment. According to the chairperson of the task force Sylvia Namabidde the president made six commitments while at the London Family Planning Summit which the committee is ensure are to remind […]
The Public Accounts Committee of parliament has dismissed officials from Ministry of Health after presenting contradictory statements over the recovery of Gavi funds. The officials led by the Permanent Secretary Dr Asuman Lukwago had appeared before the Committee to respond to the Auditor General’s report of 2009/10. They presented two documents; one referring to former […]
The parliamentary committee on public accounts has directed the deputy secretary to treasury Keith Muhakanizi to bring evidence explaining circumstances under which 2.5 trillion shillings was drawn from the national reserves in FY2009/10 without the approval of Parliament as required by the law. MPS on the money was withdrawn illegally from the reserves as it […]
A section of members of parliament is calling for the overhaul of lecturers at Kyambogo University. This follows the constant quarrels and reports of mismanagement of the university assets. The latest has been the reported connivance between lecturers and technicians that has led to the loss of over 100 computers from the university. Committee member […]
Members of parliament have expressed concern on the United Nations report of experts accusing Uganda of arming the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Addressing journalists at parliament members who include Theodore Ssekikubo, Medard Ssegoona and Patrick Nsanja said that giving support to rebels would be disastrous to the country. They have urged […]
The state minister for planning Matia Kasaija has disagreed with mps on the National economy committee over the country’s population size with MPs insisting that a large population is a threat to the country’s development and proper planning. While discussing vision 2040 plan by the national planning authority the mps said that the large population is eating into the country’s growth […]
The parliamentary committee on defence and internal affairs is yet to receive the report on the recent crush of helicopters in Kenya. Speaking to journalists the chairperson of the committee Milton Muwuma says that he will be meeting the chief of defense forces in two days time to discuss the details of the report. He […]