The Former Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Eng. Hillary Onek has maintained he will not resign due to pressure from Parliament over alleged oil bribery claims. Onek, who appeared before Parliament’s Rules, Privileges and Discipline committee this morning, contends that there are no provisions in the law requiring him to do so, adding that […]
A National Resistance Movement party strong member has threatened to sue the Inspector General of Government, Raphael Baku over withdrawing the CHOGM charges against the former Vice President, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya. On Monday last week the Anti-Corruption Court discontinued the hearing of some of the CHOGM cases against Bukenya basing on the IGG’s directive to […]
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 […]
The Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi has defended the group of independent MPs who attended the NRM caucus meeting at Kyankwanzi close to a month ago. Aruu County MP, Odonga Otto yesterday filed a petition before the Attorney General’s office, seeking to call for 17 independent MPs to be thrown out of Parliament. The MPs’ woes […]
It has emerged that representatives of donors in Uganda secretly visited the FDC leader, Col. Kiiza Besigye on Monday night at his home in Kasangati. The donors according to sources in FDC wanted to discuss with Besigye the effects of walk to work protests on the economy, government and the country in general. The representatives of donors […]
All councilors in Kampala at both division and LC5 are full of smiles after the city director; Jenifer Musisi cleared them to get loans from DFCU bank. This time there was no discrimination. All councilors irrespective of their political briefs have been given loans. The biggest number of councilors at KCCA is from NRM and the second […]
The ruling parliamentary concusses has resolved to hold elections for its members vying for positions in the Pan African parliament. The national resistance movement (NRM) last week presented four candidates for the five seats. However the speaker of parliament rejected them after the opposition and the independents took two positions. Speaking to the press in […]
National Resistance Movement (NRM) youth league has attacked a section of youths within the party purporting to be youth leaders. The attack follows a news conference some NRM youth leaders addressed to attack what the league described as an attack to the person of the president over meeting vendors, bodaboda riders among others. Addressing a […]
Youths in the ruling party, NRM are attacking the president for over concentration of powers leaving his ministers with almost no power to handle issues concerning the nation a thing they term as Musevenism. According to the youth national coordinator for the party, Sewava Serubiri, the act by the president to meet every group of […]
The members of the 9th parliament have been asked to support policies that will drive the country to becoming a leader in export of goods and services. The Member of Parliament Kalungu east Vincent Bamulanzeki Sempija says that will help the country eradicate the poverty in the rural area and also widen local market jobs. […]