Parliament of Uganda

FDC, DP and Justice Forum call for the return of presidential term limits

FDC, DP  and Justice Forum  call for the return of presidential term limits

Three political parties FDC, DP  and Justice Forum  have  tabled their constitutional amendment and electoral reforms before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee of Parliament  calling for the return of presidential term limits,  a running mate for any  presidential candidate standing for presidency and appointing electoral commission by Judicial Service Commission The  group consisted of  FDC party leader Major General Mugisha Muntu , Democratic […]

Journalists up in arms against Parliament directive to throw out experienced reporters

Journalists up in arms against Parliament directive to throw out experienced reporters

In an unprecedented development, the Uganda Parliamentary Commission has written to various media houses asking them to withdraw reporters who have been reporting on Parliamentary Issues for more than five years from being stationed at Parliament and replace them with the less experienced reporters. That sounds like a joke right but in a letter signed […]

IPU conference costs Ugandans 36 billions

    Over one thousand delegates have converged in Kampala this week to participate in the Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU) Conference and its related meetings. The conference has been hosted by the Parliament of Uganda and it has brought together over 150 Parliaments of the world. The world MPs have come to deliberate on matters […]

Parliament pulls down website after hackers penetrates it

  We have got news reports that Parliament has pulled down it website www.parliament.go.ug after hackers penetrated into its system. The people in charge of the administration of the parliament website noticed that the hackers were in the process of posting anti president information on the website and they pulled it down. When we got […]

Museveni orders police to beef up security at parliament, Serena Hotel, Imperial Royal Hotel

President Museveni has directed police to beef up security at Serena Hotel Kampala and Imperial Royale Hotel Kampala and around parliament. Why? This is because police have to give security to over 2,000 delegates who are expected to converge inKampalanext week to participate in the Inter- Parliamentary Union Conference. The conference is going to be […]

Uganda to adopt Philippine rules

We don’t know whether this one will please United States of America, England and other super powers that have interests in the political administration of Uganda. Every one would have expected Uganda to adopt rules, regulations and ordinances from USA or England. But the surprise is that among all countries Uganda wants to adopt rules […]

DP petitions parliament over election of East African Legislative Members

The Democratic Party has written to the members of Uganda parliament giving its position of the law relating to the elections of EALA members. Our news desk has brought you the petition in full and it goes as follows: Date: 20th February 2012 Hon .Members of the 9th Parliament Parliament of the Republic of Uganda […]

‘Scientists say after 20 years oil will lose value’

President Museveni has told the parliament of Uganda that scientists in USA recently told him that after 20 years oil would lose value. The MPs asked the president to show evidence that indeed the scientists told him and which scientists the president could not reveal anything. But he told them that it was those scientists […]

Museveni opens EALA meeting

Members of parliament of the East African Assembly (EALA) have gathered at the Parliament of Uganda for their last session of the second sitting of the East African Legislative Assembly. The security in Kampalaand around the parliament is so tight. The EALA session has been opened by President Museveni. The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) […]

Democratic Party’s Brenda Nabukenya to take oath of allegiance

The incoming woman MP for Luweero district, Brenda Nabukenya will take oath of allegiance on Tuesday next week. The ceremony will be presided over by the Clerk to Parliament, who will work hand in hand with the speaker of Uganda Parliament, Ms Rebecca Kadaga. Article 81 (4-5) of the Constitution requires every person elected to […]