Former Lands minister, Omara Atubo is soon going to East African Legislative Assembly if all political factors remain constant. Sources say that the government wants to take him to Arusha because the former minister is currently broke after losing his re-election bid as MP in Acholi sub region. We have heard that president Museveni has […]
It seems Kyadondo South MP Isa Kikungwe has discovered that some musicians in town earn more than MPs on a monthly basis. After he recently announced that he is not returning to parliament, Kikungwe has now told our informers that when he retires from politics he wants to concentrate on sports and music as well […]
Unlike many Uganda ’s MPs who want to stay in parliament until they die, the Kyadondo East MP Hajji Ibrahim Semujju says he doesn’t want another term in the August house. Semujju has told his political pals at parliament that he wants to retire from politics and concentrate on managing his businesses including the weekly […]
The people who have been planning to contest for president in 2016 should better read this first! An impeccable source at State House Nakasero has told this writer that there is a proposal for MPs to start choosing the country’s president. A source explains that this proposal is still under discussion. The ruling party wants […]
The queen of Buganda lady Sylvia Nagginda has launched the global fight action on Maternal and child health campaign with an aim of achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The MDGs that are set to be achieved through the campaign include strengthening of gender equitable national health sector action plans, ensuring health plans, reducing maternal deaths […]
The Former evicted vendors from Kampala streets under their umbrella Kasiva Vendors Association, have petitioned Parliamentary Committee on Trade and Tourism to compel Kampala city Council Authority allocate them venue where they can sell their merchandize during this festive season. The Vendors say for the last three months since KCCA evicted them form the city […]
The Attorney general, ministry of internal affairs and the Uganda Police have defended the public order management bill calling for its enactment amid protests from the public. Appearing before the legal and Parliamentary affairs committee of Parliament, Peter Nyombi the attorney general says there is a lacuna in the existing laws of the land that […]
Members of Parliament have called on President Yoweri Museveni to take stringent actions government officials cited in the rampant corruption scandals instead of waiting for parliament’s intervention. The MPs on the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee say that is currently investigating the misappropriation of US $ 14 million given to the government of Burundi from Uganda […]
Parliament will soon appoint a panel of Speakers to preside over the house in the absence of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker. This is contained among several proposals tabled by the Parliament Standing Committee on Rules Privileges and Discipline in parliament . The Committee chaired by West Budama North MP Fox Odoi proposes that four assistant Speakers […]
Members of Parliament on both opposition and government ticket want the ruling government to get out of power. Lwemiyaga MP Theodre Sekikubo says that many MPs including those supposed to dance on government believe in change and they are ready to implement the same. He tells us that the 9th parliament is no long interested […]