Rebecca Kadaga

District female speakers demands sitting allowance

District female speakers demands sitting allowance

The district female speakers have petitioned to the speaker calling for the government to approve their sitting allowance of 600,000 shillings. The 16 female district speakers while meeting the speaker Rebecca Kadaga said that the former local government minister Adolf Mwesige approved this amount to be paid to each district speaker but when the new minister […]

Speaker lauds HIV vaccine research

Speaker lauds HIV vaccine research

The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has applauded the Vaccine Interest Group (VIG) for their research initiatives intended to find a cure for HIV/AIDS. Kadaga made the remarks while officiating at the parliamentary dialogue on HIV vaccine research in Uganda on Tuesday, 5 June 2018, where she said that the need for the vaccine was […]

Kadaga calls for more women funding

Kadaga calls for more women funding

The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed government to stop using funds meant for the Women Enterprise Fund to train local government officials about the project. Kadaga made the directive at a workshop that was updating members of parliament on the implementation of the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship programme at parliament. She said that the local […]

Speaker Kadaga urges parents not marry off their daughters when young

Speaker Kadaga urges parents not marry off their daughters when young

Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has warned parents in Kagadi against marrying off school-going children, saying government will not tolerate such impunity. Kadaga was presiding over a fundraising function at Mugarike Parish Catholic Church in Kagadi, were she showed her frustration over a report that the majority of girls in the area are dropping out of school […]

Parliament stops committees from soliciting for additional funds from well wishers

Parliament has put on halt the parliamentary committees from soliciting additional funds from well-wishers for the committee work. The speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga informed parliament that she received information in regard to some committees getting funds outside parliament for the committee activities, yet the parliamentary commission provides all the necessary facilitation for the members […]

Crocodiles kill over 240 people in Namayingo District, says area MP

Crocodiles kill over 240 people in Namayingo District, says area MP

The Member of Parliament for Bukhooli Island County in Namayingo district, George Abbot Ouma has asked parliament to prevail over government and find a permanent solution to the crocodiles killing his constituents. Abbot Ouma told parliament that about 400 people have been attacked by the crocodiles, 240 people killed since 1998 of these 83 are […]

Kadaga throws out bribe accusations against Kutesa

Kadaga throws out bribe accusations against Kutesa

The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga threw out accusations against foreign minister Sam Kutesa. Saying that it’s premature for Parliament to investigate the bribe case against the foreign Affairs minister Ntungamo municipality mp Gerald karuhanga had requested parliament to compel Sam Kutesa to make personal statement before parliament over this bribe claim and later parliament […]

Table bills to protect children and women, Kadaga tells MPs

Table bills to protect children and women, Kadaga tells MPs

The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has called upon Members of Parliament to consider re-table the pending bills related to protection of children and women. The pending bills include the Sexual Offences bill and Marriage and Divorce bill. Kadaga was addressing a dialogue on ending gender based violence and HIV/Aids organized by the Uganda Women […]