By Isaac Senabulya on January 19, 2017
Alex Candia of Candia & DW Oundo CO. Advocates, client Eric Sabiiti, Elijah Okupa and Anita Among, illegal or unlawful., interim order against investigations into the oil cash reward to government officials, Justice Steven Kavumastopping Parliament or any individual from inquiring into the 6 billion oil cash bonanza, lawyer, Members of Parliament, petitioner, Rebecca Kadaga, Speaker of Parliament
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A lawyer to the petitioner who sought an interim order against investigations into the oil cash reward to government officials is intending to persuade his client to withdraw the controversial interim order issued by Justice Steven Kavuma. This after members of parliament condemned interference of the independence of Parliament by the interim court order by […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 6, 2017
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The Auditor General, John Muwanga, has released a new audit report for the financial year 2015/16 showing escalating misuse of trillions shillings in government agencies and entities. The report handed to the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga by Muwanga indicated that government domestic debt increased by 446 billion shillings making a total of 2.7 trillion […]
By Samuel Wamuttu on January 6, 2017
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The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has come out to defend the reward of over $1.6m (about 6 billion Uganda shillings) to civil servants who participated in a Uganda government legal battle with a UK-based Heritage Oil Company. In a press statement released on Thursday, Sarah Birungi Banage, the Assistant Commissioner Public and Corporate Affairs with […]
By Isaac Senabulya on December 19, 2016
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has instructed the committee of Parliament on HIV/AIDs to follow up with Ministry of Health so that they can expedite the approval of Aids fund and its regulations and report back to Parliament. Kadaga says Parliament in 2014 passed the HIV Prevention and Control Act which established the Aids […]
By Gerald Businge on December 14, 2016
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Members of Parliament are furious over what they say is government’s move to send a team of climate change experts in their constituencies without their knowledge. The matter was raised by the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, with backing of MPs who included that for:Kawempe North, Latif Sebaggala and the Adjumani district Woman MP, Jessica Ababiku. […]
By Isaac Senabulya on November 23, 2016
9 member committee appointed by the President to investigate issues of Makerere University, affected international students, Ann Adeke, Elijah Okupa, John Cyrstom Muyingo, Kasilo County MP, Minister of State for Higher Education, Nakaseke South MP, National Youth MP, Paulson Lutamaguzi Semakula, Rebecca Kadaga, Speaker of Parliament
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The Minister of state for Higher Education, John Cyrstom Muyingo, has informed Parliament that the 9 member committee appointed by the President to investigate issues of Makerere University is to take three months before a report can be presented. He says the committee that was appointed yesterday by the President has already started its work. […]
By Isaac Senabulya on October 24, 2016
Committee on Government Assurances is among the four oversight Committees of Parliament and responsible for scrutinizing the assurances, education, Government Assurance Bill which was rejected by Parliament in 2008 is to be re-tabled in Parliament after the Speaker of Parliament, Nwoya County MP, pledges and tasks assigned by ministers and government agents in Parliament., President and ministers in the areas of road Infrastructure, President Museveni, Rebecca Kadaga, said Government will communicate the way forward on the matter, Settlements among others and the people are still waiting up to present day, Simon Oyet
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The Government Assurance Bill which was rejected by Parliament in 2008 is to be re-tabled in Parliament after the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, said government plans to communicate the way forward on the matter. The plan to re-table the Bill to Parliament has been revealed by the Nwoya County MP, Simon Oyet, after the […]
By Isaac Senabulya on September 30, 2016
Anthony Okello who raised a matter of national importance before Parliament over government’s failure to procure BKK ferry to operate between Namasare and Zengebe on Lake Kyoga to serve Amolter, Bugabula South, Doreen Ruth Amule, expressed anger over the absence of ferry on Lake Kyoga basin to easily connect communities living around the water body and boast trade, Kioga County, Maurice Kibalya and Kaberamaido district, Members of Parliament, MPs who include; Women representatives of Amolter district, Nakasongola and some parts of Busoga and Teso, Rebecca Kadaga, Ruth Nankabirwa told Parliament that they were about to commission five ferries and BKK ferry is one of them., Speaker of Parliament, that for Buyende district, the Government Chief Whip, Veronica Eragu said that government should speed up the procurement of BKK ferry because their people are suffering to cross waters, Veronica Kadoga
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Members of Parliament have expressed anger over the absence of ferry on Lake Kyoga basin to easily connect communities living around the water body and boast trade. MP’s anxiety was prompted by a concern by the Kioga County, Anthony Okello who raised a matter of national importance before Parliament over government’s failure to procure BKK ferry to […]
By Isaac Senabulya on September 21, 2016
Chinese Ambassador to promote Ugandan tourism when he returns home after his tenure ends later this month, Chinese Government is supporting some of this infrastructure development as seen by the four major projects being undertaken, construction of the Isimba Dam, construction of the Kampala-Entebbe expressway, Kadaga made this call while bidding farewell to H.E. Zhao Yali who will be leaving Uganda after serving as the Chinese Ambassador for the past five years, Rebecca Kadaga, Speaker of Parliament, the Speaker expressed disappointment with the unfairness exhibited by the contractor where the agreement of having the project shared between Busoga and Buganda has not been followed., the upgrade of the Airport and the building of the two dams at Karuma and Isimba will make Uganda a good destination for tourism and investments
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has urged the outgoing Chinese Ambassador to promote Ugandan tourism when he returns home after his tenure ends later this month. Kadaga made this call while bidding farewell to H.E. Zhao Yali who will be leaving Uganda after serving as the Chinese Ambassador for the past five years. Ambassador Yali […]
By Isaac Senabulya on September 20, 2016
18 – 19 September 2016. Delegations from South Sudan, Amb. Mohamed Adam said the Meeting was testimony of countries’ commitment to the grand goals and visions, at least from its objectives, climate change is devastating our region; when many women and girls in our region are still subjected to cruel, Council Meeting is being held at Century Hotel in Kamuli, degrading treatment and torture under the name of cultural values, disadvantaged and oppressed, Djibouti, Environmental degradation, Ethiopia, human trafficking and drugs., inhuman, IPU-IGAD include promoting unity and strengthening ties of cooperation among member states; promoting peace, IPU-IGAD possesses the potent, Kenya, migrations, Opening the 9th Executive Council Meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union – (IPU-IGAD), oversight and representation to champion the interests of the people, poverty, protect people from economic exploitation, Rebecca Kadaga, Secretary General of the IPU-IGAD Member States, security and stability within the sub-region and promoting good governance, Somalia, South Sudan, Speaker Kadaga said that her colleagues also have to think about using their traditional tools of legislation, Speaker of Parliament, Sudan and Uganda are attending the Meeting, the marginalized, the voiceless, to address some of the challenges faced in our region. Let us make it work for the common person in the region, transparency and rule of law within member states, vagaries of weather and bad governance
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has challenged regional speakers to use their positions to protect people from economic exploitation, vagaries of weather and bad governance. Opening the 9th Executive Council Meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union – (IPU-IGAD), Speaker Kadaga said that her colleagues also have to think about using their traditional tools of legislation, oversight […]
