The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has recommended that 3% of the youth livelihoods program fund be reserved for female and male youth with disabilities. The chairperson of the commission, Rita Matovu, disclosed this while presenting to the Speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, the annual report on the state of equal opportunities in Uganda 2014. Matovu said […]
Parliament has approved a loan, authorizing Government to borrow USD 84.2million from the African Development Bank to finance Phase 2 of the Market and Agriculture Trade Improvement Programme (MATIP 2). The programme aims at tackling market infrastructure development, value addition and trade facilitation. It will be implemented over a five year period in nine municipalities […]
President Museveni has warned all those who have been diverting money for the road sector to watch out as the former URA boss Allen Kagina has joined the sector. The President made his remarks while delivering the State of the Nation address yesterday at the Serena hotel Kampala. He highlighted Government’s achievements which included improved infrastructure […]
The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga launched the Menstrual Hygiene Charter, which seeks to promote hygiene and the rights of the girl-child in Uganda. This was during celebrations to mark the International Menstruation Day with celebrations held at parliament. During the launch, the Speaker called on government to support menstrual hygiene and provide sanitary pads […]
The Women Cancer survivors have petitioned Parliament over the shortage over the deficiency of drugs at the Uganda Cancer Institute. In their petition presented to the Speaker of Parliament, the women urged government to increase cancer drugs at Institute, saying the number of cancer patients has increased and the drugs are low in stock. The […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has challenged Members of Parliament to embrace the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) following the expiry of the Millennium Development Goals. “It is our responsibility not only to understand but to be able to appreciate the fundamentals in order to facilitate the implementation of the SDGs.” Kadaga was addressing the […]
The Parliamentary Appointment Committee is to vet the Attorney General and his Deputy on Thursday this week following their recent appointment by the president. The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah during Monday’s parliament sitting informed the house. Fred Ruhindi will be vetted as the new Attorney General replacing Peter Nyombi whom the president dropped […]
The Clerk to Parliament, Jane Kibirige has maintained that an earlier directive to kick journalists, who have reported at the institution for more than five years out of Parliament, still stands, contrary to a decision by the Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah disregarding the same. The commission in a letter dated March 9th 2015, wrote to […]
Today, 18th March 2015, the Appointments Committee of Parliament which is chaired by the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has vetted the newly appointed ministers, the Chief Justice Bart Katureebe and his deputy. However it was not an all-smooth sailing process as Opposition Members of Parliament stormed out of the Appointments Committee to protest the […]
The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has delivered her much anticipated ruling on the MPs who were recently suspended by the rulling National Resistance Movement party over indiscipline. The MPs’ positions have been hanging in balance following fluid provisions of the constitution on whether an MP loses their seat if suspended by his or […]