Rebecca Kadaga

Women organizations come to Kadaga’s defense over embezzlement allegations

A number of Women organizations have today come out strongly to defend what they termed as the good record of Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga which they say is being soiled by politicians unhappy about the independent way she is handling parliamentary debates. Led y the Uganda Women’s Network, the women organsitions said the recent attacks […]

Kadaga wants mosquito spraying discussed during access to health as a basic right meeting in 2012

 The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has proposed that the money being used to buy mosquitoes nets be channelled to residual spraying of malaria causing mosquitoes as away to eradicate malaria in the country. Kadaga was speaking during a breakfast meeting that was organized by civil society organizations and parliament to make an input in a […]

Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga advocates for spraying of DDT

The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has advised donors , and advocates of the Millennium Development Goals to invest in spraying of DDT to put an end to the Malaria epidemic instead of wasting resources on Mosquito nets. Addressing members of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Millennium Development Goals, kagada said the spraying DDT would […]

Kadaga elected Vice Chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians

The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament Rt.Hon. Rebecca Kadaga seems to be having a great year of her life. Kadaga has been elected the Vice Chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians. Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga who was scheduled to discuss a paper on Women as agents of Change is currently attending the 57th CPA Conference in London, […]

Rebecca Kadaga to tackle sexual harassment in Uganda parliament

The Speaker of Parliament Hon Rebecca Kadaga is to put in place a special desk in her office that will handle complaints from Parliamentary staff who cannot express themselves to their immediate bosses when there sexually harassed by their fellow staff.   Kadaga’s Concern followed the complaints raised by Parliamentary Female staff under their umbrella […]

Kadaga wants Parliament involved more in East Africa Community affairs

The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has called for a review of regulations for the election of representatives to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) to provide for universal adult suffrage. Presently the representatives from each of the five partner states under the East African Community to the regional assembly are elected through national parliaments. […]

Torture still high in Uganda prisons

The Uganda Human Rights Commission says that Torture is still high in government prisons across the country. This was revealed in the 13th Annual report on the status of Human Rights 2010 by the Uganda Human Rights Commission presented to the speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga by the chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights commission […]

Speaker Kadaga warns members of parliament over SACCO loans

The speaker of parliament has warned members of parliament against SACCO loan schemes that have left many MPs deeply indebited. Kadaga was on Monday speaking during post election seminar for members of parliament. She has advised the new members of parliament to first establish the actual earning before taking hesitated decision in accepting attractive loans […]