Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga

Kadaga seeks cancellation of Makerere DVC appointments over gender discrimination

Kadaga seeks cancellation of Makerere  DVC appointments over gender discrimination

The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has advised Makerere University authorities to annul the recent deputy Vice Chancellor appointments over gender imbalance. “I have realized that they are all men, so the entire leadership of Makerere University is skewed,” Kadaga said. The speaker therefore tasked the Committee on Education and Sports to analyse the University […]

Advise security officials to treat us with respect, Archbishop Stanley Ntagali tell President Museveni

Advise security officials to treat us with respect, Archbishop Stanley Ntagali tell President Museveni

Stanley Ntagali, the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda has revealed his disappointments to the security officials when he was first blocked together with wife while on his away Kyando in Mayuge District. The Arch Bishop was on his way to Kyando to mark the 133rd anniversary death of Bishop James Hannington on Monday. He […]

Parliament halts salary increment for science teachers

Parliament halts salary increment for science teachers

Parliament has approved a recommendation by the parliamentary education committee to halt the salary increment of science teacher stating that its discriminatory against arts teachers. The parliamentary committee on education and sports chaired by Connie Nakayenze Galiwanango recommended that the salary increment of the Science teachers in the financial year 2018/19 be put on halt. […]

MPs agree to re-table controversial Marriage and Divorce Bill 2009 in changed version

MPs agree to re-table controversial Marriage and Divorce Bill 2009 in changed version

Members of parliament have agreed to drop some of the clauses in the Marriage and Divorce BILL 2009 to avoid this controversial bill attracting more resistance from different groups of people. The MPs while meeting in a meeting to discuss the bill at Hotel Africana recently, said that they are going to leave out cohabitation […]

Government closes 62 international schools over operating illegally

Government closes 62 international schools over operating illegally

Government has so far closed a total of 62 international schools countrywide that it says have illegally been operating in Uganda with no license, no proper structures or a teaching curriculum approved by the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) Among the schools are some that were operating under Bridge International Academy in Uganda from […]

MPs task foreign affairs minister to explain about Ugandans in detention abroad

MPs task foreign affairs minister to explain about Ugandans in detention abroad

Parliament has asked the ministry of foreign affairs to come out with an explanation on what it is doing on the matter of Ugandans who are detained and humiliated in foreign countries. The matter has been presented to the floor of parliament by the MP for Buhweju County in Bushenyi district Francis Mwijukye who claims […]

Iran to start new phase of bilateral relations with Uganda

Iran to start new phase of bilateral relations with Uganda

The Iranian Ambassador to Uganda H.E Dr. Amir Hossein Nikbin has announced plans to open a new phase in technical support and bilateral relations with Uganda following the lifting of international sanctions. Dr. Nikbin, during a courtesy call on the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga at her Chambers said one of the priority areas in the […]

Bring business to Uganda – Speaker asks Gulf investors

Bring business to Uganda – Speaker asks Gulf investors

The Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked investors from Gulf  countries  to bring their business to Uganda to enable Ugandans get jobs. Kadaga made the call while meeting the Ambassador of United Arab Emirates to Uganda Abdulla Mohammed Al Takkawi  who had paid courtesy call to the Speaker. Kadaga said that the United Arab Emirates embassy […]

Parliament to take legal action against Continental Tobacco for defaulting farmers

Parliament to take legal action against Continental Tobacco for defaulting farmers

Parliament has pledged to secure lawyers to take legal actions against Continental Tobacco Services Uganda limited for defaulting tobacco farmers in Bugangaizi. This was announced by the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga while receiving a petition from tobacco farmers at parliament over non-payment. Kadaga instructed the Member of Parliament for Bugangaizi, Kasirivu Atwook and the […]