In Kamuli District, the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, has commissioned a school construction project worth Shs 2 billion with a call for support and responsibility towards education so as to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. Commissioning the project with a ground breaking at Bwiiza, Kisaikye, Kakanu and Kadungu primary schools in Namasagali sub-county […]
The new Country Director, United Nations, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCR) Dr. Uchenna Emelonye has offered free assistance to parliament to provide intervention in laws so as they meet Human rights standards. This was revealed to the Speaker of the Parliament Rebecca Kadaga during a meeting with Dr. Emelonye at parliament. Dr. Emelonye […]
Parliament pays tribute to the minister of Internal Affairs late General Aronda Nyakairima’s military professionalism and being loyal to serving Ugandans. This as most Members of Parliament Shan away from paying tribute to the fallen General and minister of internal Affairs as they concentrated to campaigns in their constituencies in preparation for party primaries. The Speaker […]
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga insists that she will not allow Godfathers in politics of Busoga region. Kadaga told journalists she has no apologies for attacking the group which is planting candidates in Busoga. She said that she will continue to attack people who unnecessarily influence events to areas where they do not live, […]
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has called on the National Identification Registration Authority to consider taking up the youths who have been working on the ID project. Kadaga says many youths were employed as enrolment and data processors for the IDs but since the project has closed, many have nowhere to go. She further […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, has appealed to Ugandans to be security cautious following the killing of Sheikh Hassan Kirya, a Muslim cleric. The Sheikh was gunned down on Tuesday, 30th June 2015 in Bweyogerere. “Sheikh Kirya’s death has happened so soon after we have hardly recovered from the loss of a […]
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 […]
The Parliamentary Commission should revert to the previous system of payment based on Members’ attendance, the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga said. “One mistake we made was to consolidate pay. We need to go back to the old system such that Members feel the pinch (when they do not attend sittings),” said Kadaga. Kadaga, […]
The Uganda Law Society [ULS] has proposed that the election of the speaker of parliament should be scrapped so that this position becomes appointive. This is contained in their proposals tabled before the legal and a parliamentary affairs committee chaired by Stephen Tashobya. The ULS team told the committee that article 82[2] of the constitution should […]
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 […]