Speaker of Parliament

Parliament backtracks on summoning Vice president Sekandi

Legislators on the Rules, Privileges and Discipline committee this afternoon made a u-turn on its invitation to the Vice President to appear before them. The committee ,chaired by Fox Odoi, invited Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi to appear before the committee to give his view on contempt of Parliament following refusal by Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi and […]

Independent MPs meet over move to suspend them from parliament

The independents Members of parliament  who attended the NRM retreat in Kyakwanzi recently today locked themselves in a secret meeting trying to weigh the merits and demerits of the case against them by the complainants so as they defend themselves . This meeting came after the petitioner led by Mustafa Ssemugenyi , Patrick Kinyera  and Aruu member of […]

Prof. Apollo Nsibambi wants Speaker of Parliament to have no constituency, political party

The former prime minister Apollo Nsibambi has suggested to the 9th parliament should consider amending relevant laws to ensure that the speaker of Parliament relinquish his/her position as a constituency representative in the house. He says the practice of Speakers relinquishing their positions in the political parties and their constituencies is common in democracies like […]

Speaker of parliament and her deputy to drive Mercedes Benz S-plus worth 814 million

The parliament commission has spent 814 million to purchase two new cars for speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga and her deputy speaker Jacob Oulanya. The Mercedes Benz S-plus cars already given to drivers were acquired at 419.8 million each. According to the outgoing parliamentary commission Justine Kasule Lumumba in an interview conformed that the cars […]

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