Tag Archives: Anita Among

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliament Appointments Committee has approved seven judges recently appointed by President Yoweri Museveni. The two approved Court of Appeal justices are the former Deputy Solicitor General, Christopher Gashirabake and Jinja Resident Judge, Eva Luswata. The committee chaired by Deputy Speaker Anita Among also approved …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has directed the Minister of Works and Transport Gen. Katumba Wamala to take interest in the post state of roads in Nakaseke district. This followed a matter of national interest raised by Nakaseke Woman MP, Sarah Najjuma on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament have questioned a plan by the government to host 2,000 Afghan refugees who are escaping renewed instability in Afghanistan. The concerns follow a pronouncement by State Minister for Disaster Preparedness Esther Anyakun Davinia that Uganda is willing to take …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament are concerned about government’s failure to prioritize the sports sector calling for more funding and construction of facilities across the country. Ntungamo Municipality MP, Yona Musinguzi said the Ministry of Education and Sports gave a tender to reconstruct the Nakivubo Stadium four years …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators have been tasked to appraise the impact of Emyooga funds in their constituencies within a week prior to commencement of the much anticipated Shs490 billion Parish Development Model (PDM). The Emyooga, a presidential initiative on wealth and job creation, was rolled out in October 2020 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Auditor General should institute a forensic audit into all Covid-19 expenditures to ascertain value for money, the Parliamentary Task Force on the national Covid-19 response has recommended. In its report presented to Parliament, the task force stated that government provided Shs4 trillion to finance …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have demanded a progress report regarding the proposed merger of departments and agencies. In February 2021, Cabinet approved recommendations for the rationalization of government agencies, commissions and authorities. The overall objective was to eliminate structural ambiguities, functional duplication, overlaps, wasteful expenditure and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have rejected a proposal to deduct Shillings 2million from their salaries to support the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines. On Tuesday, Esther Afoyo-chan, a Member of the Parliamentary Commission proposed during plenary that each legislator contributes Shillings 2million million to help the government …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has procured iPads for Members of Parliament, including ex-officio Ministers. This was revealed by Deputy Speaker Anita Among during the Thursday plenary session. She said that parliament would start distributing the iPads to MPs on Monday next week. The tradition of procuring iPads for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Kabula County MP, James Kakooza has been elected to represent Uganda in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). On Monday, 183 MPs voted in favour of Kakooza’s representation. The eleventh Parliament has a total of 529 MPs. Deputy Speaker Anita Among declared Kakooza as …