VIDEO: Starting Monday next week, the works and transport ministry will embark on a campaign to inspect all vehicles in Uganda. They have called upon drivers to take their cars for inspection or else suffer penalties. According to the minister Azuba, the whole exercise is to regulate cars that are in …
Read More »Court throws out case seeking to halt MPs car purchase
The Constitutional Court has dismissed an application filed by a concerned citizen that had sought to block government from giving sh150 million to each Member of Parliament (MP) to enable them purchase personal cars. Justice Richard Buteera ruled that the petitioner Twaha Sanywa had failed to demonstrate to court how him …
Read More »Egypt’s Morsi receives first final prison sentence
Cairo, Egypt | AFP | An Egyptian appeals court upheld on Saturday a 20-year sentence for ousted president Mohamed Morsi, the first final ruling in a string of trials for the deposed Islamist leader. The Court of Cassation also upheld sentences against eight of his codefendants, including seven who received …
Read More »Justice Buteera to rule October 13 if Govt can release funds for MPs cars
The Constitutional Court has set October 13 to rule on an application for a temporary order on the government decision to purchase vehicles for Members of Parliament. In August Twaha Sanywa Twaha, a resident of Kajjansi, petitioned the court challenging the decision to buy cars for MPs of the 10th Parliament, …
Read More »VIDEO: MP benefits tearing FDC
VIDEO: The opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) risks losing out in its attempts to block its members of parliament from getting the sh200 million car grant proposed for legislatures. The events of this week which appear to have deepened as the week came to a close raise questions on whether the country’s …
Read More »MPs want sh85 billion for cars
NBS TV: In the 9th parliament, the Parliamentary Commission gave each legislature 103 million shillings to procure vehicles that meet their standards as members of Parliament. The story of the 10th parliament is different as the new legislators now want this fee almost doubled. Share on: WhatsApp
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