Tag Archives: Constitutional Amendment Bill

Justice Byabakama says High Court is capable of handling the parliamentary election petitions and that there is no need to set up tribunals Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) has rejected proposals under the Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2020 which seeks to change the process of handling parliamentary …

Constitutional Amendment Bill 2020 introduced by Michael Maranga seeks to limit the term of the deputy governor and the board members to only ten years. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament has rejected a proposal to have the deputy governor Bank of Uganda (BoU) serve …

As Parliament continues to debate the report of the committee on Legal & Parliamentary Affairs on the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019. MPs agree with:  Reinstatement of Presidential term limits; A section have rejected the proposal to increase term limits for civil servants including MPs from 5 to 7 years. Kampala, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament over what he calls an illegal plan to extend the life of the 11th Parliament from five to seven years. The petition comes at the back drop of the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee mooting …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament on Wednesday deferred debate on the Opposition sponsored Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2019 following complaints from legislators about inactive iPads. The Bill moved by the Shadow Attorney General Wilfred Niwagaba seeks to scrap the representation of the army in Parliament, repeal the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has rejected an opposition proposal to make all ministers ex-officio Members of Parliament on grounds that it infringes on Article 93 of the Constitution and imposes a charge on the Consolidated Fund. This is part of the committee …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party has reiterated its proposal to create parliamentary seats for presidential candidates who garner 10 percent votes or more in the presidential elections. The party officials led by their president Patrick Oboi Amuriat on Wednesday appeared before the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electoral Commission (EC) has opposed several constitutional amendments proposed by the opposition in the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which directly affects its operations. In its proposals tabled by the Shadow Attorney General, Wilfred Niwagaba, the opposition suggests to among others amendment of Article 60 to …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has granted leave to Jack Lutanywa, the Kibanda South Member of Parliament to introduce a Private Member’s Bill, the Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2020. Lutanywa said that there was need to recognize the Maragoli as one of the indigenous tribes in Uganda by amending …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee started considering the Opposition constitutional amendments. Led by the Leader of Opposition Betty Aol Ocan, the Shadow Attorney-General appeared before the Committee to present and defend proposals in the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2019. Some of …