Tag Archives: Jacob Oboth

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has grilled the Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Ephraim Kamuntu over the absence of regulations for consultations by presidential aspirants. Kamuntu had appeared before the Committee in the company of the Deputy Attorney General, Jackson Kafuuzi and Electoral Commission officials …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament has further postponed debate on the Administration of the Judiciary Bill, 2018.  This is after Members of Parliament noted that they need more time to read the report of the Legal and Parliamentary affairs about the Bill.  Government tabled the Bill in May 2018 …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked the Attorney General to push for the passing of the Administration of Judiciary Bill   Parliament has on several occasions since last year failed to debate the report on the Bill by the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee …

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 …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliament Commission is seeking an additional 103 billion Uganda shillings to conduct its committee oversight work and train staff. Budget projections for Parliament for the financial year 2020/2021 stands at 567 billion compared to last financial year’s 497 billion shillings which indicates an …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Judiciary Permanent Secretary Pius Bigirimana has asked Members of Parliament to push for an additional budget allocation of 77.84 billion shillings for construction of courts and procuring cars. Bigirimana was on Friday leading a team of Judiciary officials before the committee chaired by West …

✳ Remove of army  representation ✳ Restrict Ministers to 21 ✳ Repeal office of RDCs ✳ Repeal office of Prime Minister ✳ Reinstate Presidential term limits ✳ Involve judiciary in appointing Electoral Commission member Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Opposition has tabled the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019. Bukoto …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament has granted the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee extra 25 days to conclude public hearings and its scrutiny of the five electoral reform Bills. The decision was made after the committee chairperson, Jacob Oboth requested for extra time since the committee has exceeded the …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |   There was drama at Tororo district headquarters on Friday when councilors blocked the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee from accessing the council hall. The committee was in the district to conduct a public hearing on the proposed Electoral reforms in Bukedi sub region. Earlier in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee will need 200 million shillings to facilitate regional consultations on the recently tabled electoral reforms. The reforms were tabled by the government through the Presidential Elections (Amendment) Bill, the Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill, the Electoral Commission (Amendment) Bill, …