Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kumi Woman MP Monica Amoding has re-tabled before Parliament the Sexual Offences Bill nine months after a stalemate that forced the Bill to be re-written. The Bill seeks to consolidate laws relating to sexual offences and provide procedural and evidential requirements during trial of sexual …
Read More »Clerk to Parliament, Jane Kibirige defends Obore’s forced leave
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Clerk to Parliament, Jane Kibirige has defended her decision to send Chris Obore, the Director Communications and Public Affairs on forced leave for 144 days. She says it is a normal administrative measure to ensure proper service delivery. She stated the justification in …
Read More »Parliament in catch-22 over Obore’s ‘irregular’ appointment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When The Parliamentary Commission sought to recruit a Director of Communications and Public Affairs, in 2012, Hellen Nanteza Kaweesa, the current Deputy Director CPA was the sole applicant for the position. Kaweesa had secured a nod from the interview panel for a promotion to the …
Read More »Obore recruited illegally – Clerk to parliament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The recruitment of Chris Ariko Obore as Director of Communication of Public Affairs at Parliament was based on an illegality. This is contained in a March 5th, 2019 termination letter to Obore by the Clerk to Parliament, Jane Kibirige. She explains that this is …
Read More »Parliament okays sh280bn for Uganda Airlines planes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a government request for a sh280 billion supplementary budget to purchase two bombardier planes from Canada. The approval of the funds during a plenary session chaired by Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah is part of a bigger supplementary expenditure request of sh770.2 …
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