Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A section of Members of Parliament (MPs) on Thursday vowed to rally their colleagues in Uganda’s Parliament to shoot down the proposed Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2017. The MPs argued that if enacted into law, instead of helping government acquire land for development, the proposed …
Read More »Rukutana presents Constitution Amendment Bill to parliament
Deputy Attorney General of Uganda Mwesigwa Rukutana has today read Bill 13, The Constitution Amendment Bill 2017, that proposes acquisition of public land upon compensation. It was presented by Rukutana “for the first reading” and Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, according to the rules of procedure, committed the bill to the …
Read More »VIDEO: Uganda taxi drivers petition Kadaga
VIDEO:Taxi Drivers Petition Kadaga Taxi drivers under their umbrella body Amalgamated Transport and Worker’s uUion are accusing city authorities of selling off the old taxi park to a private investor without their knowledge. This situation has forced the taxi operators to petition the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga asking MPs …
Read More »VIDEO: KOTSA drivers, cyclists petition Parliament over Old Taxi Park sale
Kampala, Uganda| GODFREY SSALI | Taxi drivers under their umbrella body Kampala Operational Taxi Stages Association (KOTSA) have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga protesting the sale of the old taxi park without consulting them. The taxi drivers were accompanied by the unionized drivers and cyclists under the Amalgamated Transport …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Uganda Police rebuked on UN Torture Survivors Day
THIS WEEK: Uganda Police rebuked on UN Torture Survivors Day As Uganda commemorated the United Nations International Day in Support of Survivors of Torture on June 26 at CHOGM Square grounds, various speakers issued a stern warning to the Uganda Police over its unabated brutality and torture of innocent civilians …
Read More »Kadaga boosts St.Mary’s Kisubi cancer drive
Kadaga urges leaders to support cancer awareness campaigns Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has called for more effort in reducing cancer patients’ pain, death, and incidence through rallying leaders at all levels to sensitize the masses on the need for screening at early stages. Kadaga noted that people need to …
Read More »KADAGA: Absenteeism by ministers slowing down government
Speaker “Reports” Ministers to President over perennial absenteeism Kampala, Uganda| PWATCH UG| The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has outlined the perennial absence of cabinet ministers among issues that greatly affected business during the first session of the 10th Parliament. In her communication to the House on June 6, 2017, Kadaga …
Read More »Museveni, Tumukunde fight over Kayihura worsens
Why President called Kadaga over minister’s attacks on IGP President Yoweri Museveni has lifted the lid off why he intervened to get the parliamentary Appointments Committee to approve the re-appointment of Police Chief Gen. Kale Kayihura. According to sources, the President on May 17 told a cabinet meeting at State …
Read More »VIDEO: Chris Obore explains why parliament has summoned Tumwebaze
FULL VIDEO: Chris Obore, the Director, Communication and Public Affairs at Parliament of Uganda explains to NBS TV why Parliament is summoning ICT Minister Frank Tumwebaze for ‘defying’ the house on deadlines for SIM-card registration. Tumwebaze maintained the deadline last Friday, a day after Parliament had recommended it be pushed …
Read More »Parliament rocked by bribery allegations
Parliament is in the spotlight over new allegations that MPs are soliciting for bribes from government officials appearing before parliamentary committees. Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda complained to Speaker Rebecca Kadaga about the creeping vice of committees of parliament extorting money and other benefits from government entities they superintend over as …
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