Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mathias Mpuuga, the Leader of Opposition says that the involvement of Bardege-Layibi Division MP, Martin Ojara Mapenduzi in the ongoing probe into the conduct of Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake is of huge concern. Since the beginning of the 11th Parliament, Mapenduzi, an independent legislator …
Read More »Lands ministry on the spot over street lighting
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (Local Government) has tasked officials from the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development to explain why streetlights in many urban centres and cities are non-functional. The committee chaired by Ojara Martin Mapenduzi, Bardege-Layibi Division MP was on Wednesday, …
Read More »Parliament approves degazettement of Gulu forest reserve
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed a resolution approving the degazettement of 70 acres of a forest reserve at Laroo-Pece in Gulu city. The degazetting of the forest reserve will pave way for the development and expansion of Gulu University. This followed a presentation of a report from …
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