VIDEO: MPs want flyover or tunnel to ease movements to parliament Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The Parliamentary commission has put out a notice calling for consultants to advice on its plans to build either a fly-over or an underground tunnel to ease access to parliament. According to the spokesperson …
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MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA | GODFREY SSALI | Women legislators of theAfrican continenthave decried what they have called the persistent marginalization of women in the control of productive resources. They said that despite being the majority population on the continent who account for 80 of food production in Africa, they continue to …
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VIDEO: Simeo blames opposition MPs for confrontation at Kabaka’s coronation anniversary Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Kassanda South Member of Parliament Simeo Nsubuga has said his life is in danger following a confrontation against him at the 24th coronation anniversary of the Kabaka of Buganda on Monday. He blames the …
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VIDEO: MPs should keep away from age limit debate, says Kadaga Kampala, Uganda | NTV Uganda | Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has cautioned legislators not to be distracted from their duties by the debate on the lifting of the presidential age limit. Kadaga says that since no formal bill has …
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VIDEO: MPs Order Government to Stock Fuel Ahead of Kenya Elections Kampala, Uganda | NBS |Parliament has urged government to stock enough fuel ahead of the Kenya election, warning that Uganda’s eastern neighbor could slip into unrest like it was in 2007. In a heated session chaired by deputy speaker …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has urged parliamentarians to ensure proper implementation of government projects instead of waiting for postmortem reports from accountability committees. Kadaga made these remarks while addressing the 3rd Annual General Meeting of African Parliamentarians on Development Evaluation in Khartoum, Sudan …
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Versailles, France | AFP | President Emmanuel Macron on Monday promised a “profound transformation” of French politics, proposing to slash by a third the number of MPs, and telling lawmakers he would call a referendum if they do not agree. In his first address to members of the National Assembly …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | As the British general election results rolled in on Friday, here are some of the big names who were voted out of parliament and others who will be returning. – Voted out – NICK CLEGG — The former deputy prime minister and ex-Liberal Democrat …
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Members of Parliament (MPs) have threatened to block the budget for the tourism industry unless all four bodies involved in the tourism sector have functional boards. In the proposed budget for next financial year, tourism has been allotted Shs89billion but the ministry is requesting for an additional Shs65bn to market …
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The 136th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly chaired by Uganda’s Rebecca Kadaga, ended on Wednesday with the adoption of the Dhaka Declaration calling for urgent international action to save millions of people from famine and drought in parts of Africa and Yemen. The five-day assembly in Dhaka also took a resolution on …
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