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Rubaga South MP Paul Kato Lubwama has asked the High Court to dismiss with costs an application filed by a voter seeking to throw him out of parliament. The voter is asking court to allow him file an election petition. Kato Lubwama through his lawyers Nalukoola, Kakeeto advocates contends that petitioner …

VIDEO: Officials from the directorate of citizenship and immigration control have failed to explain how they spent sh83 billion on the National Identity card project. Appearing before the parliament’s public accounts committee, the officials could not give a breakdown of their expenditures let alone those they engaged in the procurement procedures. The anomalies …

VIDEO: MP Kato Lubwama has scoffed at allegations that he lacks the necessary academic qualifications required for him to be in parliament. He says he is willing to face anyone challenging his right to the seat.   Share on: WhatsApp

The Court of Appeal has kicked off the first steps in hearing 97 election petition appeals filed by litigants dissatisfied with decisions of  lower courts. This first step is called conferencing where  lawyers of both parties agree on issues to be determined by  court before the case file is forwarded to a panel …

  The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has been elected President of the African Geopolitical Group at the ongoing Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) 135th Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. In her role as the leader of all African Parliaments that are members of IPU, she will coordinate pertinent and emergency …

VIDEO: Once a media darling, Speaker of parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has turned controversial with a number of accusations against the media.  Kadaga eventually dragged the media into the Parliamentary committee, an occurrence which is also a first of its kind. The question is, how did the media fallout happen? Share on: WhatsApp

The General Court Martial at Makindye has set November 8, 2016  to commence hearing of a treachery case against jailed Nakawa Municipality MP Michael Kabaziguruka. This after lead prosecutor Maj. Raphael Mugisha informed the 7-member court chaired  by Lt. Gen Andrew Gutti that investigations  are complete and he is ready to summon witnesses to …

INTERVIEW: Rabbi Gershom Sizomu is the leader of the Jewish community in Uganda the first Jew to win a Parliamentary seat in Uganda’s political history. On February 19, Sizomu who ran on Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) ticket won the Bungokho North parliamentary seat after beating seven candidates, including two …

VIDEO: The different Parliament committees have in the past months investigated many of the issues that are of public concern. Several cases have been handled and actions recommended. But with a gigantic executive armed with powers and the ills of the multi party democracy, many analysts question the ability of parliament to …

The Constitutional Court has been forced to repeat the hearing of an application filed by a concerned citizen Twaha Sanywa challenging government’s decision to spend sh64 billion shillings on car purchases by the members of the 10th Uganda Parliament. This after Justice Richard Buteera informed the parties in this case that …