Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament on Thursday appeared before Parliament’s Select Committee with evidence to support the censure motion against Persis Namuganza, the State Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development. Last week, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa appointed a committee to …
Read More »Parliament asks works Minister for plans to counter road carnage
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Minister of Works and Transport to present a statement on road accidents in the country and what the enforcing agencies are doing to curb the carnage. The call comes after a series of accidents that …
Read More »Govt tables Sh50 trillion proposed budget for next financial year
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has tabled before Parliament a proposed 49.9 trillion Shillings National Budget for the coming financial year 2023/2024. This indicates a slight increase of 1.85 trillion from the 48.13 trillion approved budget for the current financial year 2022/2023. The figures are contained in the National …
Read More »Okot tables Namuganza censure motion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | John Amos Okot, the Agago North Member of parliament has tabled a motion seeking a resolution of the House to pass a vote of censure against Persis Namuganza, the Minister of State for Housing. He tabled the motion during plenary chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas …
Read More »Wild man Zaake & parliament of contradictions
COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | Member of Parliament (MP) Francis Zaake is back in the news – not for his cherubic cheeks and twinkling eyes. Rather, for being the wild man of parliament, again. Zaake buzzes with youthful swagger. A restless energy afflicts him. For a while, state-sponsored harassment was Zaake’s …
Read More »ROAD ACCIDENT: Serere County MP dead
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bishop Patrick Okabe, the Serere County member of parliament has died in a motor accident. According to information obtained by URN, Bishop Okabe was involved in a head-on collision with a Kenya truck registration number KCX 071K while driving with his wife, Christine Okabe, and …
Read More »Justice Aweri Opio was humble, selfless – MPs
Kampala, Uganda | INDEPENDENT | Parliament has paid tribute to Justice Rubby Aweri Opio, the Justice of the Supreme Court who passed away on Wednesday, 07 December 2022. During a special sitting to pay tribute to him held on Tuesday, 13 December 2022, the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, …
Read More »Govt, Magogo agree to harmonize Sports Bills
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government and Budiope East Member of Parliament, Moses Magogo have agreed to harmonise and come up with a comprehensive and holistic Sports Bill. While meeting the Committee on Education and Sports on Tuesday, 13 December 2022, the two parties were given up to …
Read More »Parliament begins probe into Zaake misconduct allegations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliamentary committee on rules, discipline and privileges has started their investigations into the alleged misconduct of Mityana Municipality legislator Francis Zaake Butebi. The committee started with a closed-door meeting last week with all committee members agreeing on how best the investigations on the alleged …
Read More »Parliament tasked on sexual violence reports
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Assistant Commissioner for Equity and Rights in the Ministry of Gender, Dr. Jane Nakyanzi Ekapu has urged Parliament to review the continuous sexual violence reports and take action. Dr. Nakyanzi was on Friday speaking during a seminar for Parliament staff on the 16 days …
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