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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Bukedi Parliamentary Caucus has asked the West Budama South Member of Parliament, Jacob Oboth Oboth to do more consultations before he seeks their endorsement to run for the position of Deputy Speaker of parliament.   This was resolved in a meeting held in the member’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Finance Committee of Parliament has tasked Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority-UMRA crackdown on unscrupulous money lenders illegally operating in the country. This came up when the UMRA, Edith Tusubira appeared before the committee on Wednesday alongside the Microfinance State Minister, Haruna Kasolo to present their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party will reach a consensus on the candidate for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker race. According to the Government Chief Whip Ruth Nankabirwa, although all MPs in the party are free to express their interest and contest for the Speakership …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Members of Parliament on the physical infrastructure committee have expressed concern about the delays to appoint a substantive Director-General of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA    The MPs were on Tuesday visiting Entebbe International Airport on Tuesday to ascertain the progress and status of the 1.1 …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Several voters in Bunya East constituency in Mayuge district have implicated their Member of Parliament, Waira Majegere for instigating violence against the supporters of his rival in the just-concluded parliamentary elections.  Testifying before the Human Rights Committee of parliament on Tuesday sitting at Mayuge district …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Finance has revised a loan request first made in 2019 from 445 to 419 billion shillings.  Parliament had authorized the government to borrow up to 445 billion Shillings (101.88 million euros) from the UK Export Finance for the development of solar-powered irrigation …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked Turkish investors to take interest in Uganda’s agro-processing industry. She made the call during a meeting with the Turkish Ambassador to Uganda H.E Kerem Alp and a team of Turkish investors at Parliament today. Kadaga said that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile on Friday stealthily made his way into Parliament’s vetting committee to defend his re-appointment as Governor of the Central Bank, with security personnel ensuring that media and the public did not catch a glimpse of him. The ailing 71-year-old economist has been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng has said that the Ministry is yet to receive funds for the covid-19 vaccine.  Although Parliament passed 18.3 billion shillings for the procurement of the AstraZeneca Vaccines from the Serum Institute of India last month, the Health Ministry …

Lisbon, Portugal | THE INDEPENDENT |  Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was inaugurated on Tuesday for his second term as head of state, promising “good use of European funds, with good management” of financial resources to help the country’s post-pandemic recovery. Addressing Parliament, he said that his mission will be …