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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has proposed measures to fast track five bills which he says should have been merged into one.  Oulanyah on Wednesday stepped into the chair following the demise of Sheila Alitwala Kadaga, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga’s niece who died on …

📌 GOVT LIST OF ‘MISSING PERSONS’ ➡ TOTAL 177 ➡ 168 remanded at Makindye ➡ 2 Referred to Jinja Rd Police station ➡ 6 already released on bond ➡ 1 arraigned before UDC ✳ 43 arrested for rioting ✳ 156 possession of military stores ✳ 17 meeting to plan violence …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament’s Finance Committee has tasked officials from Uganda Development Bank (UDB) to account for the 455 Billion Shillings which was appropriated to mitigate Covid-19 effects on businesses. This was during a meeting between UDB officials led by the Deputy Executive Director, Denis Ochieng and MPs. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has brushed off concern by some Members of Parliament on the continued absence of her deputy, Jacob Oulanyah. Oulanyah has not chaired any parliamentary session for over a year now, raising concerns from some legislators. Oulanyah last chaired …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has allowed individual members of parliament to present lists of missing people from their constituencies. She made the decision after the Internal Affairs Minister; Gen. Jeje Odongo failed to show up to present the list of people in state …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has brushed off concern by some Members of Parliament on the continued absence of her deputy, Jacob Oulanyah. Oulanyah has not chaired any parliamentary session for over a year now, raising concerns from some legislators. Oulanyah last chaired …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament has today in an unprecedented move halted the disbursement of 5.29 billion Shillings recently approved under the Ministry of Lands and Uganda Land Commission -ULC to settle outstanding land compensation. The money in question was meant for the compulsory acquisition of land …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Human Rights Committee of parliament will finally head to the field to probe rights violations during elections a month after they were tasked to do so. In February, committee chair Janepher Egunyu Nantume decided to postpone investigations into the matter due to funding problems. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Some supporters and campaign members of the dignitaries contesting to be Speaker of Parliament have gone native and launched smear campaigns online that cannot be quoted in normal media platforms. The gangs, purporting to work for the two frontrunners, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga and Deputy Speaker …

✳ Repeal offices of RDCs ✳ Remove Army MPs ✳ Restrict Ministers to 21 ✳ Panel of Speakers in Parliament ✳ Reinstate Presidential term limits ✳ UPF to Uganda Police Services ✳ Repeal office of Prime Minister ✳ Have an Elected Deputy President Kadaga closes debate on Constitution Amendment Bill, to …