It’s illogical for Uganda with approximately 40m people to have a parliament as big as that of India with 1.4bn people COMMENT | MICHAEL ABONEKA | The conversations to reduce the size of Parliament are not new only that the talks do not come to fruition. Before I go further …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Accountability Committees will scrutinize the Auditor General’s report on the treasury memoranda, moving away from the previous procedure which entailed submission of the report to the office of the Speaker. The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa made the communication to Members of Parliament during …
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Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | The Chinese government on Thursday handed over to Zimbabwe a new parliament building that was constructed and funded by China through a grant. Tang Wenhong, vice chairman of China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) and head of a visiting Chinese delegation, officially handed over the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, is in talks with key leaders in government and the Opposition, to settle the stalemate over human rights violations and the latter’s continued boycott of House proceedings. Opposition MPs led by their leader, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, walked …
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Why the sacred institution has become a resting place for populists elected for their noise-making abilities COMMENT | MICHAEL WOIRA | In the heart of any functioning democracy lies its parliamentary system, a sacred institution entrusted with the responsibility of shaping the nation’s destiny. However, recent events have painted a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition Matthias Mpuuga has asked the Parliament of Uganda to find a durable remedy to the problem of missinger persons by debating and exposing the rampant systematic human rights violations. He challenged government to account for the persons who went missing …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The House has granted Tororo Municipality Member of Parliament Apollo Ofwono Yeri leave to introduce a Private Member’s Bill entitled, “The Rainwater (Harvesting and Storage) Bill”.The MP presented the motion seeking leave to introduce the Bill during plenary sitting on Oct. 11. The draft Bill …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has threatened to write to political party whips to relieve some of the chairpersons and their deputies who were appointed to the different committees over persistent absenteeism and non-commitment to work. On October 3rd, 2023, the …
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Defeats in courts, Bank, Parliament, Police COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Oct.11 dealt former FDC publicity honcho Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda another blow when it allowed his position as chief whip of the party to be filled by a leader of the opposing side in their fight for the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa was forced to prematurely adjourn the House to next week after an almost two hours of standoff with MPs on Thursday. As in the past, Tayebwa’s attempt to steer the house was marred by points of procedure …
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