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The Court of Appeal has nullified the election of NRM’s Isaac Joackino Etuuka as the Upper Madi Member of Parliament (MP) after evidence showed that he was wrongly nominated  by the Electoral Commission (EC) and accidentally included on the ballot paper. Justices Remmy Kasule, Richard Buteera and Alfonse Owiny-Dollo ordered the …

MPs task government to explain “loss” of tax payers’ money through incentives to specific companies as sh524 billion supplementary budget is tabled Uganda Parliament’s Budget Committee has tasked the Ministry of Finance to explain to them as soon as possible why government chose to help pay huge taxes for profit making companies. …

The 136th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly chaired by Uganda’s Rebecca Kadaga, ended on Wednesday with the adoption of the Dhaka Declaration calling for urgent international action to save millions of people from famine and drought in parts of Africa and Yemen. The five-day assembly in Dhaka also took a resolution on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Physical Infrastructure on Wednesday April 5, 2017 presented to parliament its report on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in which they demanded  that Uganda downgrades to China Class 2 from China Class 1, in the regional project. Presenting a report, Member …

VIDEO: Government has made a statement on reports the country has plans to pull out of the international criminal court. According to the attorney General, Uganda is still part of the ICC but will respect the decision of AU to withdraw once approved by the heads of states.   Share on: …

The Attorney General William Byaruhanga on Tuesday told parliament that Uganda is still cooperating with the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite the country’s reservations with how the court has related with Africa since 2009. He said Uganda like many other African states wants reforms in the Rome statute so that the …

VIDEO: Ugandans are asking  has the nation surrendered in the fight against obscenity? Or rather has the unusual become the usual as sharp words are thrown at not only the everyday citizen but also the mighty in charge of affairs of the country. Share on: WhatsApp

Members of parliament across the political divide have dismissed with suspicion a statement by the Attorney General William Byaruhanga regarding Uganda’s position on the International Criminal Court (ICC). Attorney General William Byaruhanga has told parliament that Uganda has not notified the International Criminal Court (ICC) or any organization of intentions to withdraw …

DHAKA, BANGLADESH: The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has told world legislators that the international community has fallen short of its commitments to ensure dignity and equal rights of men and women. Kadaga said the gap between the rich and the poor has continued to widen, with primitive accumulation of …

DHAKA, BANGLADESH: Arua Member of Parliament Morine Osoru, has been elected President of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU). Osoru was elected on Sunday, after beating competition from Russia and Zambia. The legislator is part of the Ugandan delegation that is attending the 136th IPU …