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 …
Read More »Race for speaker turns nasty online
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 …
Read More »Speaker Kadaga honoured for promoting MPs and staff welfare
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has been recognized and honored by the Parliamentary Pension Scheme for her support and commitment to the organization. The speaker was recognized by the board of trustees of the scheme in a speech read by the board’s representative Solomon …
Read More »Parliament directs Internal Affairs minister to release list of abducted Ugandans
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Minister of Internal Affairs Gen. Jeje Odongo to table before the House the list of abducted people whose whereabouts remain unknown. Kadaga gave Odongo a Thursday ultimatum following queries from a section of Members of Parliament …
Read More »Early childhood development association petitions speaker over fate of nursery schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Early Childhood Development Association of Uganda has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, seeking her intervention to request the government to revise a decision to keep pre-primary schools closed indefinitely. Early this month the Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataaha Museveni said …
Read More »Justice minister fails to block debate on opposition constitutional amendments
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Ephraim Kamuntu has failed to block the parliamentary debate of the opposition sponsored Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2019. The Bill moved by the Shadow Attorney General, Wilfred Niwagaba seeks to scrap UPDF representation in Parliament, repeal of the Office of …
Read More »Gov’t proposes compulsory fee on migrant workers seeking jobs abroad
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for labour, employment and industrial relations Mwesigwa Rukutana has said that there are plans to include a document processing fee that will be applied on candidates seeking jobs abroad. Rukutana told Members of Parliament on Wednesday during plenary chaired by Speaker Rebecca …
Read More »MPs to meet Kadaga over funding for electoral violence probe
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The chairperson of the Human Rights Committee Janepher Nantume Egunyu has said she will meet the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga over lack of funds to investigate electoral violence. Last week, the committee postponed investigations into cases of electoral violence due to lack of funding. …
Read More »Kadaga encourages Ugandans to sue Kenya for blocking imports
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has called on concerned Ugandan citizens to sue the Kenyan government for unfair trade practices that infringe on the treaty of the East African cooperation. Kadaga on Wednesday reminded Ugandans of their right to take a partner state to …
Read More »Parliament’s probe on electoral violence suffers setback over funding
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Human Rights Committee of parliament has decided to postpone investigations into cases of electoral violence due to funding. The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga directed the committee to take stock of the human rights violations that marred the electoral process. Although the committee was …
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