Tag Archives: Rebecca Kadaga

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 |  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 |  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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …