Speaker in panic as Museveni turns heat on implicated ministers Kampala Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has cut back on her public appearances as she is gripped by panic and tension over charges she could face following her involvement in the blossoming scandal where government …
Read More »NWOYA: Speaker gives RDC two months ultimatum to vacate office
Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nwoya District Speaker, Tonny Okello has asked the Resident District Commissioner, Christopher Omara to vacate his office block within two months. In the letter dated 27th March 2023 addressed to Omara, the Speaker said that the office was in the year 2019 temporarily allocated …
Read More »Parliament dedicates day to former Speaker Oulanyah
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has noted that the current leadership of the House will continue working in the footsteps and beliefs of her predecessor Jacob Oulanyah . The Speaker said that evidence-based legislation is one of the key areas that Parliament is to …
Read More »Speaker Among explains why she has replaced 500 iron sheets from Karamoja
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has replaced the 500 iron sheets diverted to her from Karamoja by the Office of the Prime Minister – OPM. She revealed to legislators in Wednesday’s plenary that she has already purchased 500 iron sheets and directed her personal …
Read More »Speaker directs on school fees policy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has called for the establishment of a policy to harmonize school fees in Uganda. During plenary on Tuesday, 07 March 2023, the Speaker expressed concern about the significant variations in school fees charged by different institutions leading to hardships …
Read More »President Museveni to address Parliament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni is scheduled to address Parliament next week, Speaker Anita Among has revealed. In her communication during the plenary sitting on Thursday, 09 March 2023, Among said that the President will address the House on Thursday, 16 March 2023 at 2.00 pm. “He …
Read More »MPs break off to oversee Parish Development Model
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, granted legislators a two-week recess to conduct oversight into the operation of the Parish Development Model. In a letter addressed to the MPs, the Speaker said that in May 2022, Parliament appropriated Shs1.49 trillion to the Parish Development Model …
Read More »Among calls out COSASE for poor performance
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among revealed that the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, State Authorities and State Enterprises has been the worst accountability committee in the House. According to the Speaker, out of the 111 reports that were supposed to be produced by COSASE, only …
Read More »Security investigates Speaker assassination threats
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The army and police have opened inquiries into assassination threats directed at the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among. Last week, Anita Among, told parliament that she had received a report indicating that her vehicle was being trailed by suspected assassins, who want her dead. “I have …
Read More »Jacob Oulanyah laid to rest
Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Speaker of Parliament Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah has finally been laid to rest. Oulanyah’s body was lowered into the grave at 5:34 Pm at his home in Ayom Lony village in Lalogi Sub-county, Omoro District. He was accorded a 17-gun salute. There was a somber …
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