Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament (MPs) fronting the censure motion against parliamentary commissioners have pitched camp in the West Nile to collect the remaining six signatures from their colleagues in the sub region. Over the past one month, a group of MPs led by Lwemiyaga County …
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He spoke up on democracy, constitutionalism, and human rights Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Since the death on Sept.05 of Archbishop Jonah Lwanga in Athens, Greece, the spiritual leader of more than 500,000 Ugandans who are Greek Orthodox Christian, tributes have been pouring in. “It is really sad and …
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How to raise money from ideas that failed Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Finally its May, the month in which parliament as the Committee of Supply debates and passes the 2021/22 national budget. Unlike in recent years, the focus of debate has shifted from sector allocation to another …
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‘Rebel’ MPs meet President Museveni, seek pardon Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Theodore Ssekikubo (Lwemiyaga), Barnabas Tinkasimire (Buyaga West), Sam Lyomoki (Workers) and Monica Amoding (Kumi) have led a group of 16 Members of Parliament that have sought forgiveness after defying and voting against their NRM party positions. The group, named …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lwemiyaga County MP, Theodore Ssekikubo wants government to compensate cattle keepers and traders who lost animals during what he calls an illegal blockade of Lwemiyaga Cattle market by Security Minister, Gen. Elly Tumwine. This follows a petition by dairy farmers to the Speaker, Rebecca …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The trial of Theodore Ssekikubo, the Lwemiyaga County Member of Parliament, hit a snag Tuesday because of the failure by the court officials to trace files of earlier proceedings from their archives. Ssekikubo was arraigned before the Masaka Chief Magistrate, Deogratius Ssejjemba on January …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lwemiyaga County Member of Parliament (MP) Theodore Ssekikubo was rearrested a day after he was granted bail by Masaka Chief Magistrate’s Court. He was picked up by police from his country home in Lwemiyaga Town Council in Sembabule district Wednesday afternoon. Johnston Kamugisha, …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The High Court in Kampala has declined to stop Law Development Centre (LDC) from conducting its 45th graduation ceremony scheduled for Friday April 27, 2018. This is after Deputy Registrar in charge of civil matters Sarah Langa dismissed an application filed by the Lwemiyaga …
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THIS WEEK: Police issues arrest threats on suspended MPs Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police Criminal Investigations Directorate publicist Vicent Sekatte has said 13 MPs who were thrown out of parliament during a scuffle that took place on Sept.27 could be arrested on sight after they failed to show …
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THIS WEEK: Anti – age limit MPs summoned for interrogation Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |After an NRM legislators’ meeting organized by Kassanda South representative Simeo Nsubuga proposed the tabling of a private members’ bill to amend article 102 (b) of the constitution which puts presidential age limit at 75 …
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