Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has given the Attorney General up to Tuesday, 13 December 2022 to present the Law Revision (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) Bill, 2022. Bugiri Municipality Member of Parliament, Asuman Basalirwa had been granted time to move a motion seeking leave of the House to present a private member’s …
Read More »Tayebwa pledges Parliament support in GBV fight
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has pledged Parliament’s support to Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) in the fight against violence against on women and girls. Tayebwa made this commitment in a meeting on gender based violence at Parliament, held on Wednesday, 07 December 2022. The event …
Read More »URA urged to sensitise traders on new tax system
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament calls for sensitization of traders before the full implementation of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS). The House chaired by Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa on Wednesday, 07 December 2022 adopted the report of the Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industries recommending changes in …
Read More »Deputy Speaker urges MPs to adhere to Parliament rules
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has urged legislators to strictly adhere to the Parliamentary rules of procedure when debating in the House. Tayebwa’s guidance followed Tuesday, 29 November 2022 incident where Francis Zaake, Mityana Municipality MP rose to speak on a point on …
Read More »Tayebwa wants govt to fund religious institutions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has called on government to finance religious institutions as a way of safeguarding citizens from groups promoting lesbianism, bisexual, gay and transgender (LGBT) relations. Tayebwa said that his recent experience at the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of African, Caribbean and …
Read More »Deputy Speaker pledges more support to Cancer Institute
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has pledged more financial support to the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) to enable it improve the treatment of cancer. Tayebwa, who paid a courtesy visit to the facility, said that with proper funding and required equipment in place, …
Read More »Deputy Speaker crusades for reforms to curb road accidents
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has called on government to extensively look into reckless driving on the roads to curb accidents. During the plenary sitting of Thursday, 24 November 2022, Tayebwa in his communication to the House, said that although there has always been …
Read More »Minister directed to table statement on attacks targeting police posts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have demanded a statement from the government on the sporadic attacks on different police stations across the country. Raising on a matter of procedure during plenary on Thursday, 22 November 2022, Kalungu West MP, Joseph Ssewungu, demanded that government provides a comprehensive statement …
Read More »Tayebwa secures ACP-EU support for EACOP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The African, Caribbean, Pacific-European Union (ACP-EU) Joint Parliamentary Assembly sitting in Maputo, Mozambique on Wednesday, 02 November 2022 voted to let Uganda proceed with developing the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP). The Ugandan delegation to the Maputo meeting led by Deputy Speaker Thomas …
Read More »Opposition demand select committee to investigate abductions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Opposition in Parliament want a select committee constituted to carry out investigations into the new wave of abductions. This follows last week’s meeting called by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa, with the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition, Minister of Security, Government Chief Whip, Deputy Attorney …
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