Tag Archives: Thomas Tayebwa

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved the proposed government purchase of 150,000 preference shares in Roko Construction Limited worth 202 billion Shillings amidst protest from a section of MPs. On Thursday, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa told MPs that he had received communication from the Executive that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Works, Francis Musa Ecweru, has said that his ministry requires an additional funding of Shs21.5 billion towards implementation of road safety programmes and activities. Ecweru was presenting a statement on the status of the road safety situation in Uganda during plenary sitting …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee to inquire into recruitment by the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF following complaints of unfairness and discrimination. The decision follows an alarm sounded by Tororo Woman MP Sarah Opendi indicating that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Rules, Privileges, and Discipline Committee to probe the Minister of State for Housing, Persis Namuganza, regarding statements that allegedly question the integrity of the House. Tayebwa made the directive on Wednesday during a plenary sitting following …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators from Lango sub-region have called for a thorough and expeditious investigation into the killing of the acting Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Bukwo district, Charles Robert Ogwang. According to the police report, Ogwang was waylaid on July 8, 2022 in Kiryowa village, Bombo along …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has asked legislators from Germany to interest their investors to set up shops in Uganda. Tayebwa told a delegation from the Bundestag (Germany’s National Assembly) led by Stefan Rouenhoff, who represents the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, that the country …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has interested Ugandans into investing in the stock markets, saying that this will facilitate the money multiplier effect while avoiding business losses. “There are people who are good at multiplying money. So, if I planned to have 60 percent of my savings …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Post legislative scrutiny should be a core part of MPs mandate, the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has advised. Tayebwa who was opening a three month training for policy analysts from the offices of the Leader of Government Business and Leader of the Opposition on Monday, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on Saturday, 04 June 2022 celebrated the life of Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, the Minister of Works and Transport after an assassination attempt last year. Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa who spoke at the thanksgiving ceremony in Kikandwa, Nakifuma county in Mukono district, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has called for more discussions about the use of contraceptives as a means of stopping unwanted pregnancies. Tayebwa made this call while meeting a delegation of the All Party Parliamentary Group from the United Kingdom on Monday, 30 May 2022. The …