President Museveni has released a second video showing indoor exercising. “After work last night, I challenged my Bazukulu to an indoor work-out,” he said on Wednesday. The president confirmed that they did Forty (40) Push-ups. “Just like I have always advised, even at your own home, you can stay safe, and remain fit and healthy.”…
Leaders of the Alliance for National Transformation party (ANT) paid a courtesy call on Speaker Rebecca Kadaga at Parliament. Key issues of concern include membership to the Interparty Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD). Kadaga said she will consult widely, especially on the issue of MPs that have since crossed from one party to the other; including…
Parliament of Uganda has approved Shs868b for the construction of a host of roads around the country. The roads are Namugumba – Budadiri – Nalugugu (29km), Katuna – Muko -Kamuganguzi road (104km) and Laropi – Moyo – Afoji (Sudan border) which is 37km. Making a case for the loan, the Vice Chairperson of the Committee…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has called on Government to direct entities dealing in explosive and volatile substances to emphasize health and safety guidelines in order to avoid likely disasters like what befell Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday. The explosion, which left over 100 people dead and wounded over 4000 occurred at the city port…
Cinema operators have petitioned Parliament asking Government to allow them resume their operations. Cinemas were some of the various entities closed as one way of preventing the community spread of Covid-19 in March this year. The operators, who presented their petition to the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, asking the Government to allow them to…
The government of Uganda has set up new investigations into which city businessman Sudhir Rupaleria is alleged to have taken approximately Shs 340 Billion out of defunct Crane Bank for personal ventures. Bank of Uganda intends to appeal to the Supreme Court to make a case whether it has powers to sue Sudhir. If the…
The Secretary to the Judiciary Mr Pius Bigirimana has exposed a possible fraud of shs. 1.6 billion security deposit refund which was orchestrated by three top officials arising from Commercial Court in an application OO-C- No-08 of 2006. The officials in Judiciary behind this dubious deal used Heed Debt Recovery Services Limited to claim the…
Performing artists under the National Union of Creative Performing Artists and Allied Workers have reached out to Parliament over the recently issued regulations to their industry terming them as draconian. The group led by musician, Halima Namakula, met the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, and argued that the new regulations will encumber the activities of…
The Central Bank of Uganda has finally given up asked owners of the unclaimed certificates of land titles of former defunct banks to apply and reclaim them. The unclaimed certificates of over 21 land titles were advertised on Wednesday August 5, 20220 by BoU after very many others were allegedly stolen by bank officials or…
Members of Parliament have created five Parliamentary seats for elderly persons, one of which has been ring-fenced for women. Every region including Central, Eastern, Northern and Western will each have a representative elected by the Elders’ Council constituting all the districts in a particular region, while the National Female MP for the elderly will be…
