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Speakership Race: Asuman Basalirwa Declared Joint Opposition Candidate
The opposition has this afternoon declared Asuman Basalirwa of JEEMA as its joint candidate in the race for Speaker of Parliament ahead of tomorrow’s polls at Kololo. The Bugiri Member of Parliament will tussle it out with NRM’s Anita Among. The election follows the death of Speaker Jacob Oulanyah last Sunday. Chief Justice Owiny Dollo…
Speakers Orders Party Whips Re-designate MPs In Committee Shakeup
A number of Members of Parliament have been re-designated from the Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) to other sectoral committees following a directive by the Speaker, Anita Among. According to Among, 50 percent of the newly designated legislators on COSASE missed a capacity development workshop organised by the Parliamentary…
Speaker Thomas Tayebwa: We Must Strive To Invest In The Youth To Tap Population Dividend
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has challenged world leaders, policymakers, and development partners to invest in young people to explore the benefits of population dividend. Tayebwa was speaking at the 63rd Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) – European Union Parliamentary Assembly underway in Brussels, Belgium. The assembly kicked off on…
Speaker Tayebwa: 2023 Is A Year For All Ugandans To Make It
It is said hope deferred makes the heart sick. That was what was on my mind as the curtain went down in 2022 and fireworks ushered in the New Year with cracklings in the sky. I thought of those who had written down their resolutions at the beginning of last year only to see it…
Speaker Tayebwa Tells NARO To Forget GMO & Focus On Organic Seeds,Animal Breeds
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Thomas Tayebwa has argued scientists at the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) to forget the proposed Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) law and focus on improving indigenous seeds and animals’ breeds. A GMO is an animal, plant, or microbe whose DNA has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. However, the…
Speaker Tayebwa Summons Kampala Minister Over Horrible State Of Roads
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has directed the Ministry of Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs to present a statement on the funding for construction and maintenance for the past three years and the status of roads in the city. Tayebwa who chaired the House on Tuesday afternoon gave accounts of several Ugandans…
Speaker Tayebwa Asks German Legislators To Push EU To Import More Ugandan Coffee
Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has called for the support of visiting Germany legislators to push the European Union to import more Ugandan coffee. To achieve this, Tayebwa urged the EU, especially Germany to invest in value addition of Ugandan coffee, justifying that Uganda and the rest of Africa are the biggest producers of coffee and…
Speaker Oulanyah Eulogizes Elangot As Dignified Public Servant Who Rose Through The Ranks
The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has mourned former secretary and governor Bank of Uganda, Robert Elangot as a dignified public servant who rose through the ranks. “Saddened by the death of Mzee John Robert Elangot, a dignified public servant who rose through the ranks to serve as Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda,”…
Speaker Oulanyah Blasts MPs Over Hypocrisy
The Rt Hon Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, made an appearance in Parliament Thursday, 29 July 2021 after a break, urging its leaders to set aside their different political shades for the greater good of the institution. Oulanyah spoke at the retreat of opposition legislators, who are on a two-day induction on best Parliament practices.…
Speaker Kadaga: We Shall Castrate Bosses who sexually Harass Female Employees
Speaker R.Kadaga The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has called on female employees to report cases of sexual harassment. She noted that Section 7 of the Employment Act provides for reporting and handling of cases of sexual harassment at the workplace. “If there are people who are being harassed, let them write to me, then…