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MPs Concerned About Implementation Of Parish Development Model
Members of Parliament have expressed fear that government’s flag ship programme, the Parish Development Model (PDM) is likely to fail because most parishes are not yet prepared. MPs said that although the programme is inclined towards agricultural production and marketing, many parishes lack key infrastructure like roads, water and electricity to support it. The legislators…
MPs Call For Retaliation Against Kenya’s Maize Imports Ban
Members of Parliament have called for reciprocation against Kenya following the ban of Uganda’s maize last week. The Members of Parliament says the Kenyan government has banned other commodities like milk, eggs and sugarcane. Kenya in a statement last week, banned the importation of maize from Uganda citing high levels of aflatoxins which pose a…
MPs Call For Removal Of Mpuuga,Other Commissioners From Parliamentary Commission Over 1.7Bn Service Award
A section of members of Parliament led by Theodore Ssekikubo, the Rwemiyaga County Member of Parliament (MP), have called for the immediate removal of four members of the Parliamentary Commission over their alleged involvement in a secret service award scheme. During a press briefing at Parliament on May 21, 2024, Ssekikubo named Esther Afoyochan (Zombo…
MPs Call For More Judicial Reforms To Address Case Backlog
The Public Accounts Committee (Central Government) has called for more judicial reforms to ensure timely dispensation of justice. The Committee in its report on the Auditor General’s report on the Justice, Law, and Order sector for the Financial Year 2021/2022, presented by Hon. Fredrick Angura (Tororo South County) noted that access to justice is still…
MPs Call For Independent Probe Into US$150 Million ‘Scam’ ACDP Project
Lawmakers have called for a probe into the implementation of the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP), citing failure to meet the intended expectation and lack of value for money. The call follows an oversight visit by the MPs on the Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries to the districts of Kyotera, Rakai, Masaka and…
MPs Call For Better Pay To Inmates Who Offer Labour
Members of Parliament on the Committee on Human Rights are concerned about the way inmates are paid after they have offered manual labour outside the prisons. The legislators raised the concerns while meeting officials from the Uganda Prison Service. The meeting on Tuesday, 26 July 2022, chaired by Fox Odoi Oywelowo was meant to discuss…
MPs Block UGX490Bn Budget For Poverty Eradication Countrywide
Members of parliament on the budget committee has blocked a proposed Shs490bn budget requested by the Ministry of finance to eradicate poverty among households at the parish level across the country. Appearing before the committee, Finance minister, Matia Kassaija said the money is needed to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through effective implementation of the…
MPs Blast Gen.Tumwine For Humiliating Angina In Public
A section of MPs is dismayed by what they have described as a public humiliation of the Deputy Head of Operation Wealth Creation, Lt Gen Charles Angina by Security Minister, Gen Elly Tumwine. On Saturday morning, a video clip fired up social media, showing Gen Tumwine reprimanding a visibly subdued Lt Gen Angina for the…
MPs Attack Minister Onek For Being “A Disaster” Of Floods
Members of parliament have lashed at the Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Eng Hillary Onek for being slow in handling disasters. This came after, Eng Onek told parliament that the floods lavaged the country have led to losses of property and life which he said in the long run affects the economy. Presenting…
MPs Approve The establishment of the National Institute For Teacher Education
Parliament has approved a motion to establish the National Institute for Teacher Education, marking a crucial step towards enhancing teacher training programmes in Uganda. The Minister of State for Sports, Hon. Peter Ogwang, presented the motion during the plenary sitting presided over by Speaker Anita Among on Friday, 03 May 2024. Hon. Ogwang highlighted the…