Former miss Uganda and Dokolo District woman Member of parliament Hon.Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal,77 has died. The information coming from the family members reveals that Ogwal succumbed to cancer at a hospital in India on Thursday morning where she had gone for specialised treatment. Hon.Ogwal has been one of the long serving and experienced legislator…
The increasing debt burden facing the country continues to bother Members of Parliament on the Budget Committee who have put the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to task on how to manage it. According to the State Minister for Finance, Hon. Henry Musasizi, the total debt stock as of June 2023 stood at…
Government is seeking Shs2.5 billion to deploy the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) to secure the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). This was revealed by the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Hon. Vincent Ssempijja at parliament of Uganda. The EACOP is a pipeline that will transport oil produced from Uganda’s Lake Albert oilfields…
Stephen Kipkiyeny Tarus, the former Assistant Minister for Internal Security in Kenya, has been arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court for falsification of export documents. The Minister was arrested on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) officials and arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court on January 11, 2024. Tarus, who appeared before the anti-corruption…
The acting president of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Katonga faction, Erias Lukwago, has warned party leaders who wish to express interest in different leadership positions of the party against picking forms from the Najjanankumbi party headquarters, which is under the leadership of Engineer Patrick Amuriat Oboi, the party president, and Nathan Nandala Mafabi,…
The President of the Republic of Uganda Museveni has reappointed Justice Simon Byabakama as the chairperson of the Electoral Commission for another term. H.E Museveni has also nominated four new members to the commission. The reappointed members include Hajjat Aisha Lubega as the Deputy Chairperson, Steven Tashobya, Robert Kasule Ssebunya, Dr. Sallie Simba Kayunga, Anthony…
The Parliamentary Commission, established under Article 87A of the Constitution, has been fully constituted with the endorsement of the Leader of the Opposition and four back bench Commissioners. Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi takes up the mantle of the Leader of the Opposition, replacing Hon. Mathias Mpuuga. Mpuuga will now serve as a backbench Commissioner of the…
Nakawa deputy resident city commissioner RCC Kasiim Kamugisha is under fire for failing to protect the rightful owner of the property in question comprising in Volume 1837, Folio 11, Plot 106 at Old Kira Road. According to information on ground is rumoured that Kamugisha was working hand in hand with police authorities so that the…
The territorial police in the Rwizi region, Mbarara district, has arrested three suspects for the brutal murder of an 18-year-old year-old senior six vacist and her mother. According to a statement issued on January 9, 2023, the deceased were identified as Ruth Ainembabazi, an 18-year-old S.6 vacist, and her mother Francisco Bashaba, 49, who died…
The term of office for Local Council 1 and 2 and Women Councils has been extended for another 180 days, until early July 2024. This follows the tabling of the statutory instruments providing for the extension, on the floor of the House in a sitting held on Tuesday, 09 January 2024. While chairing the sitting,…
