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Forum for Democratic Change [FDC] party has spoken out on last Tuesday and Wednesday break ins at their Party Offices both at Headquarters and in the district branch of Kasese. This is not the first time such an evil act is happening in Uganda, deputy party spokesperson, John Kikonyogo, told media on Monday at Najjanankumbi…
Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament, Betty Nambooze has revealed that Dr. Kizza Besigye’s People’s Government at the moment is stronger Pressure Group People Power than all the political parties in Uganda. “There is no single political institution in Uganda other than FDC that doesn’t survive because of one big man. FDC can survive without…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has requested the President to fulfill pledges he made to women groups in Bugiri during the last election campaigns. Kadaga said this at the launch of the Agnes Taaka Foundation in Bugiri on Saturday, 23 November 2019. The foundation is created based on the theme, ‘No Woman Should Die…
Hon. Daniel Omara Atubo, the former minister of lands, Friday signed a petition to drag his former boss President Museveni to International Criminal Court [ICC] for gross violation of human rights and crimes against humanity. The shocking incident happened at Forum for Democratic Change [FDC] offices in Lira town, Northern Uganda. Daniel Omara Atubo, a…
The Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, Hon Irene Muloni was forced to issue an apology to Parliament after Members of Parliament accused her for contempt of Parliament. This followed her address to the press on Tuesday, 20 November 2019, where she denied that shs24 billion meant for the construction of a bridge across the…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has appealed to Government to consider funding the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as is done with the routine national immunization campaigns. Kadaga said that the annual budget of shs200 million set 15 years ago for the FGM campaigns is not enough, saying there is still need for…
The Electoral Commission chairman Simon Mugenyi Byabakama has launched the exercise of updating the National Register starting November 21, 2019 up to December 11, 2019 in preparations for the forthcoming 2020/ 2021 general elections. while addressing the media this morning,Justice Byabakama confirmed that the activity will be carried out countrywide starting from 8:00 am to…
The Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah and the Speaker of the Rwandan Parliament, Donatile Mukabalisa have called on legislators of the two countries to intervene in the border conflict. While meeting with Oulanyah on 20 November 2019 on the sidelines of the African Caribbean and Pacific-European Union Parliamentary Assembly in Kigali, Mukabalisa expressed disappointment with the…
The Ministries of Health and Education are considering further assessment of medical and dental graduates, as a requirement before internship. This is aimed at eliminating incompetent medical practitioners whose number, the Ministry of Health says is on the rise even after the mandatory one year of pre-clinical training. The revelation was made during a meeting…
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has appealed to the European Union (EU) to respect the sovereignty of African states. He accused the EU of continuously influencing how African countries define democracy, saying that whilst many African states are independent, they cannot practice their own ideologies of democracy. “Why are we disrespecting people? If…
