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The Leader of Opposition (LOP) in Parliament, Hon. Aol Betty Ocan, has asked government to provide more funding to cater for the needs of refugees hosted in Uganda together with Nationals in the host communities. Ocan, who together with selected Opposition MPs toured refugee settlements and hosting communities, said that increased government funding coupled with…
Presidents M7 and Maada at State house Entebbe President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met and bid farewell to President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio who is on a 3-day visit to Uganda at the invitation of the hosting president. This visit further strengthened the warm and cordial relations existing between…
E Members of the East African Youth Leaders have requested the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, to champion the ratification, domestication and implementation of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG). Meeting members of the Uganda Chapter in his boardroom on Wednesday, 26 June, 2019, Oulanyah guided the youth leaders…
Ms Kadaga The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has tasked the foreign affairs ministers of Africa take interest in the challenges faced by their people in securing visas to other countries with an aim of easing restrictions. Kadaga notes that the time lag of receiving a visa to other countries, most times of which…
Florence Kayitesi Ever since Justine Rurinda left Uganda due to torture and humiliation by Ugandan state agencies for coming up to support the rights of sexual minorities to be permitted to also live in communities freely like any other nationals. Her family on several occasions has been attacked by security agencies who treat homosexual people…
Mr.Oulanyah at church fundraising Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has preached peace to the people of Northern Uganda saying that the region currently is with a perfect opportunity to now accelerate development, progress. The two important lessons to learn from the region’s dark episodes, he said, are a resolve never to allow any situation that could…
Hon Gasta The Landlord and Tenant Bill, 2018 has finally been passed, with the payment of rent in US dollars now being outlawed, coupled with a cap on the increment on rent fees allowable within a year. The Bill was passed following a lengthy sitting on Wednesday, 26 June 2019. Debate on whether to…
Min .Kyambadde Members of parliament have given the Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Amelia Kyambadde, two weeks within which to chart a way forward to curb losses incurred by sugarcane growers in Busoga sub region. “The Minister has requested that she be given time to come back with a comprehensive statement. Let the…
Ms.Kadaga and Amb.Haitham The construction of an industrial park at the lakeside town of Entebbe is in final stages. The park, which is to be opened in July 2019, is a partnership between an Egyptian firm and the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), the business wing of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces. According to the Deputy…
A team of Councillors meeting speaker of Parliament R.Kadaga Kawempe Division Councillors have sought the support of Parliament in their fight against the property tax, which is set to be implemented by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). The Property Rate, which is set to commence at the beginning of the Financial Year 2019/2020, has already…