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The Minister for Public Service, Hon Wilson Muruli Mukasa, has taken oaths of allegiance and for Member of Parliament at a plenary sitting on Tuesday, 3 August 2021. Parliament rules provide that Ex Officio Members (are not elected MPs) take oaths of allegiance and for Member of Parliament prior to taking a seat in the…
The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has visited President Museveni at State House, Nakasero. He was escorted by Buganda Katikkiro (Prime Minister) Charles Peter Mayiga, Prince David Wasajja and Augustine Mutumba. “Held a meeting with His Majesty the Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II at Nakasero State Lodge,” Museveni said. “We discussed…
The office of the Deputy President of Kenya William Ruto is protesting a decision by the Kenyan government to block Ruto from visiting Uganda, The Tower Post reports. Ruto who was travelling together with a business entourage was reportedly coming to Uganda for a private visit. Reports indicate that he was stopped from making his…
“Even if your position on a political issue was wrong yesterday, once you changed to a correct one and you take good position, I welcome you,” President Yoweri Museveni once said while closing the first National Resistance Movement conference held on July 17th 1998. Perhaps this has been the strategic strength he has used to…
The long-awaited plan for the rehabilitation of the Masaka-Kyotera-Mutukula road has been deferred as the government, awaits funding from the African Development Bank. The rehabilitation project will be funded by an AfDB grant under the NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF). According to Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, the feasibility study for the road construction and other…
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.…
President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni has on Wednesday, July 28, presided over the swearing-in of three more Ministers. These are; Hon. Wilson Muruli Mukasa Minister of Public Service, Hon. Sam Mangusho Cheptoris, Minister of Water and Environment, Hon. Kyakulaga Fred Bwino Minister of State for Agriculture. “The issue of getting the 39% of the population…
National Unity Platform(NUP) founder Moses Nkonge Kibalama has written to the Electoral Commission to dissolve current leadership of the party. Through lawyers of Mugabi Shyana and company advocates , Kibalama and Paul Kagombe, both founding members of NUP have written a letter on 22nd July 2021 to EC chairman, regarding the memorandum of understanding between…
Medard Ensinikweri, the incumbent opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party chairperson for Rukiga district has defected to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Ensinikweri handed over the FDC party card and t-shirt to Twaha Selubowa Yalyakumanyi, Rukiga district NRM party returning officer on Sunday evening at around 7:00pm at the district NRM party offices…
Members of Parliament have elected Hon James Kakooza to represent Uganda in East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) after he got 183 votes with no MPs voting against or abstaining. Kakooza, the elected member, replaces the late Hon Mathias Kasamba at the regional legislature. Hon Fox Odoi-Oywelowo presented a report of the verification committee of the…
