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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has assured legislators that the institution will interest itself in the quality of relief food distributed to the masses. Kadaga’s reassurance follows a complaint from several MPs during this week’s plenary sittings about the quality of the beans being distributed by the government. The government through the Office of…
The Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has tasked government to come up with tougher measures to curb the spread of corona virus by truck drivers crossing into the country. Through her official social media handles, Hon. Kadaga wrote.. “It’s disturbing to note that a bulk of the new #COVID19 cases are from truck…
Burundi has expelled four officials from the World Health Organization (WHO), declaring them persona non grata and ordering them to leave the country by Friday, a leaked memo from the country’s foreign ministry reveals. The decision comes days before the May 20 presidential elections and amid a global coronavirus pandemic. Bernard Ntahiraja, the foreign affairs…
By Mbabazi Hanning Gonzaga In the land of bonanzas, the Pearl of Africa where wonders never cease, a poor powerless woman crosses the red line by attempting to confront the Sabalwanyi of Uganda, Gen Yoweri Museveni. The poor woman who knows no boundaries until she is embarrassed is non other than Hon Rabecca Kadaga. When…
President Yoweri Museveni is uncomfortable with the way MPs decided to apportion to themselves part of the supplementary budget meant for the covid19 fight. Museveni in an April 28 letter to the Speaker of Parliament expressed that MPs were trying to challenge his power. “I am writing to you in the matter of the Shs20…
Members of Parliament have made a U-turn and applauded President Yoweri Museveni for exemplary leadership just days after the same house passed a displeasure motion condemning his attack on parliament. Last week, the MPs passed a motion condemning the president for castigating parliament’s decision to allocate its self Shs 10 billion in a supplementary budget…
The High Court Judge, Justice Henrietta Wolayo has awarded the Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago UGX 50 million as compensation for the violation of his human rights. After perusing through the evidence gathered by applicant’s legal team,court ruled that the police abused Mr.Lukwago’s rights and freedom when he was brutally arrested by security officers outside…
Former Security Minister Gen. Henry Tumukunde has on Monday, May 11 been granted a Ugx50M no cash bail. Tumukunde has been in prison for sixty days on charges of treason and unlawful possession of fire weapons. The High Court had earlier denied him bail on account that sureties he had presented were not substantial. Tumukunde…
The Minister for Defence and Veterans Hon. Adolf Mwesige Kasaija has handed over the Controversial Shs20m to Bunyangabu District Covid-19 Task-Force to help the team in fight against Coronavirus (Covid-19). Minister Mwesige who is also a Member of Parliament for Bunyangabu handed over cash to the Task Force led by the area Resident District Commissioner…
By David Mafabi Last Thursday, the Parliament of Uganda passed a so-called “Motion of Displeasure” directed at the President of Uganda for, amongst other things “making disparaging remarks against the Speaker and the Parliament of Uganda”! Another charge was, to paraphrase, disregarding “the doctrine of separation of powers”! Etc. A veritable day of infamy -…
