The Select Committee constituted to investigate the operations of the National Council of Sports (NCS) has called for a forensic audit on the sports body. The recommendation is contained in the report presented by the Chairperson of the Select Committee, Hon. Laura Kanushu on Tuesday, 04 April 2023. The committee recommended that the Auditor General…
The Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi has been tasked to present before parliament, a statement about concerns on the implementation of the Parish Development Model (PDM). The Parish Development Model (PDM) was launched during the financial year 2020/2021 as a delivery mechanism for transitioning 39 per cent of households from a subsistence economy to…
The government of Uganda and real estate muloodi Sudhir Ruparelia are set to construct a joint venture Convention Centre at Commonwealth Speke Resort Hotel Munyonyo at a cost of USh 147 billion. There is great urgency around the Convention Centre project, which must be completed and fully functional within 8-9 months in order to host…
Cabinet sitting yesterday at State House Entebbe approved the names of eight people as new board members for the Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC). According to the minister for the presidency whose docket supervises UPPC, Hon. Milly Babalanda, the approved names include (veteran scribe) Joachim Buwembo (Wakiso), Sadat Kisuyi (Bugweri), Jolly Kamugira Kaguhangire (Mbarara),…
The delayed maintenance of the Kampala-Jinja highway has irked lawmakers, who have now questioned the competence of Energo Projekt, a company contracted by government to undertake civil works. Parliament approved a budget of Shs82 billion for Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to supervise maintenance of the 72 kilometre road with works expected to last 12…
President Yoweri Museveni has challenged members of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) to work towards uniting the African people. Museveni made the remarks during a meeting he had with visiting PAP Chief Fortune Charumbira who paid a courtesy call on him at State House last evening. Senator Charumbira was accompanied by the speaker of parliament…
In November 2022, the speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Anita Among expressed disappointment to members of parliament and warned them against leaking parliament and committee reports before they are discussed by the house. In doing this she was indirectly hitting Nakawa west legislator Joel Ssenyonyi who was accused of leaking his COSASE report on Uganda…
By Hannington Mbabazi Kampala: Nakawa West Member of Parliament Joel Ssenyonyi dubbed Chairperson Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) is sitting on tenterhooks after Speaker Anita Among ordering probe into his poor performance. The speaker said despite funding the Committee heavily, it has just worked on four reports out of 107 inquiries…
Uganda’s ambassador to Kenya and Seychelles, Dr. Hassan Galiwango has died. He died this morning at the Nairobi Hospital in Kenya. Reports indicate that Dr. Galiwango has been ill for a while. Last week, he was airlifted to Nairobi Hospital in critical condition. Dr Galiwango was appointed High Commissioner in October 2020 to replace Phibby…
Legislators have called on the government of Uganda to ensure that electricity access across the country is improved for the benefit of citizens in different sectors of the economy. This follows a report tabled by the House Committee on Environment and Natural relating to the erratic electricity supply in West Nile. The report was presented…
