A section of Members of Parliament have blocked Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa from presenting a statement on the performance of Uganda’s tireless and biggest power distributer UMEME, insisting that it would be a wasted effort because the House already recommended termination of the contract with the power distribution company. Nankabirwa was on Tuesday afternoon scheduled…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen. Jeje Odongo has explained that discussions are going on between Uganda, Turkey and Interpol regarding the fate of Ugandan blogger Fred Kajubi Lumbuye who was arrested two weeks ago. Appearing before Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday, Gen. Odongo said that the situation and position regarding his status is…
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.…
There has been hullabaloo about parliament decision to rent office space in the outstanding luxury Kampala Kingdom Building owned by H.E. Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia’s Crane management services for Ugx 800m per month, a cost which appears high in our public domain. The most fundamental question should be: why should parliament settle for less when they…
Omoro County legislator, Rt. Hon. Jacob Oulanyah has been elected Speaker of the 11th Parliament after garnering the required 290 votes from fellow MP. The vote about 310 constituting 60% for Oulanyah and 197, 37% votes for Kadaga ultimately means that Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has been relegated to the backbench unless President Museveni appoints her…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has said that parliament is concerned about the continued human rights violations by security agencies. Kadaga made remarks while responding to a petition presented to her by the newly elected Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) councillors. The Speaker said Parliament had tasked the government to release all…
By Matua Job Richard The history of our Country summarized in the preamble of 1995, is something that can only be comparable to hell or the days Israelites are said to be walking in the wilderness with lots of challenges. It is true that Tyranny meted on Citizens by former Presidents caused real suffering to…
It was all pomp and luxury at the Speke Resort Munyonyo on Wednesday, March, 24, 2021 as the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, 65, launched the first ever public bid to become the longest serving Speaker – an unmatched 15 years in the 100 years history of the Ugandan Parliament. (Speaker Kadaga…
Members of Parliament Thursday proposed the removal of the office of the Resident District Commissioners (RDCs). This was proposed by Hon Wamanga Wamai who also wants ministers to be appointed from professionals and not from among Members of Parliament. Wamai noted that the moves will promote efficiency in service delivery. “We also need to save…
The chairperson of Finance Committee of Parliament Hon. Henry Musasizi is suspicious that the government could be siphoning funds meant for the recapitalization of the Central Bank. He disclosed his suspicions during a meeting between legislators on the Budget Committee, officials from the Ministry of Finance and the National Planning Authority led by Finance Minister,…
