The Ministry of Health is asking for an additional Shs652 billion to, among others, buy Covid-19 vaccines when it has failed to administer more than 24.8 million donated doses already in the country, has exposed it to a tighter scrutiny. Line minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, usually a level-headed bureaucrat, yesterday christened as “stupid” journalists…
The Chairperson of the Finance Committee, Keefa Kiwanuka has advised the Minister of Finance to re-allocate the Shs319 billion earmarked in the 2022/2023 budget for the International Specialised Hospital in Lubowa. This was during the meeting with the Ministers of Finance, led by Matia Kasaija while appearing before the committee on Wednesday, 20 April 2022…
The International Specialised Hospital of Uganda (ISHU) does not have a contractor on its 32-hectare piece of land at Lubowa. Contractors either provide materials or labour to do a job. The revelation was made yesterday by Mr George Otim, a Commissioner for Infrastructure at the Health ministry while interfacing with members of Parliament’s Health Committee,…
Government is in need of an additional Shillings 652 billion to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 pandemic in the financial year 2022/2023, but the item remains as unfunded priority, the health minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has said. As of April 15, 2022, statistics available from the Ministry of Health indicate that there have been…
A disagreement has erupted between a section of leaders in the sub-regions of Acholi and Lango over the ritualising of burial of Jacob Oulanyah. We’ve learnt that there is currently an ongoing proposal among Members of Parliament from the Acholi Sub-region that the deceased Speaker emeritus be buried according to the Acholi tradition. They strongly…
The opposition has this afternoon declared Asuman Basalirwa of JEEMA as its joint candidate in the race for Speaker of Parliament ahead of tomorrow’s polls at Kololo. The Bugiri Member of Parliament will tussle it out with NRM’s Anita Among. The election follows the death of Speaker Jacob Oulanyah last Sunday. Chief Justice Owiny Dollo…
Lwemiyaga County Legislator Theodore Ssekikubo has lashed out at the unfair decision by the NRM’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) for inviting members to express interest in the speakership race well knowing the deputy will go through unopposed. CEC endorsed Hon Anita Among as their flag bearer for the speakership race among the 12 members of…
By Byamukama Richard Bard Kampala: Is it a matter of Substantive or Procedural rules? That’s a matter for the Chief Justice to decide before presiding over the election of the next Speaker of Parliament. We are not running a Kangaroo nation where it has to be a person with authority to dictate what they want…
West Budama Central MP Jacob Oboth Oboth has reportedly resigned from his position as State Minister for Defence to contest for Parliament Speakership, a source has revealed. He will pick nominations forms from NRM secretariat today. He was one of the contenders last year, when Jacob Oulanyah was picked Speaker and Anita Among Deputy, but…
The former Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga is tomorrow, Tuesday, going to declare her interest to resume her coveted seat. We’ve learnt that a number of Members of Parliament converged at Kadaga’s home in Muyenga on Monday evening to decide on the position left vacant by the passing of Jacob Oulanyah. The meeting resolved…
