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Breaking: Anita Among Resigns As Deputy Speaker Ahead Of Speakership Race

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among has stepped down her position and is set to be nominated for the position of the Speaker of Parliament at the National Resistance Movement electoral commission headquarters on Tuesday at 11:00am. The Capital Times

March 21, 2022

Politics

Attorney General: Social Media Influencing Investigations

The Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka says social media plays role in misleading investigations which has seen suspects go free. The Attorney General who appeared before the Human Rights Committee on Thursday, 17 March 2022 said that social media has become the “actual

March 18, 2022

Health

Nobert Mao: Deputy Speaker Ready To Update Ugandans on Oulanyah’s Health

The team that flew out Tuesday from Uganda to Seattle to check on hospitalized Speaker Jacob Oulanyah is ready to update the country on his health. Deputy Speaker Anita Among will issue a statement in the coming hours. Democratic Party (DP) President Norbert

March 18, 2022

Hot Take·Politics·Trending

PROFILE: Who Is Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah

Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah is a Ugandan agricultural economist, lawyer and politician, who servers as the Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda (2021 – to date). He was elected to that position on 24 May 2021, after defeating the former Speaker Rebecca

March 16, 2022

Politics·Trending

OP-ed: Zaake’s Loss Of Parliamentary Commission Position Lesson To Social Media Misusers

Kampala: The removal of Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament from the parliamentary commission should send a signal to people who misuse social media to malign others. The misusers of these social media platforms whose mainly is to vilify and disparage others- your

March 16, 2022

Business

UNBS Does Not Have Capacity To Protect Ugandans Against Fake Products On Market: MPs

The Tourism, Trade and Industries Committee of parliament has slammed the Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS for failing to protect consumers against the proliferation of fake goods on the market. UNBS is mandated to enforce standards in the protection of public health,

March 16, 2022

Crime·Uganda

ULC Didn’t Advertise Nakawa-Naguru Land Before Allocation

Members of Parliament on the Adhoc Committee investigating the allocation of land at the former Nakawa-Naguru housing estate have discovered that Uganda Land Commission (ULC) did not advertise for the land before it was allocated. Officials from ULC led by the acting

March 16, 2022

Politics

Parliament To Investigate Naguru-Nakawa Land Saga Again

Parliament is set to conduct another investigation into the controversial Naguru-Nakawa land after conducting a similar investigation into the same subject in the 10th Parliament. The latest investigation was pronounced by Deputy Speaker, Anita Among during the plenary sitting where she announced a

March 2, 2022

Uganda

Electricity Players Back Proposal To Fine Power Thieves UGX 400M

Energy Generators and Distributors Association of Uganda have asked Parliament to approve the proposal by Government to fine people who indulge in illegal power connections Shs400M or have culprits jailed for 10years in order to curb rampant illegal electricity connections. The Association

March 2, 2022

Kampala

Resign Please! UHRC Boss Wangadya Sweats Plasma Before Parliament As She Fails To Justify Her Leadership, Explain Rampant Torture Of Ugandans By Security Forces

Drama ensued at Parliament on Thursday February 24th, 2022 after the Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Mrs. Mariam Wagandya, appeared before the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights and failed to present the findings of the Commission on torture and

February 25, 2022

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