Members of Parliament have been urged to work closely with district leaders in monitoring government programmes to ensure successful implementation. The State Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Hon. Florence Nambozo Wamala, noted that many programmes initiated by government in districts across the county are not progressing as they should be. “One of the challenges we…
Government chief whip Hamson Obua has instructed members of parliament, especially of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) to refrain from signing the ongoing censure motion against Commissioners, accused of rewarding themselves with a Shs1.7 billion service award. Speaking to journalists at parliament, Hon.Obua emphasized the importance of seeking guidance from President Yoweri Museveni, the NRM…
The Parliamentary Commission, established under Article 87A of the Constitution, has been fully constituted with the endorsement of the Leader of the Opposition and four back bench Commissioners. Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi takes up the mantle of the Leader of the Opposition, replacing Hon. Mathias Mpuuga. Mpuuga will now serve as a backbench Commissioner of the…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who also doubles as chairman of National Resistance Movement (NRM) has summoned the NRM parliamentary caucus on Thursday 28th September 2023 at State House Entebbe. In the letter signed by the Government Chief Whip Hamson Obua, all NRM MPs who will attend have to undergo a COVID-19 test at the parliament…
The Government Chief Whip, Denis Hamson Obua, on Friday closed the 13th UK-Uganda Investment and Trade Summit in London with an emphatic enumeration of bankable benefits of investing in Uganda. Obua told the participants at the event that Uganda is open to trade and investments and the Government is executing deliberate plans to incentivize the…
Government Chief Whip Hamson Obua has hosted a delegation from the Parliament of Malawi. They discussed and shared experiences aimed at strengthening the cohesion and growth of the African Content. Obua told his guests that Uganda is on a democratic path and the NRM in particular, continues to adhere to the rule of law and…
The government Chief Whip, Denis Hamson Obua has tasked the Ministry of Health to present a status report on the distribution of ambulances to different public health facilities in the country. Obua made the commitment during Thursday’s plenary sitting presided over by Speaker of Parliament RT. Hon. Anita Among where he assured Legislators that Uganda’s…
