The Speaker Rt.Hon.Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Ministers for Health and Kampala respectively to make statements to the House on allegations that they did not adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) instituted to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Kalungu West Member of Parliament, Hon Joseph Ssewungu Gonzaga said that some ministers have flouted…
Members of Parliament have adopted a report recommending a forensic audit of the national identification registration of learners undertaken by the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA). The report of the Committee on Defence and Internal affairs on the petition and oversight visits on operations of the National Identification and Registration Authority recommended that the…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has directed the Minister of Internal Affairs, Gen. Jeje Odongo, to explain circumstances surrounding the death of Emmanuel Tegu, a Makerere University student. Kadaga’s instruction to Gen. Odongo followed a submission by the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Hon. Betty Aol Ocan. “The Minister of Internal Affairs…
The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Prof Ephraim Kamuntu has tabled regulations that will restrict political party activities and propose unique methods for election of party officials in light of the Covid19 pandemic. The Political Parties and Organisations (Conduct of Meetings and Elections) Regulations 2020 seeks to “enable a political party or organisation to…
The creation of 15 new counties hit a snag following protests by several legislators who accused the Minister of Local Government, Hon Raphael Magyezi of unfairness in the selection criteria. This prompted the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga to refer the matter to the Committee on Public Service and Local Government and Public Service. “I…
Players in the entertainment and service industry have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, to intervene in their timeless closure by government in her bid to curtail the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Under their Club, Restaurants and Entertainment Owners Association of Uganda, they admit that they can no longer service their obligations such…
The Governor Bank of Uganda (BoU) Emmanuel Mutebile has revealed that the Central Bank, the ratio of debt as percentage of GDP stood at 13.9% in nominal value terms as at end April 2020 and 29.7% percent in present value terms as at the end of March 2020. Mutebile made remarks while appearing before Parliament’s…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has directed the Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija, to explain discrepancies contained in his Budget speech presented last week and the National Budget for 2020/2021 as approved by the House. “The Minister is required to come here tomorrow to explain the variances between the Appropriation Bill we passed here…
The leader of opposition in Parliament Betty Aol Ocan, who doubles as the Gulu district woman Member of Parliament was on Monday morning involved in a road accident along the Gulu-Kampala highway. Aol Ocan was travelling in her official vehicle registration number UG 0346H when it knocked a pickup truck registration number UAX 888V from…
Several Officials working under the Uganda National Cultural Centre (UNCC) are in deep trouble after the office of the Auditor General discovered that they are misusing billions of taxpayers’ money instead of delivering it to the Consolidated Fund of Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. This comes after Auditor General’s report indicated that for…
