The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has appealed to the water professionals and utility bodies to improve water sanitation in urban and rural areas. The Speaker made this call while officiating at the closure of the 20th Africa Water Association (AFWA) International Congress and Exhibition on Thursday, 27 February 2020 at the Kampala Serena Conference…
State owned media managers face a year in jail or a fine of up to Shs10 million for denying presidential candidates coverage. Section 7 of the Presidential Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019, passed by Parliament on Thursday, 27 February 2020 prescribes the punishment. “An officer responsible for a state owned media house who contravenes subsection(1) commits…
Parliament of Uganda has fulfilled the UGX 114 million pledge it made to the Ghetto kids meant to cover a debt the youngsters have over a house they acquired but partly paid for. The pledge that was made by MPs last year, on December 19, 2019, on learning that the ghetto kids were on the…
The Speaker Of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has petitioned the Finance Minister Matia Kasaija to explain why the Ministry is keeping silent and taking long to appoint a new deputy Bank Of Uganda (BoU) Governor following the departure of Dr. Louis Kasekende. Furious Kadaga has called upon Mr. Kasaija to appear before Parliament on…
Members of Parliament have cast a ‘vote’ of no confidence in the ability of Uganda Police Force to investigate crimes where it’s officials are involved, and proposed creation of a separate arm to investigate the cases. Members were reacting to the progress report on the case where Bukonzo County West MP, Hon Godfrey Katusabe Atkins…
The clerk to parliament Jane Kibirige has extended indefinitely the forced leave of parliament’s director of communications and public affairs Chris Obore. Obore’s trouble with parliament started in March 2019 when Kibirige notified him that the Inspectorate of Government (IG) had conducted investigations noting that his 2015 recruitment at parliament was irregular. According to the IG,…
The Speaker Of Uganda’s Parliament Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga wants government to implement the copyright law to benefit musicians who she said do not substantially benefit from their work. Kadaga, who was meeting Uganda’s international music star Edrisa Musuuza aka Eddy Kenzo, said she had asked the Attorney General to explain government’s delays in implementing…
Singer Edrisah Musuuza commonly known as Eddy Kenzo has met Speaker Rebecca Kadaga to share with her his achievements/awards. The Monday meeting took place at Kadaga’s office at the Parliament of Uganda. Kenzo meeting KadagaKadaga applauded the musician for empowering Triplets Ghetto Kids and taking them onto national and international markets musically. She was…
President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned judicial officers against corruption and making justice a preserve of the affluent. In a speech read by Vice President Edward Ssekandi at the opening of the New Law Year at the High Court in Kampala, Museveni said courts should be eager to protect people’s land, which is their source of…
With the acknowledgment of the key role women play in averting conflicts in their societies, the Speaker of the Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has called for the inclusion of women in active conflict resolution especially in Africa. Speaking at the Ninth Conference of Parliamentary Muslim Women held during the Parliamentary Union of Islamic Conference (PUIC) on…
