Legislators have expressed discontent over the reported fraud surrounding disbursement of funds under the Parish Development Model (PDM) to beneficiaries. MPs are primarily concerned with the Wendi Mobile Application used by Post Bank to transfer funds to beneficiaries, which is said to have been hacked and caused financial loss. “In my district and many others,…
Government has allowed only five kidney transplant procedures to be conducted at the Mulago National Referral Hospital, as the country concludes plans to operationalise the Organ Transplant facility. The procedure will be offered at no cost to patients with severe kidney disease, undergoing dialysis. The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, revealed this during the Prime Minister’s…
Citizens will be spared from paying Shs50,000 to renew their National Identity Cards (IDs) save for those interested in express service, Members of Parliament (MPs) have been assured. The assurance was made by the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi in a statement to the House on the process of preparation for…
Deputy Speaker pledges to fast track Justice, Law and Order sector reforms The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has said that Parliament will fast track the reform of the Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS). He was responding to a research report on the welfare of the Uganda Police Force (UPF) presented by the Chairperson…
The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi has said that the Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) is undertaking an expansion of prison accommodation in response to MPs’ concerns over congestion. General Muhoozi said that the government has since 2022 embarked on an expansion programme where six new prisons were constructed. These are located…
Members of Parliament (MPs) have called on the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, to fast track implementation of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act, 2022 as a way of curbing the use of substandard fishing gear. They said the law, if implemented, will also avert the recurrent alleged human rights violations…
The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has hailed the former Supreme Court Judge, George Kanyeihamba for laying a foundational stone in the Judiciary and politics of Uganda. Kanyeihamba served as the Supreme Court Judge from 1997 to 2009. Citing the judgments made and the books written by Kanyeihamba, Tayebwa said it was a wise choice to…
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Thomas Tayebwa has asked the organizing committee of the 27th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) countries to have a topic of international significance for which the CSPOC2024 can be remembered for. Tayebwa made these remarks on December 29, 2023, while meeting the organising…
Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has challenged the Parliamentary Saving and Credit Cooperative Organisation (SACCO) to consider establishing a bank, following growth of the organisation’s assets. He made the call during the 19th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the SACCO on Friday, 10 November 2023. According to the SACCO’s Board Chairperson, Hon. Robert Migadde, the organisation’s…
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Thomas Tayebwa has argued scientists at the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) to forget the proposed Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) law and focus on improving indigenous seeds and animals’ breeds. A GMO is an animal, plant, or microbe whose DNA has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. However, the…
